Camacho-Quinn, McLaughlin, St. Hillaire Claim SEC Weekly Honors
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky earned three Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday following a banner National Relays Championships last weekend in Arkansas where the No. 6-ranked UK women’s team won the team title, and the No. 13 UK men’s team placed third.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn was named SEC Co-Runner of the Week alongside Missouri’s Karissa Schweizer.
Sydney McLaughlin was named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week, and Dwight St. Hillaire earned SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week honors.
Camacho-Quinn’s weekend
Camacho-Quinn led UK to the team title at the National Relays, running on the first place 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay; both relay times rank in the NCAA top-five. She won the 100m hurdles in a slightly windy nation-leading 12.53w (+2.6), and ran a 200m PB 22.69. Her 100H time leads the NCAA qualifying list by more than .10 seconds. It was the fourth-fastest wind-aided (wind greater than 2.0 m/s) and the eighth-fastest all-conditions time in history. She also ran the second leg on UK’s winning 4x100m relay, which ran a season best 42.84, which ranks No. 4 in the nation and ran the second leg on UK’s winning 4x400m relay, which ran 3:27.07.
McLaughlin’s weekend
Sydney McLaughlin lowered her world junior record to 53.60 in the 400m hurdles at the National Relay Championships, which leads the nation by more than two seconds. It was the fastest time ever by a collegiate underclassman, and No. 4 on the collegiate all-time list. McLaughlin also ran the first leg on UK’s winning 4x100m relay, which ran a season best 42.84 ranking No. 4 in the nation. In addition, she ran a lightning-quick 49.47 for the third leg on UK’s winning 4x400m relay, which finished in 3:27.07.
St. Hillaire’s weekend
Dwight St. Hillaire ran the No. 8 400m time in the nation, lowering his UK record to 45.48 in placing second in the 400m at the National Relay Championships. His time is fastest in the nation this year by a freshman. St. Hillaire also ran the second leg on UK’s heat one winning 4x100m relay 39.35 and ran a leg on UK’s second-place sprint medley relay, a key in helping UK place third as a team at the National Relays.
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Kentucky will host the Kentucky Relays at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex on Saturday to conclude the regular season.
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