Alabama Track and Field’s Shelby McEwen Named SEC Field Athlete of the Week
2/6/2019 10:07:00 AM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The junior from Abbeville, Miss., posted the top two marks in the nation this season at last week’s Carolina Challenge
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama track and field's Shelby McEwen was named the Southeastern Conference Field Athlete of the Week by the league office Wednesday.
The junior used the best jump in the nation this season and a personal-best effort to win the men's high jump at the Carolina Challenge. The only competitor to go over seven feet at the meet, McEwen's winning effort of 7-7 (2.31m) leads the nation by more than an inch and a half. McEwen also cleared 7-5.75 (2.28m) at the Carolina Challenge, giving him the top-two heights in the nation this season.
In addition to being a personal-best height, the Abbeville, S.C., native's 7-7 is also just three quarters of an inch off both the school and SEC record in the high jump. The NCAA runner-up and SEC champion in the high jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2018, McEwen also finished fifth in the high jump, and was the No. 2 collegian, at last summer's USATF National Championships.
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