Tennessee’s men finished sixth and women ninth in the Southeastern Conference indoor track championships at Texas A&M Thursday through Saturday. Arkansas won the men’s title and Florida was first among the women.
The Vols dominated the men’s pole vault. Ismaila Sawaneh, a freshman from France, won the vault with 18 feet, 11.5 inches. Cade Gray was second at 18-9.5, Evan Puckett tied for fifth at 17-11 and Blake Sifferlin placed seventh at 17-11.
Sawaneh is now third on Tennessee’s all-time indoor vault list.
Men’s team scoring: : Arkansas 113.2, Ole Miss 67, Texas A&M 66.2, Florida 58, Georgia 56, Tennessee 51.7, Alabama 42.4.
Oklahoma 39.5, Texas 35, Auburn 34, South Carolina 29, LSU 21, Kentucky 18, Missouri 15, Mississippi State 14.
Women’s team scoring: : Florida 77, Arkansas 73, Georgia 68, Kentucky 63, South Carolina 60, Alabama 58, Texas A&M 51, Ole Miss 38.5.
Tennessee 34, Auburn 33, Texas 30, LSU 23, Oklahoma 21.5, Vanderbilt 18, Missouri 8, Mississippi State 7.
Tennessee leaders:
Men
Pole vault: Ismaila Sawaneh, 18-11.5 (1st); Cade Gray, 18-9.5 (2nd); Evan Puckett, 17-11 (t-5th); Blake Sifferlin , 17-11 (7th).
Shot put: JL Van Rensburg, 63-10.5 (4th); John Bruder, 62-4 (6th).
High jump: Grant Campbell, 7-0.25 (t-6th).
3,000 run: Zouhair Redouane , 7:49.12 (4th); Ethan Edgeworth, 7:51.24 (5th).
60 dash: Traunard Folson, 6.62 (7th).
Mile: Gavin Genisio, 4:05.10 (8th).
Women
60 hurdles: Myreanna Bebe, 8.02 (3rd)
Mile: Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka, 4:33.60 (3rd)
4×400 relay: Valcourt, Wright, Haywood, Joseph, 3:30.12 (4th)
Triple jump: Endia Smith, 43-2.25 (5th)
400 run: Javonya Valcourt , 51.74 (6th)
800: Ka’Myya Haywood , 2:05.74 (6th)
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