Jacious Sears named SEC Runner of the Week

Tennessee’s Jacious Sears named SEC Runner of the Week.

Tennessee senior sprinter Jacious Sears was named Southeastern Conference Runner of the Week.

Sears earned the award for a second time this season.

She won the 60-meter and 200-meter dash at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

On Saturday, Sears won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.09, the second fastest mark in the NCAA this season. Her time is also the No. 7 time on the 2024 World Athletics top list. She ran the event in 7.18 seconds during the preliminaries.

In the 200-meter dash on Friday, Sears recorded a season-best time of 22.57, which is the No. 3 time recorded in the world this season. It is also the fastest time recorded in the NCAA this season in all conditions.