ATLANTA, Ga. –The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced the 2023 Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team, released Thursday. The all-conference teams are comprised of student-athletes who were selected based on their athletic performance during the regular season.
Benedict dominated this year's men's all-conference team with 15 honorees and looks to defend their championship title at this year's championship. Morehouse trailed with seven selections followed by Albany State with five. Central State had three all-conference honorees ahead of Savannah State and Tuskegee who each respectively collected a pair of selections. Allen, Fort Valley State, Lane, and Spring Hill rounded out the men's all-conference team with one selection each.
For the men, Benedict's
Donald Kibet earned four All-Conference honors. He earned second team in the 1500-meter run, and first-team in the 5,000-meter run, 10,000-meter run, and 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Kevin Francis was named first-team All-Conference in both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles.
Rajaun Ricketts was also a two-time first-team selection in both the long jump and triple jump.
Matthew Paul was first-team in the 400-meter run, and
Caleb Vance was a first-team selection in the hammer throw.
Shun Taylor was a two-event second-team selection in the long jump and triple jump. Also earning second-team All-Conference honors were
Sadiki Marsh in the 800-meter run,
Nelson Kipkemboi in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and
Chase Ransom in the hammer throw.
The Elite 14 award recognized the student-athlete who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the SIAC championship level in his or her sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. Jireh Jones and Saniya Keeton of Tuskegee are this year's men and women's track and field Elite 14 recipients.
The 2023 SIAC Track & Field Championship is set to take place April 27-29, 2023, at Morehouse College's Edwin Moses Track in Atlanta, GA. For more information, click
here. Events can be watched live on the
SIAC Sports YouTube channel.
(complete team listed below)
TRACK AND FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Elite 14 Honorees
Men's Track and Field Elite 14 Honoree: Jireh Jones, Tuskegee, 3.82 GPA
Men's Track and Field All-Conference
First Team
| 100m |
Demari Johnson |
Sophomore |
Central State |
10.27 |
| 200m |
Ed Gilbert |
Junior |
Albany State |
21.10 |
| 400m |
Matthew Paul |
Junior |
Benedict |
48:50 |
| 800m |
Gavin Weddington |
Freshman |
Morehouse |
1:53.84 |
| 1500m |
Jordan Ellul |
Sophomore |
Morehouse |
4:05.40 |
| 5000m |
Donald Kibet |
Freshman |
Benedict |
14:38.76 |
| 10,000m |
Donald Kibet |
Freshman |
Benedict |
29:41.06 |
| 110H |
Kevin Francis |
Sophomore |
Benedict |
14.69 |
| 400H |
Kevin Francis |
Sophomore |
Benedict |
54.63 |
| 3000 Steeple |
Donald Kibet |
Freshman |
Benedict |
9:25.50 |
| High Jump |
Sundiata Washington |
Senior |
Tuskegee |
2.00m |
| Pole Vault |
Aden Fisher |
Freshman |
Central State |
4.00m |
| Long Jump |
Rajaun Ricketts |
Freshman |
Benedict |
7.17m |
| Triple Jump |
Rajaun Ricketts |
Freshman |
Benedict |
15.11m |
| Shot Put |
Joe Williams |
Freshman |
Fort Valley State |
14.58m |
| Discus |
Caleb White |
Freshman |
Tuskegee |
43.27m |
| Hammer Throw |
Caleb Vance |
Senior |
Benedict |
48.30m |
| Javelin |
John Dinnall |
Sophomore |
Morehouse |
56.62m |
| Decathlon |
John Dinnall |
Sophomore |
Morehouse |
5656 points |
Second Team
| 100m |
Jeremiah Cadet |
Freshman |
Central State |
10.27 |
| 200m |
Winfred Porter |
Sophomore |
Savannah State |
21.22 |
| 400m |
Jordan Smith |
Junior |
Albany State |
48:50 |
| 800m |
Sadiki Marsh |
Freshman |
Benedict |
1:54.74 |
| 1500m |
Donald Kibet |
Freshman |
Benedict |
4:06.54 |
| 5000m |
Brian Kemei |
Sophomore |
Morehouse |
15:11.33 |
| 10,000m |
Brian Kemei |
Sophomore |
Morehouse |
31:01.29 |
| 110H |
Jayvon Hutchinson |
Freshman |
Albany State |
14.70 |
| 400H |
Jordan Smith |
Sophomore |
Albany State |
55.26 |
| 3000 Steeple |
Nelson Kipkemboi |
Sophomore |
Benedict |
10:14.04 |
| High Jump |
Aidan Holliman |
Sophomore |
Savannah State |
2.00m |
| Pole Vault |
Garrett Baldwin |
Freshman |
Spring Hill |
3.80m |
| Long Jump |
Shun Taylor |
Junior |
Benedict |
7.12m |
| Triple Jump |
Shun Taylor |
Junior |
Benedict |
14.53m |
| Shot Put |
Xavier Heard |
Sophomore |
Lane |
14.38m |
| Discus |
Jhyrique Mangum |
Freshman |
Allen |
42.73m |
| Hammer Throw |
Chase Ransom |
Sophomore |
Benedict |
45.18m |
| Javelin |
Rodney Gross |
Junior |
Morehouse |
52.89m |
| Decathlon |
Micah Forsythe |
Sophomore |
Albany State |
4416 points |
