March 7, 2016
SEC RELEASE: HERE
Vanderbilt junior Carmen Carlos was officially recognized as an All-SEC Second Team honoree on Monday when the conference released this year’s Indoor Track and Field awards.
Carlos earned the honor based on her outstanding effort in the 3k at the recent SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Carlos claimed second place in the 3k with a time of 9:21.34, which was a six-second personal record. Carlos’ time ranks No. 2 on Vanderbilt’s all-time, and was close to breaking the school record of 9:21.05 set by Liz Anderson in 2014.
The criteria for earning SEC honors is as follows: The first team consists of the top finishers in each event at the SEC Championships. The second team consists of the second and third place finishers in each event. (For award purposes, ties are not broken). The all-freshman team — one men’s and one women’s — consists of the highest freshman, true or redshirt, finisher in each event, excluding relays, and ties are not broken.
Carlos’ strong showing in the 3k was one of many memorable moments for Vanderbilt at last weekend’s Championships. The Commodores produced the fourth-best performance in team history — and the best since 2004 — by scoring 24 points and taking 12th place. Vanderbilt finished just two points behind 11th-place South Carolina.
Women’s All-SEC First Team
Chelsea Blaase, Tennessee
Mikiah Brisco, LSU
Felicia Brown, Tennessee
Leigha Brown, Arkansas
Quanesha Burks, Alabama
Devin Clark, Arkansas
Lenysse Dyer, Tennessee
Taylor Ellis-Watson, Arkansas
Beckie Famurewa, Kentucky
Marta Freitas, Mississippi State
Nakita Gray, South Carolina
Therese Haiss, Arkansas
Nikki Hiltz, Arkansas
Felicia Majors, Tennessee
Keturah Orji, Georgia
Raven Saunders, Ole Miss
Morgan Schuetz, LSU
Alexis Weeks, Arkansas
Layla White, Tennessee
Kendell Williams, Georgia
Women’s All-SEC Second Team
Shelby Ashe, Georgia
Logan Boss, Mississippi State
Taliyah Brooks, Arkansas
Carmen Carlos, Vanderbilt
Destiny Carter, Kentucky
Chanice Chase, LSU
Asianna Covington, Georgia
Yanis David, Florida
Hannah Deworth, LSU
Rachel Dincoff, Auburn
Madeline Fagan, Georgia
Daeshon Gordon, LSU
Ariah Graham, Kentucky
Cornelia Griesche, Mississippi State
Briana Haith, South Carolina
Daina Harper, Arkansas
Kyra Jefferson, Florida
Jessie Johnson, Auburn
Jessica Kamilos, Arkansas
Annie Kunz, Texas A&M
Shamier Little, Texas A&M
Jada Martin, LSU
Kimari Martin, Mississippi State
Darrielle McQueen, Florida
Madison Milhoan, Mississippi State
Jasmine Mitchell, Kentucky
Javianne Oliver, Kentucky
Hollie Parker, LSU
Chanice Porter, Georgia
Ffion Price, Mississippi State
Shayla Sanders, Florida
Sha’Keela Saunders, Kentucky
Kiah Seymour, Kentucky
Payton Stumbaugh, Arkansas
Brianna Swinton, Arkansas
Regan Ward, Arkansas
Victoria Weeks, Arkansas
Cassie Wertman, Tennessee
Katie Willard, Texas A&M
Women’s All-Freshman Team
60m: Kortnei Johnson, LSU
60mH: Jasmine Quinn, Kentucky
200m: Diamond Spaulding, Texas A&M
400m: Aliyah Abrams, South Carolina
800m: Jazmine Fray, Texas A&M
Mile: Elisabeth Bergh, Florida
3000m: Devin Clark, Arkansas
5,000m: Rachael Reddy, Alabama
High Jump: Claire Orcel, Alabama
Pole Vault: Alexis Weeks, Arkansas
Long Jump: Yanis David, Florida
Triple Jump: Yanis David, Florida
Shot Put: Celine Markert, Texas A&M
Weight Throw: Jontavia Dykes, Florida
Pentathlon: Michelle Atherley, Auburn
Men’s All-SEC First Team
Donavan Brazier, Texas A&M
Cameron Brown, Tennessee
Christian Coleman, Tennessee
Robert Domanic, Ole Miss
Craig Engels, Ole Miss
Kunle Fasasi, Florida
Eric Futch, Florida
Trevor Gilley, Ole Miss
Najee Glass, Florida
Arman Hall, Florida
Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas
Ken LeGassey, Arkansas
Ryan Manahan, Ole Miss
Ashinia Miller, Georgia
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU
Kahmari Montgomery, Missouri
Jordan Moore, LSU
Clive Pullen, Arkansas
Garrett Scantling, Georgia
Ryan Walling, Ole Miss
Audie Wyatt, Texas A&M
Men’s All-SEC Second Team
Andres Arroyo, Florida
Josh Awotunde, South Carolina
Payton Ballard, Alabama
Jake Blankenship, Tennessee
Antonio Carter, Tennessee
Jimmy Clark, Florida
Ari Cogdell, Tennessee
Latario Collie, Texas A&M
David Collins, LSU
Kenzo Cotton, Arkansas
Will Crocker, Missouri
Sam Dickerson, Missouri
Fitzroy Dunkley, LSU
Dondre Echols, South Carolina
Ayrian Evans, Georgia
Robbie Farnham-Rose, Alabama
Kyle Felpel, Alabama
Justin Fondren, Alabama
Maurice Freeman, Georgia
Wes Gallagher, Ole Miss
Andrew Harris, Alabama
Yanick Hart, Florida
Hector Hernandez, Texas A&M
Raytez Jenkins, Georgia
Jacopo Lahbi, Alabama
Alex Poursanidis, Georgia
Shawn Johnson, Auburn
Luca Russo, Missouri
Karl Saluri, Georgia
Nathan Strother, Tennessee
Jacob Thomson, Kentucky
Sean Tobin, Ole Miss
Andreas Trajkovski, Arkansas
Lindon Victor, Texas A&M
Cain Winebrenner, Missouri
Derrick White, Georgia
Will Williams, Texas A&M
Chase Wolfle, Texas A&M
Markesh Woodson, Missouri
Men’s All-Freshman Team
60m: Ryan Clark, Florida
60mH: Xavier Coakley, Auburn
200m: Ryan Clark, Florida
400m: Kahmari Montgomery, Missouri
800m: Donavan Brazier, Texas A&M
Mile: Cameron Griffith, Arkansas
3,000m: Andrew Ronoh, Arkansas
5,000m: Andrew Ronoh, Arkansas
Pole Vault: Jacob Wooten, Texas A&M
Long Jump: Mark Rubalcaba, Auburn
Triple Jump: Mark Rubalcaba, Auburn
Shot Put: Denzel Comenentia, Georgia
Weight Throw: Matthew Zajac, Tennessee
Heptathlon: Nathan Hite, Texas A&M