Freshmen Impress at the SEC Championships

By Adam Schneider of DyeStat

Freshmen Sydney McLaughlin of Kentucky and Lynna Irby of Georgia each set historic marks to win SEC Indoor Championships. McLaughlin set a World U20 Record, second all-time among collegians, to win the 400 meters in 50.52 with Irby second in 50.62. Irby, less than a month from being categorized as U20, won the 200 meters in a world-leading 22.66.

The competition at the SEC championships was very tough with many of the top-ranked competitors in each event. Kentucky’s Olivia Gruver increased her collegiate-leading pole vault mark to 15-3.75 (4.67m) to win over many of her top NCAA competition. LSU’s Mikiah Brisco won her second 60-meter race against NCAA’s second-ranked runner, teammate Aleia Hobbs, 7.10 to 7.14. Kentucky junior Jasmine Camacho-Quinn broke 8.00 seconds again to win the SEC 60-meter hurdle title in 7.98. Mississippi State’s Logan Boss won the high jump title with a clearance of 6-3.25 (1.91m) and defeated defending SEC and NCAA champion Madeline Fagan of Georgia, who was fourth with a clearance of 5-10.25 (1.80m).

Stanford’s Elise Cranny set a school record in 4:31.29 to win the mile at a deep MPSF Championships. Arizona State senior Maggie Ewen won the shot put with her second-best mark of the season 62-3.25 (18.98m) and fifth-best weight throw 71-3.25 (21.72m).

Kaitlyn Long won the Big 10 Championship weight throw with the second-best mark of the season, 79-11.50 (24.37m), to move to third all-time among collegians. The 2016 NCAA Division 2 champion for Winona State is a senior this year for Minnesota.

? - Questions about health or fitness remain about these athletes

+ Qualified here and other events which may affect their performance

(Top 12 in each event plus any athletes that health or eligibility may affect their qualification for the NCAA meet)

 

Top 10 Predicted team scores

Georgia 58

Kentucky 45

Arkansas 43

USC 38

Oregon 37

Florida 32

LSU 29

Stanford 28

Virginia Tech 21

Missouri 20

Texas A&M 20

 

60 Meters

1. Mikiah Brisco Sr, LSU

2. Aleia Hobbs Sr, LSU

3. Ashley Henderson Sr, San Diego State

4. Makenzie Dunmore So, Oregon

5. Jonielle Smith Sr, Auburn

6. Natalliah Whyte Fr, Auburn

7. Kortnei Johnson Jr, LSU

8. Kate Hall Jr, Georgia

9. Ky Westbrook Jr, USC

10. Gabrielle Thomas Jr, Harvard

11. Jada Baylark So, Arkansas

?12. Teahna Daniels Jr, Texas

 

200 Meters

1. Deanna Hill Sr, USC

+2. Lynna Irby Fr, Georgia

3. Ashley Henderson Jr, San Diego State

4. Gabrielle Thomas Jr, Harvard

+5. Sydney McLaughlin Fr, Kentucky

6. Mikiah Brisco Sr, LSU

7. Kayelle Clarke Sr, Kentucky

8. Kortnei Johnson Jr, LSU

9. Ka’Tia Seymour Fr, Florida State

10. Payton Stumbaugh Chadwick Jr, Arkansas

11. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Jr, Kentucky

12. Danyel White So, Texas A&M

 

400 Meters

1. Sydney McLaughlin Fr, Kentucky

2. Lynna Irby Fr, Georgia

3. Kendall Ellis Sr, USC

4. Sharrika Barnett Jr, Florida

5. Briana Guillory Jr, Iowa

6. Hannah Waller So, Oregon

7. Morgan Burks Magee Fr, Arkansas

8. Kyra Constantine So, USC

9. Shae Anderson Fr, Oregon

10. Chloe Abbott So, Purdue

11. Brionna Thomas Sr, Purdue

12. Briyahna DesRosiers Jr, Oregon

 

