Sensational run by Saruni highlights week

By Adam Schneider of DyeStat

Michael Saruni of UTEP broke the collegiate record in the 800 meters with a run of 1:43.25 at the Desert Heat Classic in Arizona. Arkansas ran 38.59 to win the 4x100-meter relay at the National Relay Championships in Fayetteville.

? - Questions about health or fitness remain about these athletes

+ Had a chance to compete in multiple events.

(Top 12 in each event)

 

Top 10 Predicted team scores

Florida 52

Texas A&M 45

USC 45

Texas Tech 33

Georgia 32

Virginia Tech 27

Alabama 23

Arkansas 23

Kansas 21

Florida State 20

 

100 Meters

1. Elijah Hall Sr, Houston

2. Micah Larkins Jr, Northwestern State

3. Andre Ewers Jr, Florida State

4. Divine Oduduru So, Texas Tech

5. Jaylen Bacon Sr, Arkansas State

6. Cejhae Greene Sr, Georgia

7. Kenzo Cotton Sr, Arkansas

8. Cameron Burrell Sr, Houston

?9. Jaylan Mitchell So, North Carolina A&T

10. Keitavious Walter Jr, Alabama

11. Kendal Williams Jr, Georgia

12. Raheem Chambers So, Auburn

 

200 Meters

1. Elijah Hall Sr, Houston  

+2. Michael Norman So, USC

3. Ncincilili Titi Sr, South Carolina

4. Andre Ewers Jr, Florida State

5. Divine Oduduru Fr, Texas Tech

6. Jaron Flournoy Jr, LSU

7. Kenzo Cotton Sr, Arkansas

8. Terrance Laird Fr, Penn State

9. Riak Reese Sr, Kent State

10. Terrell Smith Sr, Kansas State

  

400 Meters

1. Michael Norman So, USC

2. Nathon Allen So, Auburn

3. Akeem Bloomfield So, Auburn

4. Wil London Jr, Baylor

5. Kahmari Montgomery Jr, Houston

6. Nathan Strother Sr, Tennessee

7. Mylik Kerley Sr, Texas A&M

8. Derrick Mokaleng So, TCU

9. Zach Shinnick Fr, USC

10. Dwight St. Hillaire Fr, Kentucky

11. Obi Igbokwe Jr, Arkansas

12. Mar’yea Harris So, Iowa

 

800 Meters

1. Michael Saruni So, UTEP

2. Isaiah Harris Jr, Penn State

3. Devin Dixon So, Texas A&M

4. Robert Heppenstall Jr, Wake Forest

5. Daniel Kuhn Sr, Indiana

6. John Lewis Jr, Clemson

7. Marco Arop Fr, Mississippi State

8. Avery Bartlett Jr, Georgia Tech

9. Carlos Villarreal So, Arizona

10. Clay Lambourne Sr, Utah State

11. Jonah Koech Jr, UTEP

12. Bryce Hoppel So, Kansas

 

1,500 Meters

1. Josh Kerr So, New Mexico

2. Neil Gourley Sr, Virginia Tech

3. Robert Domanic Sr, Mississippi

4. Sam Prakel Sr, Oregon

5. Patrick Joseph Sr, Virginia Tech

6. James West Jr, Oregon

7. Jonathan Davis So, Illinois

8. Vincent Ciattei Sr, Virginia Tech

9. Carlos Villarreal So, Arizona

10. Mick Stanovsek So, Oregon

11. Amos Bartelsmeyer Sr, Georgetown

12. Reed Brown Fr, Oregon

 

3,000m Steeplechase

1. Brian Barraza Sr, Houston

2. Scott Carpenter Sr, Georgetown

3. Yusuke Uchikoshi Sr, Boise State

4. Emmanuel Rotich Jr, Tulane

5. Matt Owens Fr, BYU

6. Daniel Carney Jr, BYU

7. Jamaine Coleman Sr, Eastern Kentucky

8. Simon Grannetia Jr, Portland

?9. Troy Reeder Sr, Furman

10. Adam Peterman Sr, Colorado

11. Aidan Tooker So, Syracuse

12. Andrew Gardner rJr, Washington

 

