Four Track & Field Medalists Earn All-SEC Recognition

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that four Tennessee track & field athletes were named to the All-SEC second team for their podium efforts this past weekend at the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Each indoor and outdoor season, the conference office recognizes an All-SEC team based on results from the SEC Championship meet. The first team consists of the top finishers in each event, while the second team consists of the second and third place finishers in each event. Ties are not broken.

Graduate distance runner Yaseen Abdalla earned All-SEC second team honors for the third time in his career after a second-place finish in the men's 3,000-meter run on Saturday. He won SEC silver for the third consecutive conference meet with an impressive Heat 2 win, breaking through the finish line in 7:52.32. The Landham, Maryland, native tallied a team-high 9.25 points for the Vols at the championship meet.

Freshman Grant Campbell made his SEC Championship debut on Saturday and earned a share of bronze in the men's high jump competition. The Maryville native cleared his first two heights of 2.06m (6-9) and 2.11m (6-11) and finished in a six-way tie for third place to tack on 3.5 points for the Big Orange, becoming UT's first medalist in the indoor high jump since 2009.

Lady Vol junior Sarah Schmitt earned her first career conference medal to kick off the 2024 SEC Indoor Championships on Friday, clearing a lifetime-best 4.22 meters (13-10) to tie for second place in the women's pole vault final. With her silver medal-winning performance, the Midlothian, Virginia, native moved up to No. 3 in Lady Vol history and became UT's first podium finisher in the event since 2009.

Senior standout Jacious Sears rounded out UT's all-conference performers after taking second place in the women's 60-meter final on Saturday. The Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, native earned her sixth career SEC medal with her performance on Saturday, crossing the line in 7.12 seconds. The mark contributed a team-high eight points for the Lady Vols at the meet.

The 2024 All-SEC Indoor Track & Field Teams are listed below:

Men
First Team All-SEC
Kanyinsola Ajayi, Auburn
Romaine Beckford, Arkansas
Luke Brown, Kentucky
Keaton Daniel, Kentucky
Anass Essayi, South Carolina
Parvej Khan, Florida
Jaouad Khchina, South Carolina
Joshua Kosgei, South Carolina
Lance Lang, Arkansas
Peter Maru, Arkansas
Wanya McCoy, Florida
Steven McElroy, Arkansas
Bryson Miller, South Carolina
Christopher Morales Williams, Georgia
Wayne Pinnock, Arkansas
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Ole Miss
Connor Schulman, Texas A&M
Yariel Soto Torrado, Arkansas
William Spencer Jr., Arkansas
TJ Tomlyanovich, Arkansas
Sam Whitmarsh, Texas A&M

Second Team All-SEC
Yaseen Abdalla, Tennessee
Sam Austin, Florida
Carter Bajoit, Texas A&M
Ruben Banks, Alabama
Lebron Bessick, Auburn
Tai Brown, Arkansas
Grant Campbell, Tennessee
Malcolm Clemons, Florida
Sean Dixon-Bodie, Florida
Kimar Farquharson, Texas A&M
Channing Ferguson, South Carolina
Caleb Foster, Florida
Toby Gillen, Ole Miss
Robert Gregory, Florida
Max Hardin, Auburn
Sherman Hawkins, Mississippi State
Reheem Hayles, Florida
Andrew Hughes, Arkansas
Ryan Kinnane, Auburn
Victor Kiprop, Alabama
Kennedy Lightner, Kentucky
Jack Mann III, Texas A&M
Jevon O'Bryant, Texas A&M
Dennis Ohene-Adu, Kentucky
Louis O'Loughlin, Auburn
Kason O'Riley, Arkansas
Ushan Perera, Texas A&M
JeVaughn Powell, Florida
Tyrese Reid, Mississippi State
Reuben Reina, Arkansas
Auhmad Robinson, Texas A&M
Chris Robinson, Alabama
Elias Schreml, Arkansas
Ashton Schwartzman, Florida
Jaqualon Scott, Texas A&M
Sterling Scott, Missouri
Ben Shearer, Arkansas
Daniel Spejcher, Arkansas
Roje Stone, Arkansas
Dylan Targgart, South Carolina
Myles Thomas, LSU
Nikolai van Huyssteen, Georgia
Marcus Weaver, Arkansas
Kirami Yego, Arkansas

Women
First Team All-SEC
Heather Abadie, Texas A&M
Zaya Akins, South Carolina
Amber Anning, Arkansas
Flomena Asekol, Florida
Claire Bryant, Florida
Jalani Davis, Ole Miss
Lamara Distin, Texas A&M
JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina
Charity Hufnagel, Kentucky
Jayla Jamison, South Carolina
Brianna Lyston, LSU
Laila Owens, Florida
Jahnile Registre, South Carolina
Michaela Rose, LSU
Grace Stark, Florida
Elise Thorner, Florida
Sydney Thorvaldson, Arkansas
Parker Valby, Florida
Mikeisha Welcome, Georgia

Second Team All-SEC
Audrey Allman, Vanderbilt
Alia Armstrong, LSU
Jermaisha Arnold, Texas A&M
Na'Taja Ballard, Alabama
Kaylyn Brown, Arkansas
Marin Chamberlin, Arkansas
Emma Curry, Vanderbilt
Camryn Dickson, Texas A&M
Rosey Effiong, Arkansas
Taylor Fingers, LSU
Rachel Glenn, Arkansas
Paula Grauvogel, Auburn
Kaila Jackson, Georgia
Sanu Jallow, Arkansas
Simone Johnson, Auburn
Nissi Kabongo, Texas A&M
Judy Kosgei, South Carolina
Elena Kulichenko, Georgia
Doris Lemngole, Alabama
McKenzie Long, Ole Miss
Tiana LoStracco, Arkansas
Amelia Mazza-Downie, Florida
Allyria McBride, Vanderbilt
Giavonna Meeks, Vanderbilt
Jasmine Mitchell, Ole Miss
Hilda Olemomoi, Alabama
Sarah Omoregie, Vanderbilt
Leah Phillips, LSU
Nickisha Pryce, Arkansas
Lorena Rangel Batres, LSU
Jami Reed, Alabama
Joanne Reid, Arkansas
Nia Robinson, Arkansas
Julia Rosenberg, Vanderbilt
Sarah Schmitt, Tennessee
Jacious Sears, Tennessee
Joniar Thomas, Texas A&M
Brenda Tuwei, Alabama
Alida Van Daalen, Florida
Jaydan Wood, Texas A&M

University of Tennessee | Official Athletics Site

Players Mentioned

Yaseen Abdalla

Grant Campbell

Sarah Schmitt

Jacious Sears

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