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2014 AUBURN TRACK & FIELD Texas Relays|Yellow Jacket Invite March 26-29|Mike A. Myers Stadium|Austin, Texas @AUTrack March 28-29|George C. Griffin Track |Atlanta, Georgia Auburn begins outdoor season at Texas Relays and Yellow Jacket Invite 2014 Outdoor Schedule Auburn will split its opening weekend of the outdoor season March 26-29 Texas Relays Austin, Texas as it will send a group to the 87th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas March 28-29 Yellow Jacket Invite Atlanta, Ga. Relays beginning on Wednesday. The Tigers will send another April 4-5 Tiger Track Classic AUBURN, Ala. group to Atlanta for the Yellow Jacket Invite, which begins on April 11 Border Clash Tuscaloosa, Ala. Friday. April 18-19 War Eagle Invitational AUBURN, Ala. April 24-26 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Tigers on TV April 27 Coach O Invitational Troy Invitational For the third year in a row, the Longhorn Network will pro- May 5 Tennessee Challenge Knoxville, Tenn. vide extensive coverage of the 87th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas May 15-18 SEC Outdoor Championships Lexington, Ky. Relays. This year, 17 hours of action will be available during the May 29-31 NCAA Preliminaries Jacksonville, Fla. four days of the Relays. ESPN’s Dave LaMont will provide play-by- June 11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore. play throughout the meet, with Larry Rawson, an Emmy Award- June 26-29 USATF Championships TBD winning track and field sportscaster, and Dwight Stones, track and field Olympian, serving as analysts. Former NCAA All-America athlete and radio host Sean Adams will serve as a reporter. Coaching Staff Head Coach ..............................................................................Ralph Spry (16th season) Top Returners from 2013 Outdoor Season Assistant Head Coach ............................................................Henry Rolle (17th season) The Tigers return three athletes who competed at the 2013 NCAA Assistant Coaches .............................................................................Scott Richardson (9th season) Indoor Championships in senior Keenan Brock, who was a mem- ..................................................................................................................Mark Carroll (5th season) ber of the 4x100 that finished third, senior Marcus Popenfoose, .................................................................................................................Knut Hjeltnes (1st season) who placed 16th in the shot put and junior Valentina Muzaric, who ...........................................................................................................Adrian Ghioroaie (1st season) finished 7th in the shot put. NCAA Indoor Championships Recap Communications Auburn women’s track and field team finished tied for 12th, Media Relations Contact .......................................... Kirk Sampson ([email protected]) its highest finish since 2010, with 16 points at the NCAA Indoor Student Assistant ............................................... Evan Roberts ([email protected]) Track and Field Championships on Saturday behind second place finishes from junior Valentina Muzaric and freshman Marshay Wednesday’s TX Relays Order of Events Saturday’s Yellow Jacket Order of Events Ryan in the shot put and triple jump, respectively. The finishes 10:30 am Decathlon 100m 10:30 am Men’s and Women’s Shot Put * Decathlon High Jump 10:30 am Men’s and Women’s Javelin are the highest by a female athlete since 2010 when Nivea Smith * Decathlon Shot Put 12:30 pm Men’s and Women’s Pole Vault placed second in the 200m. Muzaric is the first Auburn female * Decathlon 200m 12:30 pm Men’s and Women’s Long Jump athlete to score in the shot put, while Ryan’s finish is the highest Thursday’s TX Relays Order of Events 12:30 pm Men’s and Women’s 4x100m Relay by a triple jumper since Elva Goulbourne won the event in 2003. 