5,000 Meters

1. Grant Fisher Jr, Stanford

2. Justyn Knight Sr, Syracuse

3. Andy Trouard Sr, Northern Arizona

4. Matthew Baxter Sr, Northern Arizona

5. Amon Kemboi So, Campbell

6. Sean McGorty rSr, Stanford

7. Mike Tate Sr, Southern Utah

8. Zach Perrin Sr, Colorado

9. Dillon Maggard Sr, Utah State

10. Jack Bruce Sr, Arkansas

11. Eduardo Herrera Fr, Colorado

12. Cameron Griffith So, Arkansas

 

10,000 Meters

1. Vincent Kiprop Jr, Alabama

2. Dillon Maggard Sr, Utah State

3. Gilbert Kigen Jr, Alabama

4. Rory Linkletter Jr, BYU

5. Clayton Young Jr, BYU

6. Gilbert Kirui Jr, Iona

7. Hassan Abdi Sr, Oklahoma State

8. Lawrence Kipkoech Jr, Campbell

9. Jerrell Mock Jr, Colorado State

10. Jacob Thomson Sr, Kentucky

11. Alfred Chelanga Jr, Alabama

12. Grant Fischer Sr, Colorado State

 

110-Meter Hurdles

1. Grant Holloway So, Florida

2. David Kendziera Sr, Illinois

3. Ruebin Walters Jr, Alabama

4. Damion Thomas Fr, LSU

5. Daniel Roberts So, Kentucky

6. Ashtyn Davis Sr, California

7. Antoine Lloyd Sr, Nebraska

8. Trey Cunningham Fr, Florida State

9. Chad Zallow Jr, Youngstown State

10. Michael Dickson Jr, North Carolina A&T

11. Michael Nicholls Jr, Georgia

12. Amere Lattin Jr, Houston

 

400-Meter Hurdles

1. Rai Benjamin Jr, USC

2. Kenny Selmon Sr, North Carolina

3. Kemar Mowatt Sr, Arkansas

4. David Kendziera Jr, Illinois

5. Robert Grant Sr, Texas A&M

6. Taylor McLaughlin Jr, Michigan

7. Ilolo Izu Jr, Texas A&M

8. Amere Lattin Jr, Houston

9. Scott Meacham Jr, BYU

10. Jayson Baldridge Fr, Baylor

11. Cory Poole Fr, Florida

12. Norman Grimes Fr, Texas Tech

 

4x100-Meter Relay

1. Houston

2. Arkansas

3. LSU

4. USC

5. Florida

6. Texas Tech

7. Oregon

8. North Carolina A&T

9. Ohio State

10. Baylor

11. Georgia

12. Northwestern State

 

4x400-Meter Relay

1. USC

2. Florida

3. Texas A&M

4. Houston

5. Texas Tech

6. Arkansas

7. Baylor

8. Iowa

9. Auburn

10. LSU

11. TCU

12. Penn State

 

High Jump

1. Trey Culver Sr, Texas Tech

2. Vernon Turner Fr, Oklahoma

3. Shelby McEwen So, Alabama

4. Tejaswin Shankar Fr, Kansas State

5. Keenon Laine Jr, Georgia

6. Clayton Brown So, Florida 

7. Tequan Claitt Jr, Eastern Kentucky

8. Darius Carbin So, Georgia

9. Bryant O’Georgia Jr, Arizona

9. Matthew Campbell Sr, Albany

10. Rahman Minor Fr, Purdue

11. Damar Robinson Sr, Louisville

12. Samuel Shoultz Jr, Maryland

 

Pole Vault

1. Christopher Nilsen So, South Dakota

2. Devin King Sr, SE Louisiana

3. Matthew Ludwig Jr, Akron

4. Hussain Al Hizam Jr, Kansas

5. Deakin Volz Jr, Virginia Tech

6. Nate Richartz Sr, Notre Dame

7. Audie Wyatt Sr, Texas A&M

8. Tray Oates Sr, Samford 

9. Chase Smith Jr, Washington

10. Sean Collins Jr, South Alabama

11. Jacob Wooten Jr, Texas A&M

12. Torben Laidig Sr, Virginia Tech

 

