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Davis Wins SEC Pole Vault Title, 10 Aggies Advance to Finals
Feb 26, 2022 | Track and Field
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Track and Field's Zach Davis won the men's pole vault title, while 10 Aggies advanced to Saturday's final after day one of the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships Friday night at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.
Davis earned 10 points for Texas A&M after claiming the pole vault title with a clearance of 17-3/5.26m. The clearance marked a personal best height and equaled the third best vault in the country this season. Davis also became the 12th best performer in Aggie history. Spencer Simons followed, scoring two points after finishing seventh with a personal best clearance of 16-10.75/5.15m.
On the track, Eric Casarez added three points finishing sixth in the 5000m at 14:09.03. The men's team finished the day with 15 points in seventh place.
Deborah Acquah earned All-SEC honors after placing second in the long jump at 21-9.5/6.64m. Already the second best performer in Aggie history, the jump marks as the third best performance all-time. Also scoring for the women's team was the distance medley relay finishing fifth at 11:06.62. The quartet of Gemma Goddard, Kennedy Wade, Avi' Tal Wilson-Perteete and Annie Fuller registered the second fastest time in school history. The women's team sits in seventh place with 12 points after day one.
Ten Aggies advanced to Saturday's final including Devon Achane as the lone competitor advancing in multiple events. Achane won the second heat of the men's 60m at 6.64, which registered as the third fastest overall. Just over an hour later, the speedster placed second in heat one of the 200m with a personal best and fifth fastest overall time of 20.88. The sophomore was one of three men to advance in both the 60m and 200m finals, along with Kentucky's Lance Lang and LSU's Dorian Camel.
Emmanuel Yeboah followed earning a lane in the 60m final after finishing fourth in heat two with a personal best time of 6.71.
Defending 800m indoor champion Brandon Miller ran away from the field clocking the fastest preliminary time of 1:48.51. Emmanuel Bamidele and Chevannie Hanson each won their heats to advance to Saturday's 400m finals. Bamidele clocked an indoor personal best 46.06, the second fastest time overall, while Hanson recorded the fourth fastest time at 46.32.
The women's team advanced five to Saturday. Charokee Young ran the fastest 400m time of the day clocking 51.54. Freshman Bailey Goggans bettered her mark on the A&M all-time list, becoming the fifth fastest in the 800m at 2:05.40 to place second in her heat and sixth overall. Kaylah Robinson advanced in the 60m hurdles after equaling her personal best of 8.14. Robinson enters the finals with the seventh fastest qualifying time.
Laila Owens and Zhane Smith each secured the final qualifying spots in their respective events. Owens won heat two of the 200m at 23.28, while Smith ran 7.30 to finish second in her 60m heat.
Other notable performances include Julia Black becoming the ninth best performer in Aggie history in the women's 5000m at 16:38.08 and Allyson Andress becoming the 10th best performer in school history in the pentathlon at 3,780 points.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Pat Henry
on Zach Davis winning the pole vault…
"It was a great win for him. He's just one of those guys who can get it done when it counts and that's what we need. We need guys like that who can rise to the occasion and that's what he does and he did a good job of stepping up today."
on the overall day and athletes advancing to Saturday's finals…
"Overall, it wasn't a great day, but it was a pretty good day. We competed hard. If you look at us across the board, we had athletes advance in a lot of areas. Achane advanced in the 60m and 200m, and so did [Emmanuel] Yeboah in the 60m. In the 400m, you got [Emmanuel] Bamidele and [Chevannie] Hanson on the men's side. Brandon [Miller] looked really good in the 800m and advanced. On the women's side, Cherokee looked good in 400m advancing. We also advanced in the 60m with Zhane [Smith] as well as Kaylah Robinson in the hurdles. Laila [Owens] moved on in the 200m and [Bailey] Goggans, a freshman, did really well to make the 800m finals."
SEC Pole Vault Champion Zach Davis
on winning the title, competing with his teammates…
"It was my first win inside Gilliam, and to do it in the last meet I'll ever have in this building was really special. It was great to have my teammates competing alongside me. During the regular season we didn't always get the opportunity to compete together, so for us all to do that today really added to the experience."
