Lindon Victor named SEC Field Athlete of the Year!!!

BIRMINGHAM – SEC Athlete of the Year honors were announced by the conference office and Texas A&M junior Lindon Victor was named men's Field Athlete of the Year in voting by the coaches.

Victor broke the SEC Championship meet record in winning the decathlon with 8,446 points as he set nine career outdoor best marks among the 10 events contested. In the process he defeated Georgia's Maicel Uibo, the two-time defending NCAA champion and three-time defending SEC champion, who held the previous meet record of 8,326 set in 2015.

The 8,446 points by Victor ranks fourth on the all-time collegiate list. The three scores that rank ahead of him include 8,465 by Trey Hardee of Texas, 8,463 by Tennessee's Tom Pappas and 8,457 by Ashton Eaton of Oregon. The score by Victor improved his previous best tally by 993 points.

In claiming the SEC title, Victor became the first Aggie conference decathlon champion since 1995 when Richard Harrison won a second Big 12 title. Victor broke the Texas A&M record of 7,931 set by Ricky Barker at the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival in Los Angeles.

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