BATON ROUGE, La. – After two days plagued by rain, Sunday's weather provided a nice backdrop to the final day of action at the SEC Outdoor Championships that saw Mississippi State end its stint in Baton Rouge with All-SEC honors.

"We always have a goal of showing the world we possess some of the best athletes here at MSU," coach Steve Dudley said. "This week we did that by capturing a couple of All-SEC honors.

Erica Bougard captured the MSU's first honor on Friday as she earned All-Freshman honors in the heptathlon. Sunday Marcus Jackson joined her as he had an excellent showing in the high jump. On his sixth jump of the day, Jackson jumped a personal best 7-03.25 to finish second, pick up eight points and earn All-SEC second team honors. Joining Jackson in competition was teammate James Harris, who finished right on Jackson's heels as he jumped 7-02.25 to finish third and earn six points.

Before Jackson and Harris' exciting high jump performances, the Bulldogs collected points from a variety of events. Jason Harper picked up the first point of the day, as he jumped 49-09.75 to place eighth in the triple jump. Ed Wesela, who threw a personal best 59-08.25, contributed five points with his fourth place finish in the shot put, while Daundre Barnaby added another four with his fifth place time of 46.60 in the 400-meter dash. John Valentine closed out the individual scoring as he earned 1 point for his eighth place and personal best time of 14:35.24 in the 5000-meter run.

The 4x100-meter quartet of D'Angelo Cherry, Jarrett Samuels, Tavaris Tate and James Harris scored the Bulldogs only multi-athlete points, as they earned four points for their fifth place time of 40.16. The 4x400-meter squad of Harris, Mayers, Barnaby and Tate was on course for a top finish, but unfortunately was bumped in the second leg leading to a fall and the ending of their race.

Nathan Arnett and Emanuel Mayers provided the Bulldogs with two sets of points as they competed in both sections of the hurdles. Arnett (13.77) provided five points for his fourth place finish in the 110-meter portion, then added another six by running a third place time of 50.44 in the 400-meter hurdles. Mayers provided a total of nine points, as he earned four for his fifth place 110-meter hurdles finish (14.02) and five for his fourth place spot in the 400-meter section (50.71).

The Lady Bulldogs started their day by picking up two points from Erica Bougard (41-00.25) who finished seventh in the triple jump. Jody-Ann Muir (52.74) added five points to the mix for her fourth place performance in the 400-meter dash, before joining teammates Brittany Covington, Racquel Farquharson and Bougard to run 45.53 and finish seventh in the 4x100-meter relay earning two points.

The 4x400-meter quartet of Covington, Muir, Bougard and Carey picked up the final Lady Bulldog points, as they ran 3:38.83 to finish second and earn two points.

MSU closed out the day with the Bulldogs landing in fifth place with 61 points, behind Arkansas who claimed the SEC Championship with a total of 196 points. The Lady Bulldogs closed their time in Baton Rouge with 28 points and a 10th place finish, while LSU picked up 161.50 points to claim the SEC title.

"We had a good showing at the SEC Championships," Dudley stated. "Now we have to put this meet behind us, lace up our shoes and begin preparations for Nationals."

After returning home, the Maroon and White will have a week off before heading to Jacksonville, Fla., on May 24-26 for the NCAA East Preliminary.

MANHATTAN, Kanas – Texas A&M produced 11 winning efforts on Sunday during the final day of the Big 12 Championships as the Aggies made its charge towards another set of conference team titles in front of 3,073 fans at R.V. Christian Track Complex.

The A&M men, who had seven victories on the final day, were successful in defending their 2011 title as they accumulated 150 points to better Texas by 19.

Prezel Hardy, Jr. led the effort as the men's high point scorer. He swept the sprint titles with a windy 10.03 in the 100 and career best 20.33 in the 200 while also anchoring the Aggies 4 x 100 relay to a 39.00 victory.

"We had to have a lot of people doing really well today to win the men's title," Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry said. "PJ had high point honors with a 100 and 200 victories, but we also needed the points we were able to score in a lot of events today. We still have some holes, but overall I was very pleased."

