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Tennessee Turns In Four Scoring Marks On Day 1 of SEC Indoor Championships
February 26, 2026 | Track & Field
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Tennessee track & field opened the 2026 SEC Indoor Championships with four top-eight performances in event finals on Thursday, led by redshirt senior Cade Gray finishing fourth in the men's long jump with a mark of 7.84 meters (25-8.75).
Gray's mark was one centimeter shy of a podium finish, as bronze medalist Jayden Keys of Georgia also leaped 7.84 meters (25-8.75) and won the tiebreaker with his second-best jump in the series.
On the track, the women's distance medley relay quartet of Tula Fawbush, Jounee Armstrong, Ka'Myya Haywood and Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka turned in a season-best mark of 11:00.44 to place fifth overall. The time ranked third in school history as Ogwoka closed the relay with a 4:32.84 effort over 1,600 meters.
UT opened the championship meet with two scoring marks in the women's pole vault from senior Kendall Ford and junior Skye Tolbert, who tied for seventh with a clearance of 4.15 meters (13-7.25). The leap equaled a season-best for Ford, who earned her first scoring performance at an SEC Championship event.
In the men's 200-meter prelims, redshirt junior Traunard Folson qualified for the SEC final with a time of 20.65 seconds. The performance won his heat and was the sixth-fastest mark in the preliminary round.
Full results from the 2026 SEC Indoor Championships are available via Flash Results.
UP NEXT: Day two of the SEC Indoor Championships begins at noon ET with Cedricka Williams competing in the women's weight throw. Friday's action wraps up at approximately 8:25 p.m. with the men's 60-meter hurdles prelims.
Gray's mark was one centimeter shy of a podium finish, as bronze medalist Jayden Keys of Georgia also leaped 7.84 meters (25-8.75) and won the tiebreaker with his second-best jump in the series.
On the track, the women's distance medley relay quartet of Tula Fawbush, Jounee Armstrong, Ka'Myya Haywood and Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka turned in a season-best mark of 11:00.44 to place fifth overall. The time ranked third in school history as Ogwoka closed the relay with a 4:32.84 effort over 1,600 meters.
UT opened the championship meet with two scoring marks in the women's pole vault from senior Kendall Ford and junior Skye Tolbert, who tied for seventh with a clearance of 4.15 meters (13-7.25). The leap equaled a season-best for Ford, who earned her first scoring performance at an SEC Championship event.
In the men's 200-meter prelims, redshirt junior Traunard Folson qualified for the SEC final with a time of 20.65 seconds. The performance won his heat and was the sixth-fastest mark in the preliminary round.
Full results from the 2026 SEC Indoor Championships are available via Flash Results.
UP NEXT: Day two of the SEC Indoor Championships begins at noon ET with Cedricka Williams competing in the women's weight throw. Friday's action wraps up at approximately 8:25 p.m. with the men's 60-meter hurdles prelims.
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