Sophomore sprinter Christopher Morales Williams has been named the Southeastern Conference Indoor Men’s Runner of the Year, according to a league announcement Wednesday.
Morales Williams is the third Bulldog to be named the SEC Indoor Men’s Runner of the Year, including second in a row. Elija Godwin was voted the Co-Runner of the Year last season. Distance All-American Ian Burrell earned Georgia’s first honor of this kind in 2007.
Morales Williams, a native of Vaughan, Ontario, set facility, meet, school, Canadian and collegiate records with the fastest indoor 400m time in world history (44.49) to win the event at the SEC Indoor Championships, for which he was named the USTFCCCA National Men’s Athlete of the Week on Feb. 26. He returned to the track in the 4x400m relay and ran a split of 44.68 on the second leg to help the Bulldogs take fifth at SECs.
Morales Williams became the No. 6 all-time collegiate performer in the 300m after flying to a 32.47 earlier this season at the Clemson Invitational. He also won the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a then Canadian U-23 national record 45.39.
Georgia qualifiers left on Wednesday en route for the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. Morales Williams will start the meet for Georgia in the 400m semifinal at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.