Sixteen Conference Medalists Earn All-SEC Recognition

Hannah Grace / Ismaila Sawaneh - 2026 SEC Champions

May 20, 2026 | Track & Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference announced that 16 members of the Tennessee track & field program earned All-SEC honors following their medal-winning performances last week at the 2026 SEC Outdoor Championships.

Individual and relay conference champions were named first-team All-SEC selections, while silver and bronze medalists earned second- and third-team recognition, respectively.

Tennessee had a pair of first-team honorees in the men's and women's pole vault, as Ismaila Sawaneh and Hannah Grace captured conference titles with marks of 5.65 meters (18-6.5) and 4.41 meters (14-5.5), respectively. UT became the second school in SEC history to sweep the men's and women's outdoor SEC pole vault titles and the first to accomplish the feat since Georgia in 2005.

Three Tennessee athletes earned All-SEC second-team recognition after claiming silver medals at the conference meet. Traunard Folson finished runner-up in the men's 100-meter dash final with a personal-best time of 10.03 seconds. In the throws, Cedricka Williams earned silver in the women's discus with a mark of 60.64 meters (198-11), while JL Van Rensburg placed second in the men's shot put with an outdoor personal-best toss of 19.81 meters (65-0).

Sophomore thrower Igor Olaru opened the conference meet with a podium performance in the men's hammer, claiming bronze with a throw of 71.51 meters (234-7). The Moldovan international and Tennessee school record holder earned All-SEC Third Team honors and was UT's first medalist in the event since 2022.

UT also collected bronze medals in the men's 4x100-meter relay, women's 4x100-meter relay and women's 4x400-meter relay. Elijah Clark, Davonte Howell and T'Mars McCallum earned All-SEC third-team honors after helping the men's 4x100-meter relay clock a season-best 38.51 seconds, while Lauren Jarrett, Avia Jones, Dana Wilson and Cydney Wright were recognized for their 42.77 performance in the women's 4x100-meter relay.

The Lady Vol quartet of Wright, Javonya Valcourt, Esther Joseph and Maira Scott capped the meet with a school-record time of 3:22.73 in the 4x400-meter relay, breaking Tennessee's previous school record and ranking 11th all-time in NCAA history.

2026 All-SEC Team – Men's Outdoor Track & Field

First Team
Kayinsola Ajayi, Auburn
Malachi Austin, LSU
Kody Blackwood, Texas
Grant Buckmiller, LSU
Ernest Cheruiyot, Arkansas
Tyler Davis, Auburn
Azeem Fahmi, Auburn
Amal Glasgow, LSU
Kimani Jack, Georgia
Brandon Green Jr, Oklahoma
Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Kentucky
Austin Kresley, Auburn
Rivaldo Marshall, Arkansas
Brian Masai, Arkansas
Temoso Masikane, Florida
Shakeem McKay, LSU
Ralford Mullings, Oklahoma
Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi, Texas A&M
Samuel Ogazi, Alabama
Sacha Rifflart, Mississippi State
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Ole Miss
Ismaila Sawaneh, Tennessee
Ben Shearer, Arkansas
Ja'Kobe Tharp, Auburn
Jelani Watkins, Arkansas

Second Team
Mohamed Adoini, Georgia
Oussama Allaoui, Florida
Etoro Bassey, Texas A&M
Justin Braun, Florida
Joshua Caleb, LSU
Harry Crosby, Alabama
Kelsey Daniel, Texas
Jordan Davis, Georgia
Traunard Folson, Tennessee
Trevor Gunzell, Alabama
Jayden Horton-Mims, Florida
Nikolai van Huyssteen, Georgia
Sam Innes, Missouri
Bismack Kipchirchir, Alabama
Dismus Lokira, Alabama
Peter Narumbe, Texas A&M
Jordan Pierre, Arkansas
Jaiden Reid, LSU
JL Van Rensburg, Tennessee
Denzel Simusialela, Kentucky
Kendrick Smallwood, Texas
Malique Smith-Band, Florida
Nicholas Spikes, Florida
Jordan Turner, LSU
Jeremiah Walker, LSU