Long Jump

1. Will Williams Sr, Texas A&M

2. Grant Holloway So, Florida

3. Charles Brown Jr, Texas Tech

?4. Damarcus Simpson Sr, Oregon

5. Terrell McClain Sr, Akron

6. Zack Bazile Sr, Ohio State

7. KeAndre Bates Sr, Florida

8. Odaine Lewis Jr, Texas Tech

9. Rodney Ruffin Jr, SE Louisiana

10. Yann Randrianasolo Jr, South Carolina

11. Corion Knight Sr, Florida State

12. Jordan Latimer Jr, Akron

 

Triple Jump

1. O’Brien Wasome So, Texas

2. KeAndre Bates Sr, Florida

3. Barden Adams Jr, Kansas

4. Scotty Newton Sr, TCU

5. Clayton Brown So, Florida

6. Armani Wallace Jr, Florida State

?7.Eric Sloan Sr, USC

8. Chengatayi Mapaya Fr, TCU

9. Charles Brown Jr, Texas Tech

10. David Oluwadara Sr, Boston University

11. Kaiwan Culmer Sr, Nebraska

12. John Warren Jr, Southern Mississippi

 

Shot Put

1. Mostafa Hassan Sr, Colorado State

2. Denzel Comenentia Jr, Georgia

3. Nicholas Demaline Sr, Ohio State

4. Austin Droogsma Sr, Florida State

5. Jordan Geist Fr, Arizona

6. Josh Awotunde Sr, South Carolina

7. Willie Morrison Jr, Indiana

8. Payton Otterdahl Jr, North Dakota State

9. Kord Ferguson Jr, Alabama

10. Adrian Piperi Fr, Texas

11. Andrew Liskowitz So, Michigan

12. McKay Johnson So, California

 

Discus Throw

1. Nicholas Percy Sr, Nebraska

2. Brian Williams Sr, Mississippi

3. Marek Barta Sr, Virginia Tech

4. Reno Tuufuli Jr, Iowa 

5. Kord Ferguson Jr, Alabama

6. Greg Thompson Jr, Maryland

7. Luke Vaughn Sr, Memphis

8. David Lucas Jr, Penn State

9. Nicolai Ceban Sr, Kansas

10. Ryan Camp So, TCU

11. Ashmon Lucas So, Purdue

12. Payton Otterdahl Jr, North Dakota State

 

Hammer Throw

1. Gleb Dudarev So, Kansas

2. Denzel Comenentia Jr, Georgia

3. Rudy Winkler Sr, Rutgers

4. Anders Eriksson Jr, Florida

5. Hilmar Orn Jonsson Jr, Virginia

6. Jake Norris Fr, LSU

7. Joseph Ellis Jr, Michigan

8. Daniel Haugh Jr, Alabama

9. Morgan Shigo Jr, Penn State

10. Adam Kelly Jr, Princeton

11. Thomas Mardal Fr, Florida

12. Brock Eager Jr, Washington State

 

Javelin Throw

1?. Ioannis Kyriazis Sr, Texas A&M

2. Sindri Gudmundsson So, Utah State

3. Nicolas Quijera Sr, Mississippi State

4. Anderson Peters Fr, Mississippi State

5. Fabian Dohmann Sr, Texas

6. Sam Hardin Sr, Texas A&M

7. Michael Biddle So, Penn State

8. Jonno Engelking So, SE Missouri

9. John Nizich Jr, Oregon

10. William Peterson So, Texas A&M

11. Cade Antonucci Fr, Auburn

12. Skyler Porcaro Jr, Southern Utah

 

Decathlon

1. Tim Duckworth Sr, Kentucky

2. Hunter Veith Sr, Wichita State

3. Tim Ehrhardt Sr, Michigan State

4. Johannes Erm Fr, Georgia

5. Harrison Williams rJr, Stanford

6. Karl Saluri Sr, Georgia

7. Scott Filip Sr, Rice

8. Wolf Mahler Sr, Texas

9. TJ Lawson So, Kent State

10. Nathaniel Mechler Sr, Houston

11. Gabe Moore Jr, Arkansas

12. Cody Walton Sr, Nebraska