The Aggie men repeated a sweep of the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor team titles they achieved last season. The 150 points for A&M claimed this championship as Texas finished second with 131. They were followed by Oklahoma, 91; Kansas State 75; Texas Tech, 72; Baylor 65; Kansas, 64; Oklahoma State, 64; Iowa State, 54; and Missouri, 52.

Meanwhile, the Aggie women finished third with 128.5 points as Texas ended A&M's run of five consecutive conference championships with 139 points as Kansas finished second with 129.5 points.

The rest of the women's Big 12 team race included Baylor, 72; Texas Tech, 71; Oklahoma, 63; Missouri, 60; Iowa State, 58; Kansas State, 58; and Oklahoma State, 38.

"On the women's side we did everything we could do today," Henry noted. "Give a lot of credit to Texas for lining it up and getting after it here today. They didn't have everything go right either. Kansas probably had the best meet I've seen KU have, and they deserved it. They worked very hard."

Aggie sprinter Ashley Collier came away with high point honors by winning the 100 in a career best 11.01, finishing second in a very close 200 (22.89) and anchoring the A&M 4 x 100 to a sixth consecutive victory in a collegiate leading 42.99.

Collier edged out teammate Natosha Rogers by half a point for high point honors. Rogers scored 20 points as she claimed the 5,000 on Sunday in 15:57.17 after winning the 10,000 on Friday.

The Aggies repeated their sweep of the 4 x 100 relays with the women matching the collegiate leading time for 2012 with a 42.99 victory while the men posted a 39.00 winning time.

Texas A&M also swept the sprint hurdles with Donique' Flemings running a windy 12.87 for the women's 100 hurdle title while Wayne Davis II set a national record for Trinidad & Tobago with a career best of 13.37 in the 110 hurdles, which equals the A&M school record set by Larry Wade in 1998.

Deon Lendore claimed the 400 in a career best 45.13 while Henry Lelei lowered his school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to 8:38.90 with a convincing victory.

The Aggie men wrapped up the conference championship with a 3:03.04 win in the 4 x 400 as Lendore provided an anchor leg of 44.8 to hold off Baylor's (3:03.40) challenge.

BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Alabama of Alabama track and field team closed out the 2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships by scoring points in eight events on the final day of competition at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

The Crimson Tide women's team earned points in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles, triple jump and 4x400-meter relay while the men's team had athletes score in the 1,500 meters, high jump and the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays.

"There were a lot of bright spots out there," UA head coach Dan Waters said. "We had lot of PRs and a lot of good performances this week. We want to use this meet as a learning experience and continue getting better. As we get older, stronger and better hopefully we'll be able to build on this."

The Tide started off the day with points in the first event of the afternoon as Chloe Hetherton saved her best jump for her final attempt with a mark of 41-4.5 to finish fifth in the women's triple jump. Tyler Campbell matched her place in the men's high jump with a season-best height of 7-2.25.

"There were a lot of really good points we got out there today from those two," Waters added. "Tyler [Campbell] cleared the highest bar he has all season and Chloe moved up there on the last jump and scored some good points."

On the track, Gary Bradbury closed a considerable gap in the final 100 meters of the 1,500 meters to finish in fourth with a time of 3:53.63. The women's team got individual points in both hurdle events as Kaylon Eppinger finished eighth in the 100-meter hurdles at 13.70 while Shani Chandler, facing a stiff headwind in the backstretch, came in fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.93.

The four-day meet was capped off by both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay teams earning points in the final event of the championships with the men's team of Joel Lynch, Dwayne Extol, Dushane Farrier and Kyle Hester coming in seventh at 3:10.66 for the Tide's second fastest time of the season. The women's quartet of Camilla Armstead, Sarah Thomas, Aubrielle Wright and Shani Chandler also finished with their second fastest time of the season in 3:43.95 to finish eighth.

"Both relays scored and showed some tenacity out there," Waters said. "Those are things we like to see and we just need more of that attitude and focus. The more positive performances we have, the more momentum we'll have heading into next season."

As a team, the Tide's women finished eighth overall and the men came in 11th. LSU won the women's SEC title and Arkansas claimed the men's crown.

The squad will have a weekend off from competition to prepare for the NCAA East Regional Championship in Jacksonville, Fla., May 24-26. That meet will ultimately determine the field for the NCAA Championships.

