University of Tennessee Athletics
Favour Ashe Named SEC Co-Runner of the Week
May 03, 2022 | Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday that freshman sprinter Favour Ashe has been tabbed the as league's Men's Co-Runner of the Week.
Ashe ran the fastest 100-meter dash time in the nation this season Saturday at the LSU Invitational in a wind-aided 9.79 (+3.0) seconds. His mark is also the fifth-fastest all-conditions time in NCAA history. The conversion with a legal 1.9 wind would be 9.84, which would put him second in collegiate history behind former Tennessee Vol and 2017 The Bowerman winner Christian Coleman.
Additionally, Ashe ran the second leg on the Vols' 4x100-meter relay which finished in 38.99 seconds – the ninth-quickest time in school history and the 13th-fastest in the nation this year.
This is Ashe's first runner of the week award after being named freshman of the week on two occasions during the indoor season. It is the fourth time this year the Vols have earned a weekly conference honor.
Tennessee closes out the regular season on Saturday, May 7 as it plays host to the Tennessee Challenge at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. The meet beings at 11 a.m. ET, and more information is available at this link.
For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field and cross country, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter and Instagram.
Ashe ran the fastest 100-meter dash time in the nation this season Saturday at the LSU Invitational in a wind-aided 9.79 (+3.0) seconds. His mark is also the fifth-fastest all-conditions time in NCAA history. The conversion with a legal 1.9 wind would be 9.84, which would put him second in collegiate history behind former Tennessee Vol and 2017 The Bowerman winner Christian Coleman.
Additionally, Ashe ran the second leg on the Vols' 4x100-meter relay which finished in 38.99 seconds – the ninth-quickest time in school history and the 13th-fastest in the nation this year.
This is Ashe's first runner of the week award after being named freshman of the week on two occasions during the indoor season. It is the fourth time this year the Vols have earned a weekly conference honor.
Tennessee closes out the regular season on Saturday, May 7 as it plays host to the Tennessee Challenge at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. The meet beings at 11 a.m. ET, and more information is available at this link.
For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field and cross country, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter and Instagram.
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