Aggies awarded indoor accolades on region and conference level

COLLEGE STATION – Postseason awards were announced by the SEC and USTFCCCA on Monday prior to the NCAA Indoor Championships being held this weekend at Texas A&M's Gilliam Indoor Stadium on March 10-11.
 
Two Aggies, Fred Kerley and Jazmine Fray, received region honors as each were named South Central Track Athlete of the Year for the indoor season. Kerley was also selected as Men's Runner of the Year in the SEC.
 
Kerley, a senior from Taylor, Texas, is the current world leader in the 400m with a 45.02 clocking on a banked 200m track. He also produced a time of 44.94 when he became the first sprinter to run under 45 seconds on an oversized track. Kerley bettered the Texas A&M school record of 45.03 set by Deon Lendore in 2014.
 
Fray, a sophomore from Long Island, New York, broke the collegiate record in the 800m, which was set in 2005, with a 2:00.69 performance at Clemson and then won the SEC title in 2:02.62.
 
Other conference honors for Texas A&M included All-SEC First Team accolades for Jazmine Fray, Devin Dixon, Fred Kerley, Mylik Kerley, Richard Rose and Audie Wyatt. Receiving All-SEC Second Team honors were Danyel White, Carl Johansson, Lindon Victor and Will Williams.
 
Making the SEC All-Freshman Team for producing the top finish by a freshman in their respective events were Danyel White (200m), Jaevin Reed (400m), Lajarvia Brown (triple jump) and Devin Dixon (800m).
 
During the SEC Championships, held on a 300m track, Kerley won the 400m final in 45.21 after posting a 44.94 in the prelims. He also ran the first leg on the winning 4x400 relay as the Aggies produced the fastest time ever on an oversized track with a 3:02.39.
 
With the pair of SEC victories, Kerley matched the feat of Lendore in winning the 400m and 4x400 relay titles. They are the only two sprinters to accomplish the indoor double in the conference over the past 10 years.
 
On the 4x400 relay Kerley became the first sprinter to split faster than 45 seconds on the opening leg. His 44.96 carry at the Razorback Invitational propelled Texas A&M to a 3:02.52 collegiate record performance as they bettered the previous mark of 3:02.86 set by the Aggies in winning the 2015 NCAA Indoor title.
 
This indoor season Fray is undefeated in racing distances from 400m to the mile. In December she opened with a school record in the 1,000m (2:43.15). On consecutive weekends in January, Fray won the mile in 4:44.87, which ranks No. 2 on the Aggie all-time list, and then claimed a 400m race in a career best of 53.91.
 
The first 800m race for Fray came at the Razorback Invitational, where she improved the Texas A&M school record with a 2:04.76 victory, bettering the previous mark of 2:05.79 set by teammate Katie Willard in 2016.
 
Fray also added a split of 51.99 as the third leg of the world-leading 4x400 when the Aggies won the relay event at Clemson in 3:29.74, just 0.02 off the school record.
 
 
2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Region Awards
 
South Central Region – Men
Track Athlete of the Year: Fred Kerley, Texas A&M
Field Athlete of the Year: Clive Pullen, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Chris Bucknam, Arkansas
Assistant Coach of the Year: Travis Geopfert, Arkansas
 
South Central Region – Women
Track Athlete of the Year: Jazmine Fray, Texas A&M
Field Athlete of the Year: Tori Weeks, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Todd Harbour, Baylor
Assistant Coach of the Year: Bryan Compton, Arkansas
 
2017 SEC Indoor Track and Field Awards
 
Men's Runner of the Year: Fred Kerley, Texas A&M
Men's Field Athlete of the Year: KeAndre Bates, Florida
Men's Freshman Runner of the Year: Grant Holloway, Florida
Men's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Clayton Brown, Florida
Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kenzo Cotton, Arkansas
Men's Coach of the Year: Chris Bucknam, Arkansas
 
Women's Runner of the Year: Karissa Schweizer, Missouri
Women's Field Athlete of the Year: Keturah Orji, Georgia
Women's Freshman Runner of the Year: Taylor Werner, Arkansas
Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Louisa Grauvogel, Georgia
Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tori Weeks, Arkansas
Women's Coach of the Year: Lance Harter, Arkansas
 
2017 All-SEC Indoor Track and Field Team
 
Men's All-SEC First Team
Devin Dixon, Texas A&M
Fred Kerley, Texas A&M
Mylik Kerley, Texas A&M
Richard Rose, Texas A&M
Audie Wyatt, Texas A&M
 
Men's All-SEC Second Team
Carl Johansson, Texas A&M
Lindon Victor, Texas A&M
Will Williams, Texas A&M
 
Men's All-Freshman Team
60m: Raheem Chambers, Auburn
60mH: Grant Holloway, Florida
400m: Akeem Bloomfield, Auburn
800m: Devin Dixon, Texas A&M
Mile: Jack Guyton, Florida
3,000m: Stephen Jones, Mississippi State
5,000m: Brad Swiney, Tennessee
High Jump: Darius Carbin, Georgia
Pole Vault: Tristan Slater, Tennessee
Long Jump: Grant Holloway, Florida
Triple Jump: Clayton Brown, Florida
Shot Put: Eric Favors, South Carolina
Weight Throw: Anders Eriksson, Florida
 
Women's All-SEC First Team
Jazmine Fray, Texas A&M
 
Women's All-SEC Second Team
Danyel White, Texas A&M
 
Women's All-Freshman Team
60m: Cassondra Hall, LSU
60mH: Tonea Marshall, LSU
200m: Danyel White, Texas A&M
400m: Jaevin Reed, Texas A&M
800m: Ruby Stauber, LSU
Mile: Carina Viljoen, Arkansas
3000m: Taylor Werner, Arkansas
5,000m: Taylor Werner, Arkansas
High Jump: Ellen Ekholm, Kentucky
Pole Vault: Nicole Kallenberger, Ole Miss
Long Jump: Kaira Simmons, Ole Miss
Triple Jump: Lajarvia Brown, Texas A&M
Shot Put: Alycia Springs, South Carolina
Weight Throw: Beatrice Llano, Georgia
Pentathlon: Louisa Grauvogel, Georgia