Texas A&M had a pair of athletes earn SEC Athlete of the Week honors from performances at the Stanford Invitational this past weekend. Olabanji Asekun shared the men's SEC Field Athlete of the Week while Austin Wells was named the men's SEC Freshman of the Week.
In updated USTFCCCA national team computer rankings, the Aggie women remained in the No. 1 position while the A&M men are No. 4. Competition this week will take the Aggies to the Sun Angel Track Classic hosted by Arizona State this Friday and Saturday in Tempe, Arizona.
Asekun won the long jump at Stanford as he produced the winning leap in the sixth and final round, moving from third to first place with a wind-aided mark of 25-7.25 (7.80). Asekun currently ranks fourth among collegians and is second best among SEC jumpers.
Wells produced a time of 29:53.90 among a loaded field for the men's 10,000 meters to record the fastest time by a freshman in the SEC so far this season, which ranks sixth best overall in the conference. On the A&M all-time list Well time ranks No. 5 with the No. 8 performance.
Following the Texas A&M women, who have a point total of 387.98, in the top 10 of the national rankings this week are Florida (364.16), Texas (310.68), Oregon (267.18), Kentucky (237.24), LSU (190.79), Southern California (168.85), Georgia (158.80), Arkansas (158.21), and Kansas (138.30).
Florida, with 345.51 points, now leads the men's field with Oregon (311.77), Arkansas (289.47), Texas A&M (288.18), Florida State (201.32), Wisconsin (198.04), LSU (169.96), Georgia (164.87), Alabama (160.84) and Texas Tech (154.11) completing the top 10.
USTFCCA National Team Computer Rankings
MEN
1. Florida 345.51
2. Oregon 311.77
3. Arkansas 289.47
4. Texas A&M 288.18
5. Florida State 201.32
6. Wisconsin 198.04
7. LSU 169.96
8. Georgia 164.87
9. Alabama 160.83
10. Texas Tech 154.11
11. Baylor 153.36
12. Southern California 151.13
13. Mississippi 146.19
14. Nebraska 145.82
15. UCLA 139.57
16. Texas 109.72
17. Arizona 108.77
18. Tennessee 107.25
19. BYU 102.18
20. Penn State 98.11
21. Cornell 94.19
22. UTSA 86.93
23. California 86.19
24. Kentucky 78.08
25. Kansas 74.54
WOMEN
1. Texas A&M 387.98
2. Florida 364.16
3. Texas 310.68
4. Oregon 267.18
5. Kentucky 237.24
6. LSU 190.79
7. Southern California 168.85
8. Georgia 158.80
9. Arkansas 158.21
10. Kansas 138.30
11. Arizona 130.79
12. UCLA 124.78
13. San Diego State 123.04
14. Penn State 121.66
15. Florida State 118.57
16. Washington 118.32
17. Baylor 114.57
18. Stanford 110.76
19. Texas Tech 110.29
20. Providence 90.82
21. Arizona State 90.41
22. Notre Dame 87.19
23. South Carolina 85.98
24. Maryland 83.69
25. UCF 79.62