Impressive Performances Mark Conference Weekend

By Adam Schneider, DyeStat Editor

The big battles at the SEC Conference Championships helped determine many of the event rankings. Christian Coleman of Tennessee beat co-NCAA leader Kendal Williams of Georgia in the 60-meter dash by running 6.52 as Williams got a poor start to finish in 6.67, then lost to Jereem Richards of Alabama, 20.34 to 20.50 over 200 meters.

Pre-season NCAA 400-meter favorite Michael Cherry of LSU did not make it to the final but current NCAA favorite Fred Kerley of Texas A&M ran an NCAA-leading 44.94 in the prelims and beat freshman Akeem Bloomfield of Auburn, 45.21 to 45.43 in the final. It was a great battle in the 4x400 relay as collegiate record-holding Texas A&M (3:02.39) held off Florida (3:02.73) and Alabama (3:02.92).

In other action, KeAndre Bates of Florida (55-2) beat Clive Pullen of Arkansas (54-6) in the triple jump. Devon Williams of Georgia beat NCAA outdoor decathlon champion Lindon Victor of Texas A&M in the heptathlon, 6047 to 5851.

Elsewhere, Virginia Tech’s Patrick Joseph ran the fastest time in the country this year in the 800 to beat teammate Drew Piazza, 1:46.23 to 1:46.42 at the ACC Championships. Julian Harvey of SIU-Edwardsville jumped 26-9.25 (8.17m) to improve on his NCAA-leading mark at the Ohio Valley Championships. Junior Mostaffa Hassan of Colorado State had a breakthrough performance at the Mountain West Championships and threw 69-10.75 (21.30m) to re-take the collegiate shot put lead.

Oregon’s Edward Cheserek cheered on his teammates at MPSF Championships and then went to the BU Last Chance Meet and set the collegiate record in the mile with a startling 3:52.01. USC’s Randall Cunningham had a three-inch season improvement to win the high jump at the MPSF Championships by clearing an NCAA-leading 7-5.25 (2.27m).

DyeStat NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Rankings

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Top 10 Team Scores

(based on predictions)

1. Florida 57
2. Oregon 43
T3. Arkansas 30
T3. Texas 30
5. Virginia Tech 27
6. Georgia 23
7. UTEP 20
8. Alabama 21
T9. LSU 20
T9. USC 20

60 Meters

1. Christian Coleman Jr, Tennessee
2. Cameron Burrell Sr, Houston
3. Senoj-Jay Givans Jr, Texas
4. Darry Harraway So, Florida State
5. Kendal Williams So, Georgia
6. Odean Skean Jr, Auburn
7. Jaylen Bacon Sr, Arkansas State
8. Brandon Carnes Sr, Northern Iowa
9. Rafael Scott Jr, South Alabama
10. Kenzo Cotton Jr, Arkansas
11. Mario Burke So, Houston
12. Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Sr, LSU

200 Meters

1. Jereem Richards Jr, Alabama
2. Christian Coleman Jr, Tennessee
3. Just’N Thymes Sr, USC
4. Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Sr, LSU
5. Cameron Williams Sr, Boston University
6. Kenzo Cotton Jr, Arkansas
7. Fred Kerley Sr, Texas A&M
8. Nick Gray So, Ohio State
9. Michael Norman Fr, USC
10. Josh Washington Sr, Arkansas
11. Eli Hall-Thompson Jr, Houston
12. Ncincilili Titi Jr, South Carolina

400 Meters

1. Fred Kerley Sr, Texas A&M
2. Izaiah Brown So Rutgers
3. Michael Cherry Sr LSU
4. Akeem Bloomfield Fr, Auburn
5. Mylik Kerley Jr, Texas A&M
6. Obi Igbokwe So, Arkansas
7. Eric Futch Sr, Florida
8. Kunie Fusasi So,  Florida
9. Mar’yea Harris So, Iowa
10. George Caddick Sr, Baylor
11. Steven Gayle Sr, Alabama
12. Eric Janise Sr, Arkansas

800 Meters

1. Isaiah Harris So, Penn State
2. Emmanuel Korir Fr, UTEP
3. Andres Arroyo Sr, Florida
4. Patrick Joseph Jr, Virginia Tech
5. Drew Piazza Sr, Virginia Tech
6. Daniel Kuhn Jr, Indiana
7. Joseph White Jr, Georgetown
8. Robert Heppenstall So, Wake Forest
9. Eliud Rutto Sr, Mid Tennessee State
10. Michael Saruni Fr, UTEP
11. Carter Lilly Jr, Iowa
12. Craig Engels Sr, Ole Miss

One Mile

1. Edward Cheserek Sr, Oregon (?)
2. Jonah Koech So, UTEP
3. Joshua Thompson Sr, Oklahoma State
4. Ben Saarel Sr, Colorado
5. Joe Klecker Fr, Colorado
6. Matthew Maton So, Oregon
7. Jacob Burcham Sr, Oklahoma
8. Thomas Joyce Sr, California
9. Zach Perrin Jr, Colorado
10. Adam Palamar Sr, Syracuse  
11. Matthew Fayers Jr, Oklahoma State
12. Cole Rockhold So, Colorado State

3,000 Meters

1. Edward Cheserek Sr, Oregon
2. Justyn Knight So, Syracuse
3. Colby Gilbert Jr, Washington
4. Morgan McDonald Jr, Wisconsin
5. Marc Scott Sr, Tulsa
6. Erik Peterson Sr, Butler
7. Matthew Maton So, Oregon
8. Clayton Young So, BYU
9. Brian Barraza Sr, Houston
10. John Dressel So, Colorado
11. Joe Klecker Fr, Colorado
12. Jack Keelan Jr, Stanford

