Aggies set pair of conference records amid three SEC Championship titles

Published by Texas A&M SID May 13, 2016
 
Aggies set pair of conference records amid three SEC Championship titles
 
TUSCALOOSA – Texas A&M celebrated three champions and a pair of conference records on the second day of the SEC Track & Field Championships at Sam Bailey Stadium on Friday.
 
The Aggies claiming victories included Lindon Victor, with an SEC and Texas A&M record of 8,446 points in the decathlon; Maggie Malone, who broke the SEC record in the javelin with a throw of 195-2; and Ioannis Kyriazes, who defended his javelin title with one throw of 256-8 that bettered the facility record.
 
In addition a pair of silver medal performances were turned in by Annie Kunz, with a career best score of 5,976 in the heptathlon, and Will Williams, who reached a wind assisted 25-8 in the long jump.
 
The Aggies also advanced five athletes to the finals of the 100m and 400m. The crew included Fred Kerley, who ran 45.30 to lead the 400m qualifying; Briyahna Desrosiers, who won her heat in 53.95; defending 100m champion Aaliyah Brown, who ran 11.42 as runner-up in her heat; Brenessa Thompson, who clocked 11.39 as a time qualifier; and Krystal Sparling, who won her heat in 11.47.
 
With seven of the 21 events scored the Texas A&M women have 28 points and are currently in second place behind 44 for Arkansas. Alabama (27), Tennessee (26) and Kentucky (24) round out the top five. On the men's side the Aggies are also currently in third place with 34 points behind 46 for Georgia and 45 for Arkansas. The top five includes Alabama (30) and Kentucky (27).
 
Victor broke his previous career best score of 7,453 points in the decathlon after nine events when he led the field with 7,810 points. In the 1,500m he needed a time of 4:44.13 to tie the collegiate record of 8,465 points and a 4:43.97 to break it by a point. Victor finished in 4:47.12 for 636 points after cramping late in the race.