11:00 am Decathlon Long Jump 12:40 pm Men’s and Women’s 1500m Muzaric broke her school record in the second round of throws * Decathlon Javelin 1:15 pm Women’s 100mH/Men’s 110mH with a distance of 58-8.5/17.89m. Muzaric claims the nine longest * Decathlon 800m 1:40 pm Men’s and Women’s 400m throws in school history in the shot put. The Velika Gorcia, Croatia Friday’s TX Relays Order of Events 2:00 pm Men’s and Women’s Discus 9:35 am Men’s 4x100m Relay 2:00 pm Men’s and Women’s 100m native was defeated by Iowa State’s Christina Hillman, who had a * Men’s 110m Hurdles Prelims 2:25 pm Men’s and Women’s 800m distance of 18.15m. Ryan broke the Auburn freshman record in the 10:00 am Women’s Pole Vault 2:30 pm Men’s and Women’s High Jump fifth round of jumps as the Chambersburg, Pa., native recorded a 2:55 pm Men’s and Women’s 400mH distance of 44-0.5/13.42m, besting Shelly-Ann Gillimore’s record Saturday’s TX Relays Order of Events 3:00 pm Men’s and Wome’s Triple Jump of 43-11.5 set in 2000. San Diego State’s Shanieka Thomas won the 12:00 pm Men’s 4x200m Relay 3:20 pm Men’s and Women’s 200m event with a 13.97m. 2:15 pm Men’s 110m Hurdles Finals 4:00 pm Men’s and Women’s 3000m Steeplechase 4:30 pm Men’s and Women’s 4x400m Relay Tyson Invitational and Iowa State Classic Recap Friday’s Yellow Jacket Order of Events 6:00 pm Men’s and Women’s Hammer Throw Auburn track and field split in its final regular season meets 9:00 pm Men’s and Women’s 5000m sending the majority of the team to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., and a distance group to Ames, Iowa for the Iowa State Classic. At the Tyson Invitational, sophomore pole vaulter Jessie Johnson tied her school record clearance at 13-1.50/4.00m. Junior thrower Valentina Muzaric claimed the school’s third-lon- 1 2014 AUBURN TIGERS TRACK & FIELD 1 USTFCCCA Men’s Top 25 gest throw in school history with a distance of PR by 17 seconds. Niklas Buhner placed eighth As of March 24 55-7.5/16.95m. Senior Keenan Brock had his with a converted time of 8:08.43, a new personal 1. Arkansas .................................311.88 fastest time of the season in the 60m at 6.70, best. In the mile run, Kane Grimster finished 2. Florida .....................................300.11 while freshman Teray Smith set a personal ninth at a converted time of 4:06.95. 3. Texas A&M ..............................296.36 record in the same event at 7.80. Freshmen 4. Oregon ....................................294.12 Michael Cheeks, Kenneth Lane III and Zachary Vanderbilt Invitational Recap 5. Florida State ............................208.46 Gunnz recorded personal bests in the 400m. The Tigers came away with wins in five 6. Wisconsin ................................168.62 Cheeks recorded a time of 48.86, while Lane and events led by sophomore Jessie Johnson, 7. Georgia ...................................165.54 Gunnz clocked a 49.49 and 50.08, respectively. who tied her school record clearance of 8. LSU ..........................................164.02 In the women’s 60m hurdles, junior Samantha 13-1.50/4.00m in the pole vault. Freshman dis- 9. UCLA ........................................161.98 10. Alabama ..................................159.89 Scarlett advanced to the semifinals at 8.30, while tance runner Rachel Givens broke the school 11. Nebraska .................................153.11 freshman Sashel Brown and Ebony Morrison freshman record in the 3000m run with a 12. Mississippi ...............................149.74 advanced with personal-best times of 8.48 and time of 9:42.93, which snapped Kathi Ward’s 13. Southern California .................144.63 8.41, respectively. Freshman SheKara Martin nine-year record by over six seconds. All-SEC 14. Texas Tech ...............................140.92 set a personal record in the 60m with a time of thrower Valentina Muzaric recorded the sec- 15. Tennessee ...............................123.66 7.62, while in the 400m, sophomore Gabriela ond-longest throw in Auburn history in the 16. Arizona ....................................117.42 Cumberbatch finished with a time of 57.78, a shot put with a distance of 54-6.75/16.63m en 17. Baylor ......................................115.83 new personal best. At the Iowa State Classic, route to winning her second-consecutive shot 18. Texas .......................................107.86 junior distance runner Ty McCormack placed put title. Auburn had three finishