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SEC outdoor track & field weekly honors: Week 4

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Men's Runner of the Week

 Matthew Boling, Georgia

Boling, swept the 100-meter dash and 200m and ran a leg on the first-place 4x100m relay during the Bulldogs' Spec Towns + Torrin Lawrence Invitational. His 20.26 is the fourth-fastest time in the nation this year (fastest of the weekend) as he managed to edge Elija Godwin (20.33) for the win. Boling returned to run a leg on the winning 4x100m relay as the unit registered a 39.22, which ranks third in school history and 10th nationally this season.

Men's Field Athlete of the Week

 Marc Minichello, Georgia

Minichello, sent his second attempt in the javelin a Georgia personal best 74.52m/244-6 to win at the Spec Towns + Torrin Lawrence Invitational. This effort ranks seventh nationally and was the country's second-best throw of the weekend.

Men's Freshman of the Week

 Matthew Sophia, LSU

Sophia, won the 110mH at the Lloyd Wills Invitational with a time of 13.81 seconds which is 10th in the SEC and first among freshmen this season. It was the second fastest in the SEC this week.

Women's Runner of the Week

 Michaela Rose, LSU

Rose, clocked the fastest 800 in the nation in her 800m season opener at the Lloyd Wills Invitational. The time of 2:00.34 was also a stadium record, meet record, No. 2 in LSU history. No. 3 in the world, and No. 10 in collegiate history. This is the fastest pre-April 15th 800m in collegiate history. She also paced two of her teammates (Lorena Rangel-Batres and Cindy Bourdier) to top-10 times in the nation with this race. This is a week after helping set the 4x800 and DMR Texas Relays records.

Women's Field Athlete of the Week

 Morgan Smalls, LSU

Smalls, hit a new personal-best height of 6' 1.25" (1.86m) on her third and final attempt at the level, tying the same height the winner ended with at the Lloyd Wills Invitational. She now ranks second in the nation and made the move from fourth to third in the LSU record book.

Women's Freshman of the Week

 Autumn Wilson, Georgia

Wilson, made her Athens debut and left with the fastest 200-meter dash in the country this year (No. 5 on world list) of 22.56, which also ranks fifth on the all-time Georgia list. She also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team as the unit clocked a facility record 43.26, which stands fifth nationally.