SEC Indoor honors for Jaydon Hibbert, Chris Bucknam
BIRMINGHAM – A pair of SEC Indoor honors were awarded to Razorback freshman Jaydon Hibbert and Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam on Wednesday. In voting by the conference coaches, Hibbert was selected as the SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year and Bucknam was named SEC Indoor Coach of the Year.
Hibbert won the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships and was the lone freshman to claim a field event victory. His winning leap of 56-1.75 (17.10) is the current collegiate leader for the 2023 season and ranks 14th on the all-time collegiate list.
No. 1 Arkansas claimed its 26th SEC Indoor title and 74th SEC championship overall with a victory two weeks ago with a total of 100.25 points. Florida finished as runner-up with 74 points while Alabama placed third with 63 as the Razorbacks completed a fourth consecutive indoor title.
During his 15 seasons with the Razorbacks, Bucknam has collected 29 SEC Coach of the Year honors (10 cross country, 12 indoor, and seven outdoor) and he has 28 SEC titles in that span (10 cross country, 11 indoor, and seven outdoor).