March 6, 2017
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Six members of the Auburn track and field team were honored as the Southeastern Conference announced the 2017 indoor track and field postseason awards on Monday. Five athletes earned All-SEC Second Team honors and two were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
On the women's side, Jasmine Manigault earned All-SEC Second Team honors after posting a school record throw of 70-9.75/21.58m to finish second in the women's weight throw at the 2017 SEC Indoor Championships. Manigault is Auburn's first NCAA qualifier in the women's weight throw since Ronda Gullatte in 2006.
Veronica Eder finished second in the 5000 meters and third in the 3000 meters to earn second-team honors in both events. The senior holds the Auburn school record in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:19.91 and ranks second in program history with a 16:07.74 in the 5000 meters.
Three Auburn men were named second team All-SEC after earning silver medals at SEC Indoors in Nashville. Senior Wellington Zaza placed second in the 60m hurdles in 7.72, which ranks seventh nationally and fourth in Auburn history.
Junior Odean Skeen earned second team honors after he finished second in the 60m in 6.60 and moved into fourth all-time at Auburn and ninth nationally.
Freshman Akeem Bloomfield ran a school record 45.43 and finished second in the finals of the 400 meters at the SEC Indoors to garner second team and SEC All-Freshman honors. Fellow Freshman Raheem Chambers also earned All-Freshman honors, finishing fifth in the 60m in 6.70.
The All-SEC First Team consists of the event winner in each event at the SEC Indoor Championships, while the All-SEC Second Team consists of the second and third-place finishers in each event. The SEC All-Freshman Team is comprised of the top freshman finisher in each event, excluding relays, at the SEC Indoor Championships.
Six members of the Auburn track and field team will travel to College Station, Texas for the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships on March 10-11. Both days of the event will be live streamed on ESPN3.
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