BATON ROUGE – The Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships return to the LSU campus for the first time since the 2000 season as the Tigers and Lady Tigers kick off the postseason on their home track as they host this year's event beginning Thursday at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

This marks the ninth time in the program's history that the LSU Track & Field teams will play host to the SEC Outdoor Championships as the meet kicks off Thursday with the start of the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon beginning at 3 p.m. CDT at Bernie Moore Stadium.

The four-day meet will continue Friday and Saturday before this year's SEC Outdoor team champions are crowned in an award's ceremony following Sunday's championship finale at approximately 6:45 p.m.

The No. 2-ranked Lady Tigers have an opportunity to cement their dominance of the SEC by taking home a fifth team title in six seasons from the SEC Outdoor Championships as they look to defend the crown they won at Spec Towns Track in Athens, Ga., last spring. They are actually the two-time defending team champions after claiming SEC Outdoor titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

The No. 9-ranked Tigers have been on the cusp of adding an SEC title of their own in recent seasons after earning three runner-up finishes in their last five appearances at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010. They have also earned a third-place finish in 2009 and a fourth-place finish a year ago at the conference meet. They hope to snap a 22-year drought on their home track this weekend by capturing their first team title at the SEC Outdoor Championships since the 1990 campaign.

As is the case each season, the SEC Championships will feature many of the premier programs for college track and field as seven men's teams and five women's teams enter the weekend ranked among the top 25 in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power ranking.

The Tigers will battle such conference contenders as No. 1 Florida, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 12 Mississippi State, No. 13 Auburn and No. 19 Georgia in a race for the men's team championship.

The Lady Tigers will defend their team crown against the likes of No. 4 Florida, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 19 Tennessee and No. 21 Georgia in the race for the women's team championship.

LSU has enjoyed tremendous success at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships over the years as the Tigers have captured 22 outdoor conference titles in their history and the Lady Tigers have claimed 12 team titles all-time to rank No. 1 among all women's programs in the Southeastern Conference.

LSU athletes are also among the league leaders each season as the Tigers have won more event titles than any other team in the history of the SEC Outdoor Championships. The Tigers have won 237 individual titles and 34 relay titles for a total of 271 event wins in the history of the meet. The Lady Tigers have won 97 individual and 25 relay titles of their own for a total of 122 event wins at the SEC Outdoor meet.

Four athletes will have an opportunity to defend the SEC individual titles they won in Athens, Ga., during the 2011 season as they look to lead the Tigers and Lady Tigers once again this weekend.

Senior Barrett Nugent has the opportunity to step into history as the first LSU Tiger to capture three event titles in the 110-meter hurdles as he lines up at the SEC Outdoor Championships this weekend as the two-time defending champion following back-to-back wins as a sophomore in 2010 and as a junior in 2011.

Only two other Tigers in history have won consecutive SEC Outdoor gold medals in the sprint hurdles, as Jim Gilliland (1941-42) and Larry Shipp (1974-75) won two titles in the 120-yard hurdles. The SEC's last hurdler to win three-straight league titles was South Carolina's Terrence Trammell from 1998-2000.

Three Lady Tigers will also look to defend SEC Outdoor championships they won a year ago that features senior Trinidad & Tobago's Semoy Hackett (100 meters), junior Kimberlyn Duncan (200 meters) and sophomore Jasmin Stowers (100 hurdles). The Lady Tigers are also the defending SEC Champions for the 4x100-meter relay as Hackett and Duncan joined senior Rebecca Alexander on the winning team in 2011.

Hackett is the returning SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner as she led the Lady Tigers to their team title a year ago as the top individual point scorer of the meet. She also earned All-SEC honors with her runner-up finish to Duncan in the 200-meter dash to score 20.5 points during the event.

Stowers also made history as the first Lady Tiger freshman to be crowned the SEC Outdoor champion for the 100-meter hurdles when she ran her wind-legal personal record of 12.88 seconds in the final.

After competing at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships this week, the Tigers and Lady Tigers will open the NCAA Championships in two weeks with a trip to Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds being held May 24-26. The semifinal and final rounds for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships will wrap up the collegiate season on June 6-9 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

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