May 16, 2008

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2008 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday Notes

NCAA Records Set

• Jangy Addy (Tenneessee) – Decathlon 110m Hurdles – 13.70
  Old record: 13.83 by Trey Hardee (Texas) in 2006

SEC Meet Records Set

• Jangy Addy (Tenneessee) – Decathlon 110m Hurdles – 13.70
  Old record: 14.31 by Addy in 2007
• Tyson David (Alabama) – Men’s 10,000m – 28:23.01
  Old record: 28:42.73 by Alistair Cragg (Arkansas) in 2003

Facility Records Set

• Marrissa Harris (MSU) – Women’s Heptathlon – 5,600
  Old record: 5,419 by Gayle Hunter (Penn State) in 2007
• Jangy Addy (Tennessee) – Men’s Decathlon – 8,010
  Old record: 7,296 by Joe Detmer (Wisconsin) in 2007
• Richard Thompson (LSU) – Men’s 200m – 20.75
  Old record: 20.80 by Steve Mullings (Unattached) in 2007
• Justin Gaymon (Georgia) – Men’s 400m Hurdles – 50.00
  Old record: 50.16 by Reuben McCoy (Auburn) in 2006
• Rebecca Lowe (Florida) – Women’s 10,000m – 34:13.07
  Old record: None
• Tyson David (Alabama) – Men’s 10,000m – 28:23.01
  Old record: None

School Records Set

• Valentina Srsa (Auburn) – Women’s Hammer Throw – 60.02m (196-11)
  Old record: 195-4 by Ronda Gullatte in 2006
• Marrissa Harris (MSU) – Women’s Heptathlon – 5,600
  Old record: 5,522 by LaTonya Hill in 1998

Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments

• Jangy Addy (Tennessee) won his fourth consecutive SEC multi-event title (indoors and outdoors) and extended the Vols’ streak of winning the decathlon to four years.
• Tennessee’s mark of five straight mutli-event titles (indoors and outdoors) marks just the third time in conference history that one school has won five straight multi-event titles.
• Cory Martin (Auburn) won his third career SEC title in the hammer throw (2005, 2007-08)