University of Tennessee Athletics
Three Track Vols Named All-SEC
May 25, 2009 | Men's Track
May 25, 2009
The Tennessee men's track and field team had three athletes earn Southeastern Conference postseason honors, the league office announced Monday.
Sophomore Joseph Berry, who won his third-consecutive conference title in the pole vault, was named first-team All-SEC while sophomore decathlete Michael Ayers and freshman 800m specialist Joseph Franklin earned second-team honors. Ayers was the runner-up in the SEC decathlon with 7,366 points, and Franklin finished second in the 800m with a lifetime-best clocking of 1:48.93. By virtue of being the highest finishing freshman in the 800m, Franklin was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Berry cleared 6.38m (17-7.75) to edge South Carolina's Elliot Haynie in the pole vault and become the sixth UT vaulter to win at least three conference crowns.
Berry, Ayers and Franklin are among 15 Tennessee athletes who have qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional on May 29-30.
2009 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Awards
Men's Runner of the Year: Calvin Smith, Florida
Men's Field Athlete of the Year: Alain Bailey, Arkansas
Men's Freshman Runner of the Year: Marcus Rowland, Auburn
Men's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Tarik Batchelor, Arkansas
Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Dorian Ulrey, Arkansas
Men's Coach of the Year: Chris Bucknam, Arkansas
2009 SEC Outdoor Track All-SEC Teams
Men's First Team
Tyson David, Alabama
Alain Bailey, Arkansas
Shawn Forrest, Arkansas
Scott MacPherson, Arkansas
Alex McClary, Arkansas
Dorian Ulrey, Arkansas
Jeff Demps, Florida
Jeremy Hall, Florida
Gray Horn, Florida
Calvin Smith, Florida
Terrell Wilks, Florida
Chris Hill, Georgia
Rashaud Scott, Kentucky
Walter Henning, LSU
Trindon Holliday, LSU
Wale Odetunde, Ole Miss
Jason Cook, South Carolina
Johnny Dutch, South Carolina
OB Ngwigwa, South Carolina
Quentin Moore, South Carolina
Jason Richardson, South Carolina
Joseph Berry, Tennessee
Men's Second Team
Nkosinza Balumbu, Arkansas
Zach Clayton, Auburn
Ryan Fleck, Auburn
Girma Mecheso, Auburn
Branislav Danis, Georgia
Justin Gaymon, Georgia
Luis Orta, Kentucky
Ade Alleyne-Forte, LSU
Will Coppage, LSU
Armanti Hayes, LSU
Jeremy Hick, LSU
Jamar Howard, LSU
Anthony Martel, LSU
Gabriel Mvumvure, LSU
Robert Simmons, LSU
Dwight Mullings, Mississippi State
Elliott Haynie, South Carolina
Booker Nunley, South Carolina
Michael Ayers, Tennessee
Joseph Franklin, Tennessee
All-Freshman Team
100m dash - Marcus Rowland, AU (3rd)
200m dash - Marcus Rowland, AU (3rd)
400m dash - Robert Simmons, LSU (5th)
800m run - Joseph Franklin, UT (2nd)
1,500m run - Julian Matthews, AU (9th)
5,000m run - Girma Mecheso, AU (3rd)
10,000m run - Girma Mecheso, AU (2nd)
110m Hurdles - Booker Nunley, SC (2nd)
400m Hurdles - William Wynne, UF (3rd)
3,000m Steeplechase - Luis Orta, UK (2nd)
High Jump - Ryan Fleck, AU (2nd)
Pole Vault - Marvin Reitze, SC (5th)
Long Jump - Tarik Batchelor, ARK (5th)
Triple Jump - Tarik Batchelor, ARK (3rd)
Shot Put - Wesley Wright, AU (13th)
Discus - Justin Holmes, ARK (14th)
Hammer - Michael Lauro, LSU (7th)
Javelin - Ben Davies, UF (5th)
Decathlon - Gray Horn, UF (1st)
