Six Wildcats Named All-SEC for 2017 Outdoor Season

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Six Kentucky Wildcat earned All-Southeastern Conference recognition as the league office announced its 2017 outdoor season awards this week.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Katy Kunc led the way for the UK track and field program earning First Team All-SEC honors by virtue of the conference titles in the 100-meter hurdles and 3k steeplechase respectively.

Sha’Keela Saunders (second in the long jump), Destiny Carter (second in the 200m), Kiah Seymour (third in the 400m hurdles) and Jacob Thomson (third in the 10k) earned second team honors. 

First team All-SEC recognition goes to the winners of each event at the conference championships, while second team recognition is awarded to the league’s silver and bronze medalists.

UK had four SEC All-Freshman team selections.

Charles Lenford Jr. earned the honors in the discus and shot put as top placing freshman in those events. He scored a point as eighth place in the shot put. Ellen Ekholm was SEC All-Freshman team in the high jump outdoors by placing seventh after earning the same accolade indoors. Brennan Fields picked up the recognition in the 3k steeplechase by finishing as top freshman, 10th overall.

Men’s Runner of the Year: Christian Coleman, Tennessee

Men’s Field Athlete of the Year: Lindon Victor, Texas A&M

Men’s Freshman Runner of the Year: Grant Holloway, Florida

Men’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Ja’Mari Ward, Missouri

Men’s Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kenzo Cotton, Arkansas

Men’s Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Craig Engels, Ole Miss

Men’s Coach of the Year: Pat Henry, Texas A&M

Women’s Field Athlete of the Year: Keturah Orji, Georgia

Women’s Co-Freshman Runner of the Year: Jaevin Reed, Texas A&M

Women’s Co-Freshman Runner of the Year: Ruby Stauber, LSU

Women’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Beatrice Llano, Georgia

Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lexi Weeks, Arkansas

Women’s Coach of the Year: Lance Harter, Arkansas

Men’s All-SEC First Team

KeAndre Bates, Florida

Alfred Chelanga, Alabama

Christian Coleman, Tennessee

Denzel Comenentia, Georgia

Devin Dixon, Texas A&M

Craig Engels, Ole Miss

MJ Erb, Ole Miss

Donte Jackson, LSU

Jaron Flournoy, LSU

Robert Grant, Texas A&M

Fred Kerley, Texas A&M

Mylik Kerley, Texas A&M

Ioannis Kryiazis, Texas A&M

Keenon Laine, Georgia

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU

Kemar Mowatt, Arkansas

Tinashe Mutanga, LSU

Richard Rose, Texas A&M

Lindon Victor, Texas A&M

Ja’Mari Ward, Missouri

Brian Williams, Ole Miss

Devon Williams, Georgia

Audie Wyatt, Texas A&M

Antibahs Kosgei, Alabama

Nathon Allen, Auburn

Will Allen, Alabama

Andres Arroyo, Florida

Josh Awotunde, South Carolina

Akeem Bloomfield, Auburn

Ben Bonhurst, South Carolina

Skyler Bowden, Alabama 

Clayton Brown, Florida

Jack Bruce, Arkansas

Randall Ceneus, Auburn

Ryan Clark, Florida

Kenzo Cotton, Arkansas

Roy Ejiakuekwu, Arkansas

Robbie Farnham-Rose, Alabama

Eric Futch, Florida

Steven Gayle, Alabama

Alex George, Arkansas

Cejhae Greene, Georgia

Will Herrscher, Alabama

Grant Holloway, Florida

Johnnie Jackson, LSU

Carl Johansson, Texas A&M

Markus Leemet, South Carolina

McLean Lipschutz, Alabama

Isaiah Moore, South Carolina

Rubin Owens, Arkansas 

Alex Poursanidis, Georgia

Jeffrey Prothro, Texas A&M

Jereem Richards, Alabama

Karl Saluri, Georgia

Redatu Semeon, Auburn

Teray Smith, Auburn

Michael Timpson, Jr., Florida

Reinhard Van Zyl, Missouri

Josh Washington, Arkansas

Joe Williams, Alabama

Tye Williams, South Carolina

Matthew Zajac, Tennessee

100m: Raheem Chambers, Auburn

400m: Nathon Allen, Auburn

800m: Devin Dixon, Texas A&M

1500m: Parker Scott, Ole Miss

5000m: Silas Kipngetich, Auburn

10000m: Robinson Snider, Ole Miss

110mH: Grant Holloway, Florida

High Jump: Clayton Brown, Florida

Pole Vault: Tristan Slater, Tennessee

Long Jump: Ja’Mari Ward, Missouri

Triple Jump: Clayton Brown, Florida

Hammer: Patrick Kunza, Missouri

Javelin: William Petersson, Texas A&M

Kadecia Baird, Texas A&M

Mikiah Brisco, LSU

Taliyah Brooks, Arkansas

Tyler Brockington, South Carolina

Quanesha Burks, Alabama

Lloydricia Cameron, Florida

Briyahna Desrosiers, Texas A&M

Jazmine Fray, Texas A&M

Tatiana Gusin, Georgia

Daina Harper, Arkansas

Nikki Hiltz, Arkansas

Aleia Hobbs, LSU

Gabi Jacobs, Missouri

Kyra Jefferson, Florida

Kortnei Johnson, LSU

Jamie Kempfer, Missouri

Beatrice Llano, Georgia

Jada Martin, LSU

Keturah Orji, Georgia

Jaevin Reed, Texas A&M

Karissa Schweizer, Missouri

Rebecca Wales, LSU

Alexis Weeks, Arkansas

Jenae Ambrose, Auburn

Sharrika Barnett, Florida

Aaliyah Brown, Texas A&M

Leigha Brown, Arkansas

Sashel Brown, Auburn

Serena Brown, Texas A&M

Shelby Brown, Ole Miss

Courtney Clayton, Vanderbilt

Symone Darius, Alabama

Yanis David, Florida

Stacey Destin, Alabama

Natasha Dicks, South Carolina

Mary Alex England, Ole Miss

Madeline Fagan, Georgia

Desiree Freier, Arkansas

Destinee Gause, Florida

Alex Gholston, Alabama

Therese Haiss, Arkansas

Audrey Malone, Texas A&M

Mia Meydrich, Mississippi State

Stamatia Scarvelis, Tennessee

Taylor Sharpe, Florida

Jonielle Smith, Auburn

Rougui Sow, South Carolina

Diamond Spaulding, Texas A&M

Ruby Stauber, LSU

Janeah Stewart, Ole Miss

Payton Stumbaugh, Arkansas

Haley Teel, Alabama

Brenessa Thompson, Texas A&M

Taylor Tubbs, Florida

Marija Vucenovic, Florida

Regan Ward, Arkansas

Victoria Weeks, Arkansas

Taylor Werner, Arkansas

Natalliah Whyte, Auburn

Dominique Williams, Alabama

Kendell Williams, Georgia

100m: Kate Hall, Georgia

200m: Natalliah Whyte, Auburn

400m: Takyera Roberson, Alabama

800m: Ruby Stauber, LSU

1500m: Carina Viljoen, Arkansas

5000m: Jessica Drop, Georgia

10000m: Taylor Werner, Arkansas

1000mH: Payton Stumbaugh, Arkansas

400mH: Brandee Johnson, Florida

3000m Steeplechase: Rachel Nichwitz, Arkansas

Pole Vault: Caleigh Lofstead, Vanderbilt

Long Jump: Kate Hall, Georgia

Triple Jump: Alexis Farley, Mississippi State

Shot Put: Nickolette Dunbar, LSU

Discus: Serena Brown, Texas A&M

Hammer: Beatrice Llano, Georgia

Javelin: Samantha Zelden, Alabama

Heptathlon: Louisa Grauvogel, Georgia