5,000 Meters

1. Edward Cheserek Sr, Oregon (?)
2. Colby Gilbert Jr, Washington
3. Marc Scott Sr, Tulsa
4. Eric Peterson Sr, Butler
5. Amon Terer Sr, Campbell
6. John Dressel So, Colorado
7. MJ Erb Sr, Mississippi
8. Amon Terrer Sr, Campbell
9. Johnathan Green Jr, Georgetown
10. Zach Herriot Sr, Virginia
11. Matthew Baxter Jr, Northern Arizona
12. Jerrell Mock Sr, Colorado State

60-Meter Hurdles

1. Grant Holloway Fr, Florida
2. Chad Zallow So, Youngstown State
3. Freddie Crittenden III Sr, Syracuse
4. Aaron Mallett Sr, Iowa
5. Amere Lattin So, Houston
6. Wellington Zaza Sr Auburn
7. Ruebin Walters Jr, Alabama
8. Nick Anderson Sr, Kentucky
9. Michael Dickson So, North Carolina A&T
10. Ashtyn Davis Sr, Cal
11. Marquis Morris Jr, USC
12. David Kendziera Sr, Illinois

4x400 Meter Relay

1. Texas A&M
2. Florida
3. Alabama
4. LSU
5. USC
6. Penn State
7. Arkansas
8. Baylor
9. Texas
10. Texas Tech
11. Kansas
12. Iowa State

Distance Medley Relay

1. Oregon
2. Mississippi
3. UTEP (?)
4. Arkansas
5. Oklahoma State
6. Virginia Tech
7. Stanford
8. Indiana
9. Villanova
10. New Mexico
11. Georgetown
12. Minnesota

High Jump

1. Randall Cunningham Jr, USC
2. Kyle Landon Sr, Southern Illinois
3. Darius Carbin Fr, Georgia
4. Clayton Brown Fr, Florida
5. Christoff Bryan Jr, Kansas State
6. Trey Culver Sr, Texas Tech
7. Keenon Laine So, Georgia
8. Damar Robinson Sr, Louisville
9. Ken Legassy Sr, Arkansas
10. Charles Brown So, Texas Tech
11. Michael Burke Fr, UCLA
12. Zachary Blackham Sr, BYU

Pole Vault

1. Christopher Nilsen Fr, South Dakota
2. Torben Laidig Jr, Virginia Tech
3. Deakin Volz So, Virginia Tech
4. Adrian Valles Jr, Cincinnati
5. Devin King Jr, SE Louisiana
6. Matthew Ludwig So, Akron
7. Paulo Benavides So, Kansas
8. Tim Ehrhardt Jr, Michigan State
9. Jake Albright Sr, Kansas
10. Nate Richartz Sr, Notre Dame
11. Barret Poth  Texas
12. Kyle Pater Sr, Air Force (?)

Long Jump

1. Julian Harvey Sr, SIU-Edwardsville
2. KeAndre Bates Jr, Florida
3. Damarcus Simpson Jr, Oregon
4. Travonn White Jr, Arkansas
5. Grant Holloway Fr, Florida
6. Charles Brown So, Texas Tech
7. Terrell McClain Jr, Akron
8. Andreas Trajkovski Sr, Arkansas
9. Chris McBride So, Clemson
10. Will Williams Jr, Texas A&M
11.Ventavious Sears Sr, Western Kentucky
12. O’Shea Wilson So, Iowa (?)

Triple Jump

1. Clive Pullen Sr, Arkansas
2. KeAndre Bates Jr, Florida
3. Hayden McClain Jr, Oklahoma
4. Clayton Brown Fr, Florida
5. Eric Bethea So, Indiana
6. O’Brien Wasome Fr, Texas
7. Jordan Scott Fr, Virginia
8. Scotty Newton Jr, TCU
9. Michael Tiller Sr, Bethune-Cookman
10. David Oluwadara Sr, Boston U.
11. Kaiwan Culmer Jr, Nebraska
12. Charles Brown So, Texas Tech

Shot Put

1. Filip Mihaljevic Jr, Virginia
2. Mostaffa Hassan Jr, Colorado State
3. Jared Kern Jr, Southern Illinois
4. Nicolai Ceban Jr, Kansas
5. Willie Morrison So, Indiana
6. Nicholas Demaline Jr, Ohio State
7. Dotun Ogundeji So, UCLA
8. Denzel Comenentia So, Georgia
9. Matthew Katnik So, USC
10. Aaron Castle Sr, Arizona
11. Alex Renner Sr, North Dakota State
12. Oghenakpobo Efekoro Jr, Virginia

Weight Throw

1. Rudy Winkler Sr, Cornell
2. Gleb Dudarev Fr, Kansas
3. Jordan Young Sr, Virginia
4. Daniel Haugh Jr, Alabama
5. Johnnie Jackson Sr, LSU
6. Grant Cartwright Michigan
7.  Joseph Ellis So, Michigan
8.  Alex Poursanidis Sr, Georgia
9.  Adam Kelly So, Princeton
10. Riley Budde Jr, Wisconsin
11. James Hubbard Sr, Long Beach St
12. Reginald Jagers Sr, Kent State

Heptathlon

1. Luca Wieland Jr, Minnesota
2. Devon Williams Sr, Georgia
3. Tim Duckworth Jr, Kentucky
4. Hunter Price Jr, Colorado State
5. Lindon Victor Sr, Texas A&M
6. Harrison Williams Jr, Stanford
7. Mitch Modin Sr, Oregon
8. Karl Saluri Jr, Georgia
9. Steven Bastien Sr, Michigan
10. Hunter Veith Jr, Wichita State
11. Wolf Mahler Sr, Texas
12. Steele Wasik Jr, Texas