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LSU track and field wins six events at SEC championships; Tiger women take third, men seventh

LSU track and field wins six events at SEC championships; Tiger women take third, men seventh

The LSU women’s track and field team came up just a little short in the race for the team title Saturday night at the Southeastern Conference outdoor championships.

But if coach Dennis Shaver could have somehow squeezed just one more race out of sprint sensation Favour Ofili, the Tigers probably would have come away with the biggest trophy from the meet held in Oxford, Mississippi.

Ofili scorched the Ole Miss track in winning the 100 and 200 meters and ran second leg on the Tigers’ winning 4×100-meter relay.

The sophomore’s gallant effort came up just short, however, when Florida came from just off the pace in the final two events to take the women’s title with 107 points.

Arkansas was third with 103 points and LSU was third with 96½, while Kentucky (85) and Texas A&M (84) rounded out the top five.

Arkansas won the men’s title with 121 points and Alabama was second with 116. Tennessee (84), Florida (78) and Georgia (75) completed the top five. LSU finished seventh with 70.

With Ofili scoring 22½ points by herself, LSU held a scant 1½-point lead over Florida with 19 of 21 events in the books.

But the Gators got a second-place finish from Parker Valby in the 5,000 meters and clinched the title with a fifth-place effort from its 4×400 relay team to hold off Arkansas.

Ofili was one of the big stars when she outdueled Kentucky’s Abby Steiner in the two short sprints and teamed with Alia Armstrong, Tionna Beard-Brown and Thelma Davies to win the 4×100 relay over Kentucky.

After running the second leg on the relay that got the baton around in a season’s-best time of 42.59 seconds, while Kentucky ran a 42.63.

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It was the sixth consecutive win for LSU in the event at the SEC meet.

Ofili later came back to win the 100 in 10.93 seconds while running into a slight headwind. That tied her personal record she set in the LSU Invitational on April 30.

It was the 21st title in the event for the LSU women in 41 SEC championship meets. Steiner was second in 11.02 seconds.

Later, Ofili got the best of Steiner once again in the 200. Ofili, the collegiate record holder at 21.96 seconds, won with a 22.04 while Steiner nearly caught Ofili at the finish line in running a 22.07.

Armstrong provided the fourth win of the day for LSU in the 100-meter hurdles when she won with a slightly wind-aided time of 12.46 seconds.

Rival Grace Stark of Florida, who won the NCAA indoor 60-meter hurdles, fell going over the sixth of 10 hurdles, but Armstrong had a clear lead by then and coasted to the victory.

The men’s team had two wins Saturday as Eric Edwards Jr. made it a sweep for the Tigers in the hurdles and Sean Bodie-Dixon took the triple jump crown.

Edwards won the 110 hurdles with a PR of 13.28 seconds and Bodie-Dixon took the triple jump crown with a best of 53 feet, 8¼ inches.

Teammate Apalos Edwards gave LSU a 1-2 finish in the triple jump when he popped a personal-best 53-3½ on his final attempt to better his old PR by nearly 2½ feet.

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Six Events to Watch at SEC Outdoor Championships – Florida Gators

Six Events to Watch at SEC Outdoor Championships - Florida Gators
OXFORD, Miss. – The SEC Outdoor Championships is the premier collegiate conference meet in the nation. Some of the best talent in NCAA has convened on the campus of Ole Miss to contest 21 events on both the men’s and women’s sides to crown the team champion of the SEC.
 
Florida enters the weekend No. 3 in the nation in both the men’s and women’s rankings and figures to be near the top of the leaderboard as the weekend progresses.
 
Here are six events this weekend that are bound to feature big performances from the Gators and have a profound impact on Florida’s team title chances.
 
Women’s Triple Jump | Saturday: 2:30 p.m. CST (Finals Only)

Preview: The women’s triple jump has been dominated by the Gators this year and is one of the program’s staple events. Jasmine Moore and Natricia Hooper went 1-2 at both the SEC Indoor Championships and NCAA Indoor Championships.

