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Arkansas Women Capture Fourth Straight Crown, Alabama Men Win First Title Since 1972 at SEC Indoor Championships

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DyeStat.com   Feb 26th 2018, 9:34am
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Crimson Tide edge 22-time men’s champion Razorbacks; Arkansas women win SEC title in 12th straight season

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

To understand how remarkable the victory achieved Sunday by the Alabama men’s track and field team was at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships, it’s not only important to comprehend how the Crimson Tide pooled its resources to secure the crown, but also to acknowledge the legacy of the program it beat in order to end a lengthy title drought.

Alabama had only one individual champion in high jump winner Shelby McEwen, but scored in 11 of 17 events to prevail by a 91-88 margin over 22-time SEC men’s champion Arkansas, capturing the first men’s title for the Crimson Tide since 1972. Alabama last won a women’s championship in 1994.

Arkansas put the pressure on by winning the distance medley relay in 9 minutes, 37.01 seconds to edge Mississippi in 9:37.08, then took third in the 4x400 in 3:04.53, but Alabama managed to earn two points after placing seventh in the 4x400 in 3:09.52 to seal the win.

Arkansas also had senior Kenzo Cotton win the 60-meter dash in 6.59 and finish second in the 200 in 20.61, with Cameron Griffith (7:54.19) and Jack Bruce (7:54.95) taking the top two spots in the 3,000, along with running on the victorious DMR for the Razorbacks, but it wasn’t enough to overtake Alabama.

Arkansas captured its fourth consecutive women’s championship and eighth overall with a 108 to 84.5 victory over Georgia.

Taliyah Brooks won the pentathlon with 4,422 points and fellow senior Nikki Hiltz captured the mile in 4:34.37 for Arkansas, which has captured SEC titles in 12 straight seasons, including cross country and outdoor track and field.

Missouri swept the women’s 3,000, 5,000 and DMR championships, with senior Karissa Schweizer securing two victories.

Megan Cunningham prevailed in the 5,000 in 15:56.76 and Schweizer won the 3,000 in 9:00.56, but it was the DMR win that might have been the most impressive for the Tigers.

Missouri was in ninth place following the first three legs from Valeska Halamicek, Maya Cody and Karina Liz, before Schweizer split 4:25.56 on the 1,600-meter anchor to rally the Tigers to victory in 11:08.18.

LSU swept the top two spots in the women’s 60-meter dash, with Mikiah Brisco clocking 7.10 and Aleia Hobbs running 7.14. Brisco returned to place second in the 200 in 22.81 and the Tigers closed the meet by winning the 4x400 in 3:30.85.

Mississippi senior Janeah Stewart repeated in the women’s weight throw with a mark of 75-8 (23.06m) and Mississippi State senior Logan Boss cleared 6-3.25 (1.91m) to capture the women’s high jump championship.

Kentucky junior Jasmine Camacho-Quinn also repeated in the women’s 60 hurdles, clocking 7.98, and took seventh in the 200 in 23.29.

Florida standout Grant Holloway secured back-to-back titles in the men’s 60 hurdles in 7.53, with fellow sophomore Clayton Brown prevailing in the triple jump for the Gators with a leap of 52-9.25 (16.08m).

Mississippi senior Sean Tobin defended his title in the men’s mile in 4:07.14 and Kentucky senior Jacob Thomson captured the men’s 5,000 in 13:49.50.

Tennessee junior Mustaqeem Williams secured the men’s 200 title in 20.55, with Auburn sophomore Akeem Bloomfield winning the 400 in 45.22.

South Carolina senior Josh Awotunde produced the second-best shot put in NCAA Division 1 this year with a sixth-round effort of 69-11.75 (21.33m). Georgia freshman Johannes Erm accumulated a personal-best 5,716 points to help the Bulldogs secure their sixth consecutive heptathlon title.

Texas A&M delivered another memorable moment in the men’s 4x400, setting an American collegiate record by clocking 3:02.35 to edge Florida in 3:02.65. Devin Dixon also won the 800 in 1:49.32 for the Aggies, who had teammates Jacob Wooten and Audie Wyatt both clear 17-3.75 (5.28m) to take the top two spots in the men’s pole vault.

 



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