800 Meters

1. Sammy Watson Fr, Texas A&M

2. Jazmine Fray Jr, Texas A&M

3. Danae Rivers So, Penn State

4. Rachel Pocratsky Jr, Virginia Tech

5. Olivia Baker Sr, Stanford

6. Sabrina Southerland Sr, Oregon

7. Jasmine Staebler Jr, Iowa State

8. Sadi Henderson Sr, Boise State

9. Siofra Cleirigh Buttner Sr, Villanova

10. Agnes Abu Sr, Middle Tennessee State

11. Abike Egbeniyi Jr, Middle Tennessee State

12. Fellan Ferguson Sr, Clemson

 

Mile

1. Elinor Purrier Sr, New Hampshire

2. Nikki Hiltz Jr, Arkansas

3. Elise Cranny Sr, Stanford

?4. Dani Jones Jr, Colorado

5. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer Sr, Mississippi State

6. Millie Paladino Jr, Providence

7. Whittni Orton So, BYU

8. Haley Meier Sr, Michigan

9. Molly Sughroue Jr, Oklahoma State

10. Grace Barnett Sr, Clemson

11. Jessica Harris Sr, Notre Dame

12. Claire Green Sr, Arizona

 

3000 Meters

1. Karissa Schweizer Sr, Missouri

2. Ednah Kurgat So, New Mexico

3. Elinor Purrier Sr, New Hampshire

4. Jessica Hull Jr, Oregon

5. Allie Ostrander So, Boise State

6. Lilli Burdon Jr, Oregon

7. Vanessa Fraser Sr, Stanford

8. Amy-Eloise Neale Sr, Washington

9. Sharon Lokedi Sr, Kansas

10. Weini Kelati Fr, New Mexico

11. Gina Sereno Sr, Michigan

12. Fiona O’Keefe Fr, Stanford

 

5000 Meters

1. Karissa Schweizer Sr, Missouri

2. Ednah Kurgat Jr, New Mexico

3. Elly Henes So, North Carolina State

4. Erin Clark Sr, Colorado

5. Sharon Lokedi Sr, Kansas

6. Weini Kelati Fr, New Mexico

7. Bethan Knights Sr, California

8. Clare O’Brien So, Boise State

9. Jessica Drop So, Georgia

10. Paige Stoner Jr, Syracuse

11. Paige Gilchrist Sr, Northern Arizona

?12. Grayson Murphy Sr, Utah

 

60-Meter Hurdles

1. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Jr, Kentucky

2. Dior Hall Jr, USC

3. Jeanine Williams Jr, Georgia Tech

4. Pedrya Seymour Sr, Texas

5. Alaysha Johnson Jr, Oregon

6. Anna Cockrell So, USC

7. Tara Davis Fr, Georgia

8. Janeek Brown Fr, Arkansas

9. Tonea Marshall So, LSU

+10. Payton Stumbaugh Chadwick Jr, Arkansas

11. Cortney Jones So, Florida State

?12. Rushelle Burton So, Texas

 

4x400 Relay

1. USC

2. Oregon

3. Purdue

4. LSU

5. Florida

6. Kentucky

7. Tennessee

8. Texas A&M

9. Ohio State

10. Alabama

11. Clemson

12. Iowa

 

Distance Medley Relay

1. Virginia Tech

2. Stanford

3. Oregon

4. Clemson

5. Boise State

6. Indiana

7. Eastern Michigan

8. Oklahoma State

?9. New Mexico

10. Notre Dame

11. BYU

12. Kansas

 

High Jump

1. Logan Boss Sr, Mississippi State

2. Nicole Greene Jr, North Carolina

3. Loretta Blaut Jr, Cincinnati

4. Zarriea Willis Jr, Texas Tech

5. Lissa Labiche rSo, South Carolina

6. Stacy Destin Jr, Alabama

7. Madeline Fagan Sr, Georgia

8. Alexus Henry Jr, UT-Arlington

9. Chelsie Decoud Sr, Texas State

10. Shelley Spires Sr, Air Force

11. Claire Kieffer-Wright Sr, Michigan

12. Haleigh Knapp Sr, Eastern Illinois

 

