Alabama
SEC Indoor Championships
Landers Highlights Day Two of SEC Indoor Championships with Bronze in Heptathlon
2/28/2026 1:28:00 AM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Across the opening two days, the Crimson Tide saw three podium finishes from its pentathlon and heptathlon athletes, as four multis-competitors accumulated 23 points towards UA’s team standings
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Alabama track and field heptathlete John Landers captured bronze to headline the second day of the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships.
Landers' third-place finish (six points) was joined by Patrick Daves, who scored three points off a sixth-place finish in the event. Including the pentathlon, Alabama tallied 23 points and had three athletes podium in a multis-event, as Katelyn Adel (second, eight points) and Miracle Ailes (third, six points) medaled on Thursday.
On the track, Hamdani Benahmed (4:03.95, q) and Milicent Wafula (4:37.64, q) advanced to Saturday's event final in the men's and women's mile. A 2025 All-American and national champion, Samuel Ogazi clocked the fastest 400-meter time (45.30, q) in the men's preliminary round to advance to Saturday's event final.
At the end of the second day, the UA women lead the conference with 38 points, while the UA men sit in third with 24 points.
Up next - Day three schedule of SEC indoor championships
- Field events will begin at 2 p.m. CT
- Men's high jump - My'Kell Beck, Khristian Watson
- Track events will start at 4:05 p.m.
- Women's mile - Milicent Wafula
Day one scoring finishes/top results
| Event | Discipline | Place | Name | Mark | Notes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon Day 1 | 60m hurdles | 2nd | Patrick Daves | 8.13 | PR | 949 |
| Heptathlon Day 1 | 60m hurdles | 4th | John Landers | 8.38 | 888 | |
| Heptathlon Day 1 | Pole vault | 1st | John Landers | 4.80m (15-9) | 849 | |
| Heptathlon Day 1 | Pole vault | 8th | Patrick Daves | 3.90m (12-9.50) | 590 | |
| Heptathlon Day 1 | 1,000m | 2nd | John Landers | 2:33.09 | Season best | 952 |
| Heptathlon Day 1 | 1,000m | 6th | Patrick Daves | 2:45.22 | PR | 816 |
| Heptathlon Final | Final point total | 3rd | John Landers | 5,588 | ||
| Heptathlon Final | Final point total | 6th | Patrick Daves | 5,096 | PR, No. 5 all-time at UA | |
| Heptathlon Final | Final point total | DNF | Crosby | |||
| Mile prelims | Women's | 4th | Milicent Wafula | 4:37.64 | q | |
| Mile prelims | Men's | 10th | Hamdani Benahmed | 4:03.95 | q | |
| 400m prelims | Men's | 1st | Samuel Ogazi | 45.30 | q | |
| High jump | Women's | 4th | Miracle Ailes | 1.87m (6-1.50) | Tied PR |
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