Georgia men, Missouri women lead after Day 1

BATON ROUGE, La. (May 11, 2023) -- The Georgia men and Missouri women currently lead the 2023 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships following the opening day of competition here Thursday at Bernie Moore Track & Field Stadium.

The Georgia men currently lead the way with 18 team points, while Alabama is second with 17 and Ole Miss is third with 14. Mississippi State (13) stands fourth, followed by Auburn (12), Tennessee (11), LSU (10), Texas A&M (7), South Carolina (6), Arkansas (5), Kentucky (2), Florida (1) and Missouri (1).

The Missouri women lead with 22 points, while Arkansas is second with 21 and Ole Miss and Texas A&M are tied with 20. Alabama (12) is fifth, followed by Auburn (10), Tennessee (8), Georgia (3) and LSU (1).

Georgia's Kyle Garland leads the men's decathlon with a total of 4,626 points, and Vanderbilt's Beatrice Juskeviciute currently holds the lead in the women's heptathlon with a total of 3,683 points.

Individual champions crowned Thursday were: Auburn's Madi Malone in the women's hammer throw (68.69m), Ole Miss' Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan in the men's hammer throw (71.25m), Texas A&M's Lianna Davidson in the women's javelin (57.65m), Georgia's Marc Minichello in the men's javelin (79.50m), Arkansas' Sydney Thorvaldson in the women's 10,000m (34:18.10) and Alabama's Victor Kiprop in the men's 10,000m (29:58.43).

The SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships continue on Friday at 11: a.m. CT with the men's decathlon 110 hurdles.