PREDICTIONS: 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships

The SEC Outdoor Championship entries / heat sheets were released fairly late, not leaving us with enough time to actually write a full preview. However, we were able to craft some predictions. Below, we put together our top-five finishers (with times) for each of the men's and women's distance events. Enjoy!

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FINAL PREDICTIONS

*Predictions via Maura Beattie

*Assumes all runners will contest the race(s) that they are entered in.

Women’s 800 Meters

1. Michaela Rose (LSU) - 1:59

2. Imogen Barrett (Florida) - 2:00

3. Sylvia Chelangat (South Carolina) - 2:02

4. Gabrielle Wilkinson (Florida) - 2:02

5. Cindy Bourdier (LSU) - 2:03

Men’s 800 Meters

1. Navasky Anderson (Mississippi State) - 1:46

2. Baylor Franklin (Ole Miss) - 1:47

3. Sam Austin (Florida) - 1:47

4. Will Sumner (Georgia) - 1:48

5. Alex Selles (LSU) - 1:48

Men’s 1500 Meters

1. Anass Essayi (South Carolina) - 3:37

2. Anthony Camerieri (Ole Miss) - 3:37

3. Eliud Kipsang (Alabama) - 3:38

4. Shane Bracken (Ole Miss) - 3:39

5. Elias Schreml (Arkansas) - 3:39

Women’s 1500 Meters

1. Flomena Asekol (Alabama) - 4:11

2. Lorena Rangel Batres (LSU) - 4:12

3. Imogen Barrett (Florida) - 4:12

4. Silan Ayyildiz (South Carolina) - 4:13

5. Loral Winn (Ole Miss) - 4:15

Women’s 5000 Meters

1. Parker Valby (Florida) - 15:37

2. Hilda Olemomoi (Alabama) - 15:43

3. Mercy Chelangat (Alabama) - 15:43

4. Sydney Thorvaldson (Arkansas) - 15:51

5. Kristel van den Berg (Ole Miss) - 15:57

Men’s 5000 Meters

1. Dylan Jacobs (Tennessee) - 13:36

2. Victor Kiprop (Alabama) - 13:39

3. Anthony Camerieri (Ole Miss) - 13:40

4. Hillary Cheruiyot (Alabama) - 13:45

5. Yaseen Abdalla (Tennessee) - 13:47

Women’s 10,000 Meters

1. Sydney Thorvaldson (Arkansas) - 33:47

2. Ryann Helmers (Ole Miss) - 33:54

3. Elka Machan (Alabama) - 34:09

4. Nyah Hernandez (Tennessee) - 34:17

5. Jasmine Fehr (Tennessee) - 34:18

Men’s 10,000 Meters

1. Victor Kiprop (Alabama) - 28:32

2. Yaseen Abdalla (Tennessee) - 28:36

3. Ben Savino (Ole Miss) - 28:54

4. Chris Maxon (Ole Miss) - 28:55

5. Karl Thiessen (Tennessee) - 29:02

Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase

1. Laura Taborda (Arkansas) - 9:58

2. Gracie Hyde (Arkansas) - 10:02

3. Julia Abell (Texas A&M) - 10:12

4. Kathryn Nohilly (Florida) - 10:14

5. Sydney Steely (Kentucky) - 10:19

Men’s 300 Meter Steeplechase

1. Wesley John (Georgia) - 8:51

2. Teddy Radtke (Texas A&M) - 8:53

3. Jacob McLeod (Arkansas) - 8:56

4. Jackson Watts (Kentucky) - 9:01

5. Francesco Romano (Texas A&M) - 9:06