Pole Vault

1. Olivia Gruver Jr, Kentucky

2. Alexis Jacobus Jr, Arkansas

3. Lisa Gunnarsson Fr, Virginia Tech

4. Victoria Haggard Jr, Arkansas

5. Laura Taylor Sr, Kansas

6. Desiree Freier Jr, Arkansas

7. Lindsey Murray Sr, Mississippi

8. Bonnie Draxler Jr, San Diego State

9. Lucy Bryan So, Akron

10. Rachel Baxter Fr, Virginia Tech

11. Maddie Gardner Jr, West Virginia

12. Madison Heath Sr, Duke

 

Long Jump

1. Kate Hall Jr, Georgia

2. Keturah Orji Sr, Georgia

+3. Taliyah Brooks Sr, Arkansas

4. Darrielle McQueen Sr, Florida

5. Yanis David Jr, Florida

6. Tara Davis Fr, Georgia

7. Jhoanmy Luque Sr, Iowa State

8. Jahisha Thomas So, Iowa

9. Rougui Sow Sr, South Carolina

+10. Payton Stumbaugh Chadwick Jr, Arkansas

+11. Nina Schultz So, Kansas State

12. Margaux Jones Jr, USC

 

Triple Jump

1. Keturah Orji Sr, Georgia

2. Yanis David Jr, Florida

3. Marie-Josee Ebwea-Bile Jr, Kentucky

4. Jhoanmy Luque Sr, Iowa State

5. Jessie Maduka Sr, UCLA

6. Sabina Allen Sr, Campbell

7. Jakayla Hand Sr, Auburn

8. Lajarvia Brown So, Texas A&M

9. Jahisha Thomas Sr, Iowa

10. Chaquinn Cook Jr, Oregon

11. Tiffany Flynn Sr, Mississippi State

12. Hanifah Abdulqadir Jr, South Carolina

 

Shot Put

1. Maggie Ewen Sr, Arizona State

2. Emmonnie Henderson Sr, Louisville

3. Lena Giger Jr, Stanford

4. Jessica Woodard Sr, Oklahoma

5. Lloydricia Cameron Jr, Florida

6. Janeah Stewart Sr, Mississippi

7. Sade Olatoye Jr, Ohio State

8. Ashlie Blake Jr, UCLA

9. Alyssa Wilson Fr, UCLA

10. Aliyah Gustafson Sr, Bowling Green

11. Gleneve Grange Sr, Florida State

12. Banke Oginni Jr, Wisconsin

 

Weight Throw

1. Annette Echikunwoke Sr, Cincinnati

2. Janeah Stewart Sr, Mississippi

3. Kaitlyn Long Sr, Minnesota

4. Sade Olatoye Jr, Ohio State

5. Maggie Ewen Sr, Arizona State

?6. Stamatia Scarvelis Jr, Tennessee

7. Brooke Andersen Sr, Northern Arizona

8. Banke Oginni Jr, Wisconsin

9. Valarie Allman Sr, Stanford

10. Makenli Forrest Fr, Louisville

11. Agnes Esser Sr, Minnesota

12. Nayoka Clunis Jr, Minnesota

 

Pentathlon

1. Taliyah Brooks Sr, Arkansas

2. Nina Schultz So, Kansas State

3. Louisa Grauvogel So, Georgia

4. Jaclyn Siefring Sr, Akron

5. Georgia Ellenwood Sr, Wisconsin

6. Amanda Froeynes Fr, Florida

7. Alissa Brooks-Johnson Sr, Washington State

8. Stacey Destin Jr, Alabama

9. Holly Hankenson Jr, Louisville

10. Madeline Holmberg So, Penn State

11. Michelle Atherley Jr, Miami

12. Hope Bender Jr, UC Santa Barbara