For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@aggietfxc).
Davis earned 10 points for Texas A&M after claiming the pole vault title with a clearance of 17-3/5.26m. The clearance marked a personal best height and equaled the third best vault in the country this season. Davis also became the 12th best performer in Aggie history. Spencer Simons followed, scoring two points after finishing seventh with a personal best clearance of 16-10.75/5.15m.
On the track, Eric Casarez added three points finishing sixth in the 5000m at 14:09.03. The men's team finished the day with 15 points in seventh place.
Deborah Acquah earned All-SEC honors after placing second in the long jump at 21-9.5/6.64m. Already the second best performer in Aggie history, the jump marks as the third best performance all-time. Also scoring for the women's team was the distance medley relay finishing fifth at 11:06.62. The quartet of Gemma Goddard, Kennedy Wade, Avi' Tal Wilson-Perteete and Annie Fuller registered the second fastest time in school history. The women's team sits in seventh place with 12 points after day one.
Ten Aggies advanced to Saturday's final including Devon Achane as the lone competitor advancing in multiple events. Achane won the second heat of the men's 60m at 6.64, which registered as the third fastest overall. Just over an hour later, the speedster placed second in heat one of the 200m with a personal best and fifth fastest overall time of 20.88. The sophomore was one of three men to advance in both the 60m and 200m finals, along with Kentucky's Lance Lang and LSU's Dorian Camel.
Emmanuel Yeboah followed earning a lane in the 60m final after finishing fourth in heat two with a personal best time of 6.71.
Defending 800m indoor champion Brandon Miller ran away from the field clocking the fastest preliminary time of 1:48.51. Emmanuel Bamidele and Chevannie Hanson each won their heats to advance to Saturday's 400m finals. Bamidele clocked an indoor personal best 46.06, the second fastest time overall, while Hanson recorded the fourth fastest time at 46.32.
The women's team advanced five to Saturday. Charokee Young ran the fastest 400m time of the day clocking 51.54. Freshman Bailey Goggans bettered her mark on the A&M all-time list, becoming the fifth fastest in the 800m at 2:05.40 to place second in her heat and sixth overall. Kaylah Robinson advanced in the 60m hurdles after equaling her personal best of 8.14. Robinson enters the finals with the seventh fastest qualifying time.
Laila Owens and Zhane Smith each secured the final qualifying spots in their respective events. Owens won heat two of the 200m at 23.28, while Smith ran 7.30 to finish second in her 60m heat.
Other notable performances include Julia Black becoming the ninth best performer in Aggie history in the women's 5000m at 16:38.08 and Allyson Andress becoming the 10th best performer in school history in the pentathlon at 3,780 points.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Pat Henry
on Zach Davis winning the pole vault…
"It was a great win for him. He's just one of those guys who can get it done when it counts and that's what we need. We need guys like that who can rise to the occasion and that's what he does and he did a good job of stepping up today."
on the overall day and athletes advancing to Saturday's finals…
"Overall, it wasn't a great day, but it was a pretty good day. We competed hard. If you look at us across the board, we had athletes advance in a lot of areas. Achane advanced in the 60m and 200m, and so did [Emmanuel] Yeboah in the 60m. In the 400m, you got [Emmanuel] Bamidele and [Chevannie] Hanson on the men's side. Brandon [Miller] looked really good in the 800m and advanced. On the women's side, Cherokee looked good in 400m advancing. We also advanced in the 60m with Zhane [Smith] as well as Kaylah Robinson in the hurdles. Laila [Owens] moved on in the 200m and [Bailey] Goggans, a freshman, did really well to make the 800m finals."
SEC Pole Vault Champion Zach Davis
on winning the title, competing with his teammates…
"It was my first win inside Gilliam, and to do it in the last meet I'll ever have in this building was really special. It was great to have my teammates competing alongside me. During the regular season we didn't always get the opportunity to compete together, so for us all to do that today really added to the experience."
For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@aggietfxc).
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