SEC TF athletes earn 30 medals at World Championships
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 30, 2023) ----- A total of 26 current and former Southeastern Conference track and field student-athletes claimed 30 medals at the World Athletics Championships recently in Budapest, Hungary. The 26 athletes represent 10 different SEC universities.
Arkansas and Texas A&M had five athletes who claimed medals, and Kentucky and LSU had four. Athletes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee also won medals at the World Championships.
LSU athletes combined to win six medals, including three by Sha'Carri Richardson: two gold in the 100m and 4x100 relay and bronze in the 200m. Two others medaled in multiple events: Georgia's Matthew Boling (gold in 4x400 relay and mixed 4x400 relay) and South Carolina's Quincy Hall (gold in 4x400 relay and bronze in 400m).
SEC athletes claimed a total of 15 gold medals in the World Championships to go along with seven silver medals and seven bronze medals.
| Medal | Student-Athlete | School | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tamara Clark | Alabama | USA | 4x100m |
| Gold | Rosey Effiong | Arkansas | USA | Mixed 4x400m |
| Gold | Chris Bailey | Arkansas | USA | 4x400m |
| Silver | Wayne Pinnock | Arkansas | USA | Long Jump |
| Silver | Nickisha Pryce | Arkansas | Jamaica | 4x400m |
| Bronze | Amber Anning | Arkansas | Great Britain | 4x400m |
| Gold | Grant Holloway | Florida | USA | 110m Hurdles |
| Gold | Ryan Willie | Florida | USA | Mixed 4x400m relay |
| Silver | Anna Hall | Florida | USA | Heptathlon |
| Gold | Matthew Boling | Georgia | USA | 4x400m |
| Gold | Matthew Boling | Georgia | USA | Mixed 4x400m relay |
| Gold | Alexis Holmes | Kentucky | USA | Mixed 4x400m relay |
| Silver | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Kentucky | Puerto Rico | 100m Hurdles |
| Bronze | Daniel Roberts | Kentucky | USA | 110m Hurdles |
| Bronze | Keni Harrison | Kentucky | USA | 100m Hurdles |
| Gold | Mondo Duplantis | LSU | Sweden | Pole Vault |
| Gold | Sha'Carri Richardson | LSU | USA | 100m |
| Gold | Sha'Carri Richardson | LSU | USA | 4x100m |
| Gold | Vernon Norwood | LSU | USA | High Jump |
| Silver | JuVaughn Harrison | LSU | USA | High Jump |
| Bronze | Sha'Carri Richardson | LSU | USA | 200m |
| Gold | Marco Arop | Mississippi State | Canada | 800m |
| Gold | Quincy Hall | South Carolina | USA | 4x400m |
| Bronze | Quincy Hall | South Carolina | USA | 400m |
| Gold | Christian Coleman | Tennessee | USA | 4x100m |
| Gold | Fred Kerley | Texas A&M | USA | 4x100m |
| Silver | Charokee Young | Texas A&M | Jamaica | 4x400m |
| Silver | Shamier Little | Texas A&M | USA | 400m Hurdles |
| Bronze | Athing Mu | Texas A&M | USA | 800m |
| Bronze | Lindon Victor | Texas A&M | USA | Decathlon |