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2009 Auburn Track & Field NCAA Outdoor Championships June 10-13 John McDonnell Field Fayetteville, Ark. 2009 Indoor Schedule Auburn Sends 19 to the NCAA Outdoor Championships The Auburn men’s and women’s track and field teams will Jan. 16-17 Kentucky Invitational Lexington, KY send 19 athletes (13 men and six women) to Fayetteville, Ark., for Jan. 23-24 Terrier Invitational Boston, MA the NCAA Outdoor Championships June 10-13. The Tigers have Jan. 24 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational Gainesville, FL 12 individuals and three relays that have qualified for the meet. Feb. 6-7 Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup University Park, PA Of Auburn’s 15 marks, seven of them are ranked in the top Feb. 13-14 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, AR eight nationally on the performance lists in their respective events, Iowa State Classic Ames, IA which would earn the Tigers All-American honors and team points. Feb 27-Mar. 1 SEC Indoor Championships Lexington, KY The women’s 4x400-meter relay team has the highest ranking Mar. 6-7 Last Chance Meets TBA entering the meet with the nation’s second-best time. Marcus Mar. 13-14 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, TX Rowland is ranked fourth in the men’s 200 meters, while Girma Mecheso is fifth in the 10,000 meters and Joanna Atkins is fifth in 2009 Outdoor Schedule the 400 meters. Cache Armbrister in the 200 meters and the men’s 4x100-meter relay team are ranked eighth, and Raevan Harris is Mar. 27-28 Yellow Jacket Invitational Atlanta, GA tied for eighth in the high jump. Apr. 3-4 Tiger Track Classic Auburn, AL Apr. 10-11 Sun Angel Classic Tempe, AZ Tiger Rankings For The NCAA Championships Apr. 16-18 War Eagle Invitational Auburn, AL Apr. 23-25 Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA The following is a list of where Auburn athletes are ranked on May 14-17 SEC Outdoor Championships Gainesville, FL the performance lists for the events in which they are entered at the May 29-30 NCAA Mideast Regionals Louisville, KY NCAA Championships. Men June 10-13 NCAA Outdoor Championships Fayetteville, AR Name Event Rank Time/Distance Marcus Rowland 200m 4th 20.48 Girma Mecheso 10,000m 5th 28:26.09 Quick Facts 4x100m Relay 8th 39.50 Location ..........................................................................Auburn, AL Michael DeHaven 200m 12th 20.64 Eric Werskey Shot Put 12th 18.58m Nickname ..................................................................................Tigers Ryan Fleck High Jump 14th 2.19m Enrollment................................................................................24,530 4x400m Relay 16th 3:06.34 Colors ................................................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Felix Kiboiywo 1500m 19th 3:42.30 Conference ....................................................................Southeastern Zach Clayton Discus 21st 57.43m President ......................................................................Dr. Jay Gogue Jean-Pierre Weerts 5000m 24th 14:05.23 Athletic Director ..............................................................Jay Jacobs Women Facility ..............................................................Hutsell-Rosen Track Name Event Rank Time/Distance Head Coach......................................................................Ralph Spry 4x400m Relay 2nd 3:31.79 Years at Auburn ..............................................................................12 Joanna Atkins 400m 5th 51.77 Assistant Head Coaches ....................Jerry Clayton, Henry Rolle, Cache Armbrister 200m 8th 23.22 Danielle Gilchrist 400m Hurdles 11th 57.83 Assistant Coaches ......................Scott Richardson, Peter Watson, Raevan Harris High Jump T8th 1.83m ......................................................................................Candace Perry NCAA Championships History The Auburn men’s team has finished in the top 10 in seven of Media Relations the last 10 years and is ranked No. 10 this year. The Tigers finished tied for second last year and third in 2007. Auburn was also second Media Relations Contact..................................................Brad Gust in 2003, and the Tigers were third in 2000 and fourth in 1999. Gust Office ................................................................(334) 844-9703 The No. 14 Auburn women won the school’s first-ever NCAA Gust Cell....................................................................(334) 750-1030 Championship in track and field at the 2006 NCAA meet, scoring Gust Email ......................................................gustbra@auburn.edu 57 points to easily outdistance second-place USC (38.5 points). Media Relations Fax ................................................(334) 844-9807 Last year Auburn tied for 15th and has now had seven straight top- 20 finishes. 