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Duplantis breaks collegiate record as LSU wins SEC title

Posted at 10:07 PM, May 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-11 23:07:26-04

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The LSU men’s track and field team claimed its 23rd Southeastern Conference outdoor championship on Saturday night at John McDonnell Field with 105 points.

Head coach Dennis Shaver’s 4×400-meter relay team of Dorian Camel, Correion Mosby, Jaron Flournoy and Tyler Terry finished second in the event to unseat defending champion Florida, 105-95, and claim the Tigers’ first outdoor SEC title since 1990.

Individual SEC titles were earned by JuVaughn Harrison (high jump, 2.24m, 7-4 1/4), Christian Miller (triple jump, 16.16m, 53-0 1/4) and Mondo Duplantis (pole vault, 6.00m, 19-8 1/4), while the 4×100-meter relay (38.85) led the charge for the Purple and Gold early on the final day.

Minutes before the 4×400 relay, Duplantis set the NCAA Outdoor pole vault record with a leap of 6.00m (19-8 1/4) for 10 team points that moved the Tigers ahead of the Gators, 97-91. Mondo, whose brother Antoine hit a three-run home run to beat Arkansas just down the street earlier Saturday, broke Lawrence Johnson’s 1996 record of 5.98m (19-7 1/2).

The Lady Tigers also put forth a special performance on Saturday, led by Sha’Carri Richardson who completed the meet triple with wins in the 100 meters (11.00), 200 meters (22.57) and anchoring LSU’s 4×100-meter relay (42.93) title.

With 83 points, LSU’s women finished fourth in the team competition, two points behind Texas A&M (85) and a point behind Kentucky (84). Homestanding Arkansas (139.5 points) won the meet for the fifth time in six seasons.

Check back for a full recap.

2019 Men’s Team Standings
1. LSU, 105
2. Florida, 95
3. Arkansas, 91
4. Texas A&M, 86.5
5. Alabama, 77
6. Kentucky, 72.5
7. Tennessee, 68
8. Miss State, 57
9. Georgia, 43
10. South Carolina, 41
11. Ole Miss, 34
12. Missouri, 32
13. Auburn, 17

LSU’s SEC Men’s Outdoor Track Championships (23)
1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019

2019 Women’s Team Standings
1 Arkansas, 139.5
2 Texas A&M, 85
3 Kentucky, 84
4 LSU, 83
5 Alabama, 69
5 Florida, 69
7 Missouri, 53
8 Auburn, 46
9 Tennessee, 45.5
10 Georgia, 42.5
11 Miss State, 37
12 Ole Miss, 31.5
13 South Carolina, 23
14 Vanderbilt, 11