UF T&F: Wilson Crowned Champion in the Mile on Final Day of SEC Indoor Championships

Seven Gators scored points on the conference meet’s final day, including Tia Wilson’s 10 and Hilda Olemomoi’s eight to complement their SEC hardware.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Florida Gators Track and Field finished the SEC Conference championships on Friday at the Fasken Indoor Track and Field, ultimately scoring in seven finals, including two podium finishes by Tia Wilson and Hilda Olemomoi.

Wilson, the first Gator to compete on the track on Saturday, took home SEC Gold after winning the women’s 1 Mile final. The SEC Champion broke the tape in 4:30.10, a time good for the No. 3 spot in Florida’s program history.

Highlights
Mid-distance
Wilson’s impressive race saw her closely follow LSU’s Lorena Rangel Batres for much of the last six laps, before an impressive kick during the final 100m stretch earned her a .15 second advantage to the line and an SEC Individual championship. She improved on her personal best by over six seconds.

“I just wanted to do [4:34.00] today,” Wilson said following her title win, “but when I saw ‘:30…’ I didn’t expect to do that this season. I’m literally over the moon.”

Wilson’s win marks the second-consecutive title in the women’s 1 Mile for Florida, as Flomena Asekol accomplished the feat at the 2024 conference championships.

Sam Austin, who posted the fastest qualifying time in yesterday’s 800m preliminaries, managed a fifth-place finish in Saturday’s final. He has scored in each of the last four SEC i-800m title races, and rounded out his indoor collegiate career with a four-point showing in 2025.

Jumps
Asia Phillips posted a new personal best in the Triple Jump final, registering a 13.38m mark on her fourth attempt. Her leaps earned her a 6th-place finish in the first championship meet of her collegiate career.

The mark currently stands as the 16th-best in the nation, currently positioning her for a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships as conference championship weekend nears its conclusion. She would be the only freshman to qualify for the national meet if her placement stands.

Distance
Hilda Olemomoi took the SEC silver medal in the women’s 3000m with an 8:57.50, adding to her trophy case two days removed from winning bronze with Florida’s DMR team.

Looking ahead, her 8:51.05 season best in the 3000m puts her within striking distance of the NCAA meet, needing only one athlete ahead of her to scratch in order to make the national field. She will compete in the 5000m event at NCAA’s.

Sprints/Hurdles
Demaris Waters delivered a career performance in the 60mH, posting a 7.67 personal best in the final. He earned a fifth-place finish and four points for his efforts.

Anthaya Charlton followed up her incredible effort in Friday’s preliminaries with a seventh-place, 7.27 second effort in the 60m final.

The Gators’ 4x400m relay team delivered a 4th-place finish in the weekend’s finale, despite being short two of their usual contributors. Rios Prude, Vance Nilsson, Malique Smith-Band and Ashton Schwartzman delivered an impressive effort, with Schwartzman’s anchor leg coming in at an especially quick 45.68 seconds.

SEC Indoor T&F Championships Day 3 Results – Florida Gators Entrants
Event

Participants – Time or Mark//place in Heat or flight (overall)

Notes

Shot Put FINAL (M)

Logan Montgomery – 17.08m [56′ 0.5″]//17th

1 Mile FINAL (W)

Tia Wilson – 4:30.10 // 1st

SEC Champion, 10 team points, No. 3 All-Time in in program history, PR

60m FINAL (W)

Anthaya Charlton – 7.27//7th

2 team points

Triple Jump FINAL (M)