Freshman Emmanuel Bor Wins SEC Championship in Mile
2/25/2007 12:00:00 AM
“This was a typical SEC Championship, the talent level from top to bottom is unbelievable,” head coach Harvey Glance said. “I am really proud of this team everyone fought well. I could take this team and finish second or third in most conferences across the county. This was a young team that preformed very well at a big meet.”
Bor won the mile run in a photo finish at his first ever SEC Championships. He qualified in second place Saturday afternoon with a time of 4:05.74. In the finals today, he turned in a time of 4:01.74 just one-one-hundredth of a second faster that
“The first two laps were fast for me and the runner from
Bor was near or in the lead pack for most of the race, in the final lap he was as far back as fourth place headed into turn three. As Bor hit the fourth turn it was a two person race down the stretch with Adam Perkins from
“I am real proud of Emmanuelbeing able to go out and to win the SEC Championship as a freshman, he had an outstanding meet,” Glance said
Bor’s win today earns him his first SEC Championship and another place on the ALL-SEC team. He finished second in the 3,000m yesterday which also earned him ALL-SEC. The freshman was ALL-SEC and ALL- South Region in cross country this season as well. His time was also good enough for a NCAA provisional mark.