During the outdoor season, the pair of teammates has continued to dominate, ranking No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation heading into the weekend.

Moore is the defending SEC Outdoor Champion in the Triple Jump. This event will kickstart a run on points for the Gators on Saturday, a day featuring finals for almost every running event as well.

Florida Athletes (SEC Rankings):

                1. Natricia Hooper: 14.18m/46-6.25

                2. Jasmine Moore: 14.07m/46-2

                7. Alissa Braxton: 13.16m/43-2.25

The Competition: Florida has been a stalwart in this event this season but Texas A&M’s Deborah Acquah and Tennessee’s Charisma Taylor have had strong performances in the past and will bring strong talent to the runway.

The Team Race: Florida will contest 16 of the 21 events at the SEC Outdoor Championships. 12 of those events will have finals on Saturday afternoon, meaning the Gators will be in line for a big run on points when action starts on the May 14th. The Triple Jump will be a catalyst for that with each of Florida’s three athletes projected to score.

This event could go a long way as a momentum booster for the rest of Florida’s day on Saturday and be a big event as Florida goes for the team title.

Men’s 400 Meters | Friday: 7:45 p.m. CT (Prelims); Saturday: 6:15 p.m. CT (Finals)

Preview:  The men’s 400 meters has been among the best events on Florida’s team this season. Behind a trio of All-Americans, the Gators scored 23 points in the event at the SEC Indoor Championships and nine points at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

All four of the athletes that comprised Florida’s collegiate-record breaking 4×400 team are all currently scheduled to run the event.

The 400 meters has been an event the Gators have had great success in over the years. Florida has won the SEC Outdoor Title in the 400 meters eight different times.

After not having a finalist in the event a season ago, the Gators look to bounce back with a bevy of talented quarter-milers set to line up for Friday’s prelims.

Florida Athletes (SEC Rankings):

                1. Champion Allison (45.16)

                1. Ryan Willie (45.16)

                16. Jacob Miley (46.15)

                23. Anthony Brodie (46.52)

                NT. Jacory Patterson (N/A)

The Competition: The SEC has no shortage of talent when it comes to the 400 meters. 10 different athletes have run under 46 seconds this season with Willie and Allison entering the weekend as conference co-leaders (45.16). Texas A&M features a trio of talented runners while Georgia’s Elija Godwin and Kentucky’s Dwight St. Hillaire bring talent and experience.

The finals of this event are bound to be one of the fastest races we see all weekend. It will also be a very competitive final to break into.

The Team Race: Florida scored more points in this event (23) than any other event, men or women, at the SEC Indoor Championships. The finals of this competition will be run right after the 800 meters and 100 meters, providing a big run on points for Florida.

The team race on the men’s side is expected to be congested, meaning Florida will count on big points here to move up the leaderboard.

Women’s Long Jump | Friday: 7:30 p.m. CST (Finals Only)

Preview: Much like the Triple Jump, the Long Jump has been an event of great success for Florida’s women this season. The Gators head into the weekend with three of the top six marks nationally and three of the top four marks in the SEC.

Florida’s All-American duo of Jasmine Moore and Claire Bryant will be joined by All-American Heptathlete Anna Hall, who will contest the Long Jump and 400-meter hurdles this weekend.

The Gators got 16 points in the Long Jump during the SEC Indoor Championships and 12 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Florida Athletes (SEC Rankings):

                2. Jasmine Moore: 6.82m/22-4.5

                3. Anna Hall: 6.74m/22-1.5

                4. Claire Bryant: 6.73m/22-1

The Competition: The Long Jump tends to be closely contested competition and this weekend should be no different. Texas A&M’s Deborah Acquah continues to lead the conference after a jump of 6.89m/22-7.25 in early April.

Shayla Broughton (Mississippi State), Morgan Smalls (LSU) and Titiana Marsh (Georgia) have all gone over 6.35m this season.

Florida’s trip of Long Jumpers are currently 2-3-4 in the conference heading into the weekend.

