Rojé Stona, Jaydon Hibbert earn SEC Athlete of the Week honors

BIRMINGHAM – For the third consecutive week Arkansas senior Rojé Stona has collected the SEC Field Athlete of the Week honor while this week's SEC Freshman of the Week accolade went to Razorback Jaydon Hibbert.

Continuing to improve on a weekly basis, Stona unleashed another career best discus mark in the sixth round from a wet ring surface at the LSU Invitational on Saturday.

Stona’s mark of 219-10 (67.02) bettered the field which included teammate Ralford Mullings as runner-up (203-11|62.16) and defending NCAA champion Claudio Romero of LSU in third place (166-3|50.69).

Hibbert won the LSU Invitational triple jump on his first and only jump, using a short approach to reach a distance of 56-4 (17.17), just four inches off his outdoor best of 56-8 (17.27) set in winning the World U20 Championship last summer.

Dominating the triple jump field, runner-up to Hibbert was a mark of 52-10.75 (16.12) from Alabama’s Christian Edwards while Arkansas teammates Carey McLeod (51-5|15.67) and Wayne Pinnock (51-4.25|15.65) finished third and fourth.

Now equal No. 4 performer on the all-time collegiate list, Stona improved his UA school record from 218-8 (66.64) at the Mt. SAC Relays and bettered the World Athletics standard of 67 meters for the 2023 World Championships this summer. He currently ranks sixth on the 2023 world list in the discus and is second among collegians.

Hibbert’s winning mark is equal No. 2 on the 2023 world list and serves as the outdoor collegiate leader. His outdoor mark ranks No. 7 on the UA all-time list, while his indoor collegiate record of 57-6.5 (17.54) equals Mike Conley’s wind-legal outdoor record as a Razorback.