SEC Athlete of the Week honors for Aggie sprinters Fred Kerley, Briyahna Desrosiers
Apr 12, 2016 | Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM – A pair of Texas A&M sprinters were recognized by the conference office among the SEC Athlete of the Week honors announced this week. Aggie junior Fred Kerley earned the men's Runner of the Week accolade while A&M's Briyahna Desrosiers was selected the women's Freshman of the Week.
Updated weekly national team computer rankings from USTFCCCA have the Aggie men moving up into the No. 1 position while the A&M women remained at No. 5. The top five in the men's rankings following the Aggies include Florida, Oregon, Texas and LSU. The women's top five ahead of A&M includes Arkansas, LSU, USC and Oregon.
In dual meet rankings from Track & Field News the Aggie men remain No. 1 with the women No. 2 while UCLA women are ranked No. 3 with the men No. 7.
The Aggies will face UCLA in a dual meet this Saturday at Drake Stadium while Annie Kunz and Lindon Victor compete in the heptathlon and decathlon, respectively, on Wednesday and Thursday at Azusa Pacific University. Texas A&M will also have some distance runners racing in the Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday and Friday evening.
Kerley (Taylor, Texas) recorded a personal best time of 45.10 seconds in the 400 meters at the Sun Angel Classic, placing second in the premiere division behind a world-leading time of 44.41 from Aggie alum Bralon Taplin.
Running in lane three, Kerley posted the fastest time by an American this outdoor season and currently ranks second in the world for 2016. In improving his previous best of 46.38 from the 2014 season, Kerley moves to No. 8 on the Texas A&M all-time list.
Kerley also ran on the second leg of the Aggie 4x100 relay that established the U.S. and collegiate leading time of 39.02 seconds in placing third at the Sun Angel Classic behind a pair of professional relays from Altis training group. Texas A&M moved ahead of the 39.08 TCU ran to win the Texas Relays the previous weekend.
A career best time of 52.69 had Desrosiers (Chicago, Illinois) placing second in the women's premiere 400m race at the Sun Angel Classic as she finished a stride behind the 52.56 winning effort by Notre Dame senior Margaret Bamgbose. Desrosiers time ranks her No. 8 on the A&M all-time list while she holds the top mark by a freshman in the SEC and is second among freshman nationally.
Desrosiers, who ranks fourth among all SEC runners in the 400m this season, bettered her previous best time of 53.65 set two weeks ago when she won at the UTSA Invitational.
USTFCCCA Men – Top 25
1. Texas A&M
2. Florida
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Virginia
7. Arkansas
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. South Carolina
11. Illinois
12. Texas Tech
13. Tulsa
14. USC
15. Ohio State
16. Stanford
17. Colorado
18. Penn State
19. Oklahoma State
20. North Carolina
21. Virginia Tech
22. Middle Tennessee
23. Washington
24. TCU
25. Penn
USTFCCCA Women – Top 25
1. Arkansas
2. LSU
3. USC
4. Oregon
5. Texas A&M
6. Georgia
7. Texas
8. Kentucky
9. Florida
10. Kansas State
11. Mississippi State
12. Harvard
13. Stanford
14. Miami
15. Baylor
16. Oklahoma
17. Virginia Tech
18. New Mexico
19. Tennessee
20. Notre Dame
21. Arizona
22. Florida State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Auburn
25. Michigan
Updated weekly national team computer rankings from USTFCCCA have the Aggie men moving up into the No. 1 position while the A&M women remained at No. 5. The top five in the men's rankings following the Aggies include Florida, Oregon, Texas and LSU. The women's top five ahead of A&M includes Arkansas, LSU, USC and Oregon.
In dual meet rankings from Track & Field News the Aggie men remain No. 1 with the women No. 2 while UCLA women are ranked No. 3 with the men No. 7.
The Aggies will face UCLA in a dual meet this Saturday at Drake Stadium while Annie Kunz and Lindon Victor compete in the heptathlon and decathlon, respectively, on Wednesday and Thursday at Azusa Pacific University. Texas A&M will also have some distance runners racing in the Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday and Friday evening.
Kerley (Taylor, Texas) recorded a personal best time of 45.10 seconds in the 400 meters at the Sun Angel Classic, placing second in the premiere division behind a world-leading time of 44.41 from Aggie alum Bralon Taplin.
Running in lane three, Kerley posted the fastest time by an American this outdoor season and currently ranks second in the world for 2016. In improving his previous best of 46.38 from the 2014 season, Kerley moves to No. 8 on the Texas A&M all-time list.
Kerley also ran on the second leg of the Aggie 4x100 relay that established the U.S. and collegiate leading time of 39.02 seconds in placing third at the Sun Angel Classic behind a pair of professional relays from Altis training group. Texas A&M moved ahead of the 39.08 TCU ran to win the Texas Relays the previous weekend.
A career best time of 52.69 had Desrosiers (Chicago, Illinois) placing second in the women's premiere 400m race at the Sun Angel Classic as she finished a stride behind the 52.56 winning effort by Notre Dame senior Margaret Bamgbose. Desrosiers time ranks her No. 8 on the A&M all-time list while she holds the top mark by a freshman in the SEC and is second among freshman nationally.
Desrosiers, who ranks fourth among all SEC runners in the 400m this season, bettered her previous best time of 53.65 set two weeks ago when she won at the UTSA Invitational.
USTFCCCA Men – Top 25
1. Texas A&M
2. Florida
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Virginia
7. Arkansas
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. South Carolina
11. Illinois
12. Texas Tech
13. Tulsa
14. USC
15. Ohio State
16. Stanford
17. Colorado
18. Penn State
19. Oklahoma State
20. North Carolina
21. Virginia Tech
22. Middle Tennessee
23. Washington
24. TCU
25. Penn
USTFCCCA Women – Top 25
1. Arkansas
2. LSU
3. USC
4. Oregon
5. Texas A&M
6. Georgia
7. Texas
8. Kentucky
9. Florida
10. Kansas State
11. Mississippi State
12. Harvard
13. Stanford
14. Miami
15. Baylor
16. Oklahoma
17. Virginia Tech
18. New Mexico
19. Tennessee
20. Notre Dame
21. Arizona
22. Florida State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Auburn
25. Michigan
Players Mentioned
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Multi
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Multi
/ Track and FieldSEC Championships Preview: Pat Henry
Wednesday, February 25
NCAA West Preview: Pat Henry
Tuesday, May 27
Pluckers Playmakers: Episode 5
Wednesday, May 07
44 Farms Preview: Pat Henry
Thursday, April 10
