Calling all track and field fans to tune in and watch the SEC Track and Field Championships. The championships will be hosted by the University of South Carolina at the Shelia & Morris Cregger Track from May 11-13, 2017. The meet will be streamed live on the SEC Network.
This is a meet in which some of the best track and field athletes in the world will compete against each other. Many of these athletes represented their county at the Rio Olympic Games last year.
SEC teams are expected to do very well at this year’s NCAA Championships. A total of 23 SEC men’s and women’s track and field teams are ranked among the nation’s top-25 teams, according to the latest national rankings by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Alabama track and field teams have held a steady position in the national rankings as the men remain at No. 5 and the women at No. 10. You can keep up with live results here: http://live.pttiming.com/?mid=1176
Men’s National Rankings
1 Texas A&M
2 Florida
3 Texas Tech
4 Georgia
5 Alabama
6 LSU
7 Oregon
8 USC
9 Arkansas
10 Texas
11 Virginia
12 Ole Miss
13 Baylor
14 Kansas
15 Colorado State
16 Nebraska
17 Penn State
18 Auburn
19 South Carolina
20 UCLA
21 Kentucky
22 Mississippi State
23 Tennessee
24 Oklahoma State
25 Houston
26 Virginia Tech
27 Florida State
28 Middle Tennessee
29 Iowa
30 Syracuse
Women’s National Rankings
1 Texas A&M
2 Oregon
3 USC
4 LSU
5 Arkansas
6 Kentucky
7 Georgia
8 Florida
9 Texas
10 Alabama
11 Baylor
12 Kansas State
13 Auburn
14 Florida State
15 Purdue
16 Ole Miss
17 Stanford
18 BYU
19 Miami (Fla.)
20 Arizona State
21 Notre Dame
22 Tennessee
23 Washington
24 Penn State
25 South Carolina
26 Missouri
27 Minnesota
28 San Francisco
29 UTEP
30 Virginia Tech
By Dr. Brandon Spradley
Dr. Spradley is the Director of Sports Management at the United States Sports Academy, and can be reached at bspradley@ussa.edu.