Historic SEC Outdoor double victory for Britton Wilson

Oxford, Miss. – Arkansas sophomore Britton Wilson make historical past on the ultimate day of the SEC Out of doors Championships in turning into the primary particular person to seize league titles within the 400m and 400m hurdles in the identical meet.

A profession greatest victory by Amanda Fassold led an 18-point manufacturing within the pole vault from a 1-4-6 end. Fassold cleared 14-9 (4.50) on her third try, defeating NCAA champion Lisa Gunnarsson of LSU, and moved to No. 6 on the UA all-time record.

With the SEC Out of doors workforce title coming right down to the ultimate occasion, a pair of colleges broke the collegiate document within the 4 x 400 relay whereas Arkansas broke its college document, and the championship was determined by 4 factors.

Florida scored 107 factors whereas Arkansas adopted with 103, and the Gators grew to become the primary college apart from the Razorbacks to say the SEC Out of doors title prior to now seven years. The runner-up end stopped a streak of six consecutive victories for Arkansas prevented the Razorbacks from incomes an eighth SEC Triple Crown.

Wilson’s feat produced a world-leading time of 53.75 seconds within the hurdle race as she broke her personal Arkansas document of 54.23 set throughout the prelims on Thursday. Posting a profession greatest time of fifty.05 seconds within the 400m, Wilson bettered the Arkansas college document of fifty.25 set by Taylor Ellis-Watson in 2016.

In each occasions Wilson moved to No. 6 on the all-time collegiate record.

Racing within the 400m first on Saturday, Wilson challenged Texas A&M’s Cherokee Younger, the present collegiate chief with a 49.87 this season. Coming off the ultimate curve, Wilson pulled even with Younger for 10m on the homestretch after which sped away for the victory.

Younger completed second in 50.45 whereas Kentucky’s Alexis Holmes positioned third in 50.74.

Razorbacks within the 400m closing included Rosey Effiong and Morgan Burks-Magee. Effiong positioned seventh in 52.12 whereas Burks-Magee completed eighth in 52.21.

Within the 4 x 400 relay, the three Arkansas 400m finalists mixed with Jada Baylark to complete third in a college document 3:22.55 to raised the earlier mark of three:25.48 from 2016.

Members of the earlier college document included Damajahnee Birch, Diana Harper, Monisa Dobbins, and Ellis-Watson.

Kentucky received the race in 3:21.93 over a 3:22.01 for Texas A&M. The earlier collegiate document of three:22.34 was established by the Aggies in 2021. Arkansas is now the third quickest college on the all-time collegiate record.

Anchor leg splits within the relay included 48.9 for Younger, 48.8 for Kentucky’s Abby Steiner, and a 48.6 for Wilson.

With the 1,500m and 5,000m held on the ultimate day of the SEC Championships, Lauren Gregory led the Razorbacks effort at each distances.

A silver medalist within the 1,500m with a 4:09.73 Gregory moved to No. 4 on the UA all-time record. Then within the 5,000m she was a bronze medalist with a 15:39.04 whereas extra factors have been equipped by Isabel Van Camp (15:51.71) in fourth place and Logan Jolly (16:06.00) in seventh place.

The 13 factors from the 5,000m had Arkansas in second place with 97 factors, trailing the 103 Florida tally and forward of LSU’s 96.5. LSU didn’t contest the 4 x 400 relay, and Florida’s fifth place left them the deciding four-point cushion.

Ending behind Fassold in scoring positions within the pole vault have been Kaitlyn Banas and Mackenzie Hayward. Banas vaulted 13-9.25 (4.20) to position fourth whereas Hayward cleared the identical top to complete sixth.

SEC Indoor champion Elien Vekemans positioned ninth at 13-3.5 (4.05).

Extra factors contributed on the ultimate day of the SEC Championships included Baylark operating 11.24 because the bronze medalist within the 100m and Yoveinny Mota inserting fourth within the 100m hurdles with a 13.06.

Within the 200m, Effiong posted a 23.22 in seventh whereas Baylark ran 23.39 for ninth.

SEC Out of doors closing workforce scores: 1. Florida 107, 2. Arkansas 103, 3. LSU 96.5, 4. Kentucky 85, 5. Texas A&M 74, 6. Ole Miss 72, 7. Auburn 57.