The Team Race: The Long Jump will represent Florida’s first big scoring chance on the women’s side this weekend. If the Gators can place all three athletes, Florida will be in a good spot heading into Saturday’s competition.

This event, along with the Triple Jump, will boost Florida’s team title chances this weekend.

Men’s 100 Meters | Friday: 8:35 p.m. CT (Prelims), Saturday: 6:35 p.m. CT (Finals)

Preview: The 100 Meters is always must-watch television in the SEC and this year is no different. Florida will line up six athletes in the prelims against the fastest collegians in the nation. The Gators have won this event nine different times.

During the indoor season, Dedrick Vanover was the co-gold medalist in the 60 meters when he finished in a dead tie for first with Georgia’s Matthew Boling.

Florida put two in the finals of last year’s SEC Outdoor Championships (Vanover and Joseph Fahnbulleh).

Florida Athletes (SEC Rankings):

                5. Dedrick Vanover (10.10)

                11. Joseph Fahnbulleh (10.15)

                14. PJ Austin (10.17)          

                14. Tyler Davis (10.17)

                28. Kemuel Santana (10.48)

                30. Cameron Mahorn (10.50)

The Competition: The field will be stacked in Oxford this weekend. 14 different runners have all-conditions marks under 10.20 this season including four different Gators.

Favour Ashe of Tennessee is the conference leader with a wind-aided mark of 9.79. Matthew Boling of Georgia (9.98), Da’Marcus Fleming of LSU (10.02w) and Lance Lang of Kentucky (10.02w) have all dipped under 10.05 seconds.

This could be anyone’s race. The goal is to get into Saturday night’s final and everything is on the line from there.

The Team Race: Any team will benefit from points scored in this race. Many of Florida’s 100 meters athletes will also be on the 4×100 team earlier in the evening, offering a big chance for the Gators to score points on Saturday night.

Women’s 800 Meters | Thursday: 6:30 p.m. CST (Prelims), Saturday: 6:45 p.m. CST (Final)

Preview: The 800 meters has been among the best event groups for Florida’s women this season. Imogen Barrett has been outstanding throughout the regular season after her third-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships.

Joining her this weekend are Gabrielle Wilkinson and Ashley Klingenberg in what is expected to be a competitive event for Florida.

Florida Athletes (SEC Rankings):

                3. Imogen Barrett: 2:01.65

                8. Gabrielle Wilkinson: 2:03.93

                49. Ashley Klingenberg: 2:12.76

The Competition: Imogen Barrett and Gabrielle Wilkinson will be among the top candidates to make the finals and score for Florida this weekend. Barrett brings the second-best mark in the conference upon racers entered in the 800 meters.

Wilkinson’s mark is sixth-best among entered competitors.

LSU’s Katy-Ann McDonald (2:00.98) and Michaela Rose (2:02.74) pose strong competition for Florida’s trio of runners. Texas A&M’s Avi’Tal Wilson Perteete and Mississippi State’s Sydney Steely are among the others to break under 2:04 during the regular season.

The top runner in each of the four heats along with the next five best times will meet in the final. All three of Florida’s runners are in separate heats.

The Team Race: The Gators could benefit from big points especially as the team race gets hotly contested down the stretch on Saturday night.

Florida got seven points from the event during the indoor season but with a more wide-open field, could see some more points come its way on Saturday.

Men’s 4×400 Relay | Saturday: 8:40 p.m. CT (Final)

Preview: The 4×400 relay is among the most entertaining events of every postseason meet. This year should be no exception, especially with a team title potentially on the line.

The Gators enter among the favorites, with a full lineup, after breaking the collegiate record in 2:58.53 at the Tom Jones Memorial.

The team of Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie, Jacob Miley and Champion Allison is the projected team to lineup for Florida but Anthony Brodie and Kemuel Santana will be among the pool of candidates to run as well.

Florida Athletes (SEC Rankings):

                1. Florida: 2:58.53

The Competition: Only 12 of the 13 men’s programs are fielding a relay team with Vanderbilt not having a men’s program and the host Rebels without an entry.

