LSU’s Duplantis brothers carry Tigers to SEC Track & Field Championship, baseball win over Arkansas
By Andrew Olson
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Brothers tend to be competitive. That worked out well for LSU on Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
On the diamond, No. 4 Arkansas led No. 17 LSU 2-0 in the eighth inning before Tigers OF Antoine Duplantis launched a three-run homer, putting his team ahead 3-2. LSU would hold on for the win and avoid a sweep.
Home run No. 9 on the year for @antoine_dupl puts the Tigers up 3-2! #GeauxTigers🐯
💻: https://t.co/uo8C7itsPi pic.twitter.com/qADH05uwOc
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) May 11, 2019
After his game-winning home run, Austin Duplantis went over to watch his brother, freshman Mondo Duplantis, competing in the SEC Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville. It’s a day that will be talked about in the Duplantis household for a long time as Mondo set the collegiate outdoor pole vault record by clearing 19 feet, 8 1/4 inches. He had previously set the indoor record.
Check out the outdoor vault below:
🚨 NCAA RECORD 🚨@LSUTrackField’s Mondo Duplantis sets the collegiate pole vaulting record by clearing 19 feet, 8 1/4 inches! pic.twitter.com/QaCXhGysBe
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 12, 2019
The LSU men went on to win the 2019 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Mondo had quite the quote for reporters after his record-setting performance.
“I didn’t want to be the second-best athlete in my family,” he said, per the SEC Network.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
