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SEC outdoor track & field weekly honors: Week 5

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Men's Runner of the Week

 Tarsis Orogot, Alabama

Tarsis Orogot clocked 19.60 (+2.9) at the Tom Jones Memorial to take hold of the second-fastest, all-conditions mark in collegiate history for the 200-meters. It is also the fastest all-condition 200m time by any African in history.

Men's Field Athlete of the Week

 Rojé Stona, Arkansas

Finishing runner-up in the Mt. SAC Relays discus to the current world leader, Rojé Stona moved to No. 5 on the all-time collegiate list and No. 4 on the Jamaican all-time list with a mark of 218-7 (66.64). In the first round of the competition, Stona's mark of 211-4 (62.79) bettered the Arkansas school record of 205-4 (62.60) which had stood since 1982 and was set by Scott Lofquist. Stona improved that mark to 215-8 (65.75) in the fifth round, bettering his own career best of 213-7 (65.11) while at Clemson. On his final throw, Stona added nearly three more feet to his most recent career best with a distance of 218-7 (66.64), which ranks No. 6 on the 2023 world list and is second best among collegians.

Men's Freshman of the Week

 Keyshawn Strachan, Auburn

Keyshawn Strachan continued his winning ways, claiming the men's javelin throw with a best mark of 76.97m/252-6. Strachan, who won the event by 20 feet, also had a throw of 76.96m. The national leader in the event, Strachan's marks were the second and third best in school history behind his school record of 84.27m set two weeks ago at the Texas Relays.

Women's Runner of the Week

 Britton Wilson, Arkansas

Britton Wilson claimed victories in the 400m Hurdles and 400m on consecutive days at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial, setting 2023 world-leading times in each event. A 53.23 in the hurdles ranks Wilson No. 3 performer and performance on all-time collegiate list as she defeated a field that included professional Anna Hall and Kentucky's Masai Russell. On the following day in the 400m, Wilson produced a 49.51 collegiate record, which ranks No. 7 on the American outdoor all-time list. Women's Field Athlete of the Week: Jasmine Moore, Florida Florida's Jasmine Moore finished with gold in the long jump invite at the Tom Jones Memorial with a mark of 6.98m/22'10.75", which the farthest jump in the country this year. In the triple jump Moore (13.91m/45'7.75") earned silver for her performance with the third-farthest jump in the country and the fifth-farthest in the world this year. Her mark in the long jump was the fourth-farthest all-conditions jump in collegiate outdoor history.

Women's Freshman of the Week

 Alida van Daalen, Florida

Alida van Daalen earned silver at the Tom Jones Memorial in both the shot put invite and discus invite. In the discus invite, van Daalen's threw the seventh best mark in the nation this year (56.82m/186'5"). In the shot put invite, her mark of 18.14m/59'6.25" is a new outdoor personal best, improving upon her fourth-best mark in school history. It is also the best throw in the SEC this season and the fourth best in the country.