2009 Auburn Tigers Track & Field Auburn Track & Field Notes USTFCCCA Men’s Top 25 NCAA Champions Live Television Coverage May 27, 2009 Auburn has won 32 individual national There will be five hours of live television 1. Florida................................300.24 2. Texas A&M ......................260.31 championships over the years at the NCAA coverage of the NCAA Championships this year. 3. Oregon ..............................258.32 Outdoor Championships, including 24 titles by CBS will broadcast live from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. 4. Florida State ......................211.50 men and eight by women. Auburn has had at (Central time) on Saturday, June 13, during 5. South Carolina..................204.81 least one champion from its men’s or women’s which time Auburn could have finalists in the 6. Arkansas ............................198.74 team for 10 straight years, including six in the women’s 200 and 400 meters, the men’s 200 7. Nebraska............................186.22 last three seasons. However, no member of this meters, the men’s 1500 meters and the men’s and 8. LSU ....................................177.98 year’s team has won a national title. women’s 4x400-meter relays. 9. Arizona State ....................159.99 Eight different Tigers have won at least two In addition, CBS College Sports will broad- 10. Auburn ........................159.60 outdoor national titles for Auburn, while cast live from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. (Central time) 11. Texas ................................156.62 12. USC..................................153.40 Harvey Glance (1976 100m and 200m, 1977 on Friday, June 12. That time frame covers pos- 13. Stanford ..........................151.34 100m) is the lone three-time individual outdoor sible Auburn performances in the finals of the 14. Texas Tech ......................122.88 champion from Auburn. men’s 4x100-meter relay, the women’s 400-meter 15. Cal ....................................122.04 hurdles, the men’s 5000 meters and the men’s 16. Baylor ..............................111.90 NCAA Championships Schedule high jump, plus the semifinals of the women’s 17. Kansas State ....................110.15 400 meters. 18. Washington ....................107.18 The following is a schedule for the events in 19. Minnesota ......................105.76 which Auburn athletes are entered (all times 20. Kentucky............................98.14 Central): Young Tigers Excelling 21. Georgia ..............................97.61 Wednesday, June 10 Although Auburn has two strong teams this 22. BYU....................................91.85 3:00 pm M-Shot Put Qual. Werskey year, the Tigers’ best days may still lie in the 23. Mississippi State ..............90.84 5:15 pm M-4x100m Relay Semi upcoming years. Of the 27 individuals who 24. Virginia Tech ....................86.52 5:30 pm W-High Jump Qual. Harris qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional or 6:30 pm W-400m Hurdles Round 1 Gilchrist 25. Arizona ..............................82.88 beyond, only three - Raevan Harris, Jhak 7:00 pm W-400m Round 1 Atkins 8:00 pm M-High Jump Qual. Fleck Keegan and Jerod Wims - are seniors. Eight of 9:25 pm M-5000m Semi Weerts the 27 regional and national competitors are USTFCCCA Women’s Top 25 freshmen, seven are sophomores and nine are May 27, 2009 Thursday, June 11 juniors. 1. Oregon ..............................262.29 1:00 pm M-Discus Qual. Clayton 2. Texas A&M ......................259.35 6:10 pm W-200m Round 1 Armbrister Auburn in the Polls 3. LSU ....................................226.21 6:15 pm M-Shot Put Final Werskey 4. Florida State ......................205.21 6:25 pm M-200m Round 1 DeHaven, Rowland The Auburn men were ranked 10th nation- 5. USC ....................................201.43 6:45 pm W-400m Hurdles Semi Gilchrist ally in the rankings released May 27 by the 6. Arizona State ....................201.03 7:35 pm W-200m Semi Armbrister United States Track & Field and Cross Country 7. Tennessee ..........................176.76 7:45 pm M-200m Semi DeHaven, Rowland Coaches Association, while the women were 8. Baylor ................................168.66 8:10 pm M-1500m Semi Kiboiywo 9. Texas ..................................159.99 No. 17. The rankings are based on regional qual- 8:25 pm W-4x400m Relay ifying marks from the 2009 season. 10. Michigan ........................147.17 8:40 pm M-4x400m Relay 11. Penn State........................133.87 9:45 pm M-10,000m Mecheso 12. Stanford ..........................129.24 Tiger Teams Take Top-Five Regional Finishes 13. Washington ....................123.28 Friday, June 12 The Auburn men’s team finished fourth and 14. Florida..............................119.13 4:00 pm W-High Jump Final Harris the women placed fifth at the NCAA Mideast 15. UCLA ..............................118.98 6:15 pm M-4x100m