Lewis And McWilliams Named SEC Athletes Of The Week
Lewis, a junior from Coldwater, Miss., qualified for regionals in the 400m (46.09) and long jump (25-3 1/4) this past weekend at the Jace Lacoste Invitational. He set a Jace Lacoste Invitational record with his performance in the 400m and ran anchor of the 4x100m relay team that took first place.
Currently, he ranks second in the SEC in the 200m, third in the 400m and 4x400m relay, fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 100m and 4x100m. Nationally, he ranks seventh in the 200m and long jump, eighth in the 400m and 10th in the 4x100m relay.
A native of Red Bay, Ala., McWilliams set regional qualifying marks in the 800m with a 2:03.21 and in the 1500m in 4:15.72. Both marks broke the Jace Lacoste Invitational meet records and the W.O. Spencer Stadium and Carl Maddox Track records.
The junior has qualified for regionals in the 800m and 1500m, and ranks first in the SEC in the 800m and 1500m. She also ranks first in the nation in the 1500m and second in the 800m.
Both athletes are set to compete with their teammates at the TCU Invitational on Saturday, April 17, in Forth Worth, Texas.