Third Team
Kelvin Cheruiyot, Florida
Elijah Clark, Tennessee
Zander Cruzan, Arkansas
Jarno van Daalen, Florida
Patrick Daves, Alabama
Leikel Cabrera Gay, Florida
Davonte Howell, Tennessee
Juriad Hughes, Jr., Arkansas
Jaouad Khchina, South Carolina
Dennis Kipruto, Alabama
T'Mars McCallum, Tennessee
Theo Mudzengerere, Kentucky
Vance Nilsson, Florida
Israel Okon, Auburn
Igor Olaru, Tennessee
Ezekiel Pitireng, Alabama
Ja'Qualon Scott, Texas A&M
Jonathan Simms, Georgia
Aleksandr Solovev, Texas A&M
Brion Stephens, Georgia
Tyrice Taylor, Arkansas
TJ Tomlyanovich, Arkansas
Devyn Wright, Arkansas
Christopher Young, Alabama

2026 All-SEC Team – Women's Outdoor Track & Field

First Team
Analisse Batista, Arkansas
Aniyah Bigam, LSU
Valentina Barrios Bornacelli, Missouri
Kaylyn Brown, Arkansas
Sanaria Butler, Arkansas
Alida van Daalen, Florida
Morgan Davis, Texas A&M
Salma Elbadra, South Carolina
Akala Garrett, South Carolina
Tima Godbless, LSU
Hannah Grace, Tennessee
Athaleyha Hinckson, LSU
Adaejah Hodge, Georgia
Kemarah Howard, Kentucky
Shawnti Jackson, LSU
Sanu Jallow-Lockhart, Arkansas
Caren Kiplagat, Alabama
Doris Lemngole, Alabama
Gabrielle Matthews, Florida
Dejanea Oakley, Georgia
Akaoma Odeluga, Ole Miss
Asia Phillips, Florida
Marie Rougetet, Mississippi State
Emmi Scales, Kentucky
Marta Sivina, Vanderbilt

Second Team
Miracle Ailes, Alabama
Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Kentucky
Riley Ammenhauser, Oklahoma
Alicia Burnett, Ole Miss
Jassani Carter, Georgia
Judy Chepkoech, Florida
Taylor Cox, Georgia
Shaquena Foote, Georgia
Tristen Harris, South Carolina
Cynthia Jemutai, Alabama
Vimbayi Maisvorewa, Georgia
Giavonna Meeks, Texas
Nina Ndubuisi, Georgia
Ellie Partrick, Alabama
Alyssa Quinones-Mixon, Auburn
Lisa Raye, Georgia
Reign Redmond, Georgia
Ella Rush, Georgia
Michelle Smith, Georgia
Tianna Springer, Georgia
Cedricka Williams, Tennessee
Tia Wilson, Florida

Third Team
Maria Isabel Arboleda Angulo, Arkansas
Amelliah Birdow, Texas
Adeyah Brewster, LSU
Alexis Brown, South Carolina
Domtila Cheruto, Oklahoma
Camryn Dickson, Texas A&M
Katelyn Fairchild, Texas A&M
Layla Haynes, Florida
Princesse Hyman, LSU
Lauren Jarrett, Tennessee
Nelly Jemeli, Mississippi State
Avia Jones, Tennessee
Esther Joseph, Tennessee
Machaeda Linton, Texas A&M
Kelsie Murrell-Ross, Georgia
Jacelyn Neighbors, Oklahoma
Hilda Olemomoi, Florida
Angel Richmore, Oklahoma
Maira Scott, Tennessee
Claire Stegall, Florida
Javonya Valcourt, Tennessee
Dana Wilson, Tennessee
Cydney Wright, Tennessee