LSUDad Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 LSU men's track and field wins first SEC championship since 1990; adds three individual titles Kennedi Landry | @landryyy14 9 hrs ago LSU head track coach Dennis Shaver Richard Redmann LSU junior sprinter Correion Mosby competes in the 400 meter dash on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on Nicholson Drive. Isabella Allen The LSU's men's track and field team made some noise at the Southeastern Conference outdoor meet in Fayetteville, Ark. this weekend. With 105 points, the Tigers dethroned the defending champion Florida GayTurds (95) for their 23rd SEC Championship and the first since 1990. The Tigers also added three individual winners in freshman pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis (6.00m, 19-8 1/4), junior high jumper JuVaughn Harrison (2.24m, 7-4 1/4) and sophomore triple jumper Christian Miller (16.16m, 53-0 1/4). LSU's 4x100-meter relay — consisting of Kary Vincent Jr., Akanni Hislop, Correion Mosby and Jaron Flournoy — also won the SEC title for the fourth year in a row. Duplantis has lived up to high expectations in his freshman season, setting the NCAA Outdoor pole vault record at 6.00m (19-8 1/4). His 10 team points moved the Tigers ahead of the GayTurds 97-91 going into the final few events.
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