NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2017 Results and Twitter Reaction
Texas A&M and Oregon claimed the men's and women's championships respectively Saturday at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in College Station, Texas.
On the men's side, the Aggies ended Oregon's three-year run of dominance to win the team championship for the first time in school history.
Texas A&M defeated Florida in the final event, which was the 4x400-meter relay, and it also beat the Gators by a 46-45.5 overall score.
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Colin Deaver of KAGS News tweeted a photo of the Aggies' title-clinching team:
Oregon finished third in the men's competition, but the women continued to roll with their second consecutive title and seventh in eight years.
According to Oregon Track and Field, the Ducks' 84 points were an NCAA record.
Oregon picked up four individual victories on the women's side with Hannah Cunliffe, Sasha Wallace, Raevyn Rogers and Ariana Washington all scoring first-place finishes.
The Ducks breezed to an easy 33-point win over Georgia. Here is a full rundown of Saturday's results on both the men's and women's sides:
| Men's Events | |||
| Weight | Johnnie Jackson | LSU | 22.88 meters |
| High Jump | Trey Culver | Texas Tech | 2.26 meters |
| Triple Jump | Clive Pullen | Arkansas | 16.86 meters |
| Mile | Josh Kerr | New Mexico | 4:03.22 |
| 60M | Christian Coleman | Tennessee | 6.45 seconds |
| 400M | Fred Kerley | Texas A&M | 44.85 seconds |
| 60M Hurdles | Grant Holloway | Florida | 7.58 seconds |
| 800M | Emmanuel Korir | UTEP | 1:47.48 |
| 200M | Christian Coleman | Tennessee | 20.11 seconds |
| 3,000M | Edward Cheserek | Oregon | 7:55.91 |
| 4x400M Relay | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 3:02.80 |
| Women's Events | |||
| Weight | Annette Echikunwoke | Cincinnati | 22.42 meters |
| Pole Vault | Lakan Taylor | Alabama | 4.45 meters |
| Triple Jump | Keturah Orji | Georgia | 14.11 meters |
| Mile | Karisa Nelson | Samford | 4:31.24 |
| 60M | Hannah Cunliffe | Oregon | 7.14 seconds |
| 400M | Shakima Wimbley | Miami (Fla.) | 51.07 seconds |
| 60M Hurdles | Sasha Wallace | Oregon | 7.90 seconds |
| 800M | Raevyn Rogers | Oregon | 2:01.09 |
| 200M | Ariana Washington | Oregon | 22.42 seconds |
| 3,000M | Dani Jones | Colorado | 9:09.20 |
| 4x400M Relay | USC | USC | 3:27.03 |
While much of the focus Saturday was on the team events, Georgia's Devon Williams grabbed the individual spotlight by winning the heptathlon.
| 60M | 3 | 925 |
| Long Jump | 1 | 1,017 |
| Shot Put | 3 | 735 |
| High Jump | 11 | 758 |
| 60M Hurdles | 1 | 1,046 |
| Pole Vault | 5 | 837 |
| 1,000M | 5 | 859 |
| Total | 1 | 6,177 |
Williams' sister, Kendell Williams, won the pentathlon Friday, and Devon managed to complete the sweep for the Bulldogs on Saturday.
Although he performed well in almost every event, Williams' showing in the 60-meter hurdles was among the best ever in a collegiate heptathlon, according to Georgia Track and Field:
Williams also won the long jump as part of the heptathlon and registered finishes of fifth or better in the 60 meters, shot put and 1,000 meters as well.
Former Georgia teammate Garrett Scantling congratulated Williams for his remarkable showing:
Tennessee's Christian Coleman also enjoyed a huge day, as he proved himself to be the fastest man in collegiate track by winning the 60- and 200-meter events.
As seen in the following GIF courtesy of NCAA Track and Field, Coleman tied the collegiate record in the 60 meters with a time of 6.45 seconds:
The 2016 Olympian also won the 200 meters, making him the first man to win the double since Justin Gatlin in 2002, per Rocky Top Insider.
With its men's team championship, Texas A&M became only the 16th different school ever to win an indoor title.
By virtue of the Oregon women winning their seventh title, they are now all alone in second place on the all-time list and trail LSU by four.
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