Florida will be in the fast heat alongside Georgia, LSU, Kentucky and Texas A&M. The Gators have the best time on paper with Texas A&M breaking 3:02.00 as well this year.

This will be the final event of the competition. Georgia beat Florida by .02 seconds during the SEC Indoor Championships.

A lot of this will come down to the health and availability of each team’s top runners. Many competitors will have run multiple races by that point.

The meet record set by LSU in 2016 (3:00.48) could be in serious jeopardy if teams line up their best squads on Saturday evening.

The Team Race: The impact of this race will depend on what the standings look like following 20 events. If the leader is ahead by more than 10 points, this race will be for pride.

But if the leader is within striking distance, this race could decide the SEC Outdoor Champion.

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CERAWEEK OPEC has no control over events roiling global oil markets -Sec Gen

CERAWEEK OPEC has no control over events roiling global oil markets -Sec Gen

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo speaks during the CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Kramer

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HOUSTON, March 7 (Reuters) – OPEC has no control over the events that have led to the run up in global oil prices and there is not enough capacity worldwide to compensate for the loss of Russian supply, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Monday.

Benchmark Brent crude prices surged on Monday, touching a 14-year high of over $139 a barrel as the United States and European allies considered banning Russian oil imports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia is the world’s top exporter of crude and fuel, shipping around 7 million bpd or 7% of global supplies.

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“There is no capacity in the world that could replace 7 millions barrels per day,” Barkindo told reporters at an industry conference in Houston.

“We have no control over current events, geopolitics, and this is dictating the pace of the market,” he said.

U.S., European and other governments exempted energy trade from sanctions to prevent already tight markets rallying further, but that has failed.

Traders have avoided Russian oil to avoid running afoul of future sanctions or unwittingly violating sanctions already imposed on Russian banks, companies and individuals.

With an outright ban, some analysts posit prices could rocket even higher. JPMorgan predicted Brent could hit $185 by year-end. A supply shortage would require prices to rise enough to cut demand. read more

“I have heard from several speakers here at CERAweek that current tightness in the market condition might be creating some demand destruction,” said Barkindo.

“Even as that might be the case, the other side of the equation is probably more critical at the moment, which is supply is increasingly lagging behind.”

When asked why the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies did not just end all restrictions on output at their meeting last week, Barkindo told Reuters the situation in oil markets had developed since the group met on March 2.

“Let’s see what happens at the next meeting,” he said.

OPEC and allies led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, said after that meeting in a statement that markets were well balanced, and OPEC+ sources reaffirmed that earlier on Monday. read more

OPEC+ remained committed to market stability, Barkindo said. The group continued to unwind the deep cuts imposed at the height of the pandemic, he said. Production should be fully restored from the cuts in September, he said.

OPEC+ stuck to a plan for a modest output rise in April at the March 2 meet and ignored the Ukraine crisis in their talks. read more

The situation in the markets was likely to be a game-changer in the energy transition, Barkindo told reporters.

Access to capital for the oil industry has become more challenging, he said, but the crisis was showing the world could not afford to stop investing in oil and gas.

Most OPEC+ members have little spare oil production capacity at the moment, with the bulk of the extra capacity available in the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Reporting By David Gaffen and Marianna Parraga; Writing by Simon Webb; Editing by David Gregorio

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OPEC has no control over events that have overtaken global oil markets- Sec Gen

HOUSTON — OPEC has no control over the events that have led to the run up in global oil prices and is committed to ensuring security of supply, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Monday.

Benchmark Brent crude prices touched a 14-year high of over $139 a barrel on Monday as the United States and European allies considered banning Russian oil imports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The situation in the markets was likely to be a game-changer in the energy transition, Barkindo told reporters at an industry conference in Houston

Sanctions already imposed on Russian banks have already left oil trade from Russia, one of the world’s top producers of oil and gas, in disarray. (Reporting By David Gaffen and Marianna Parraga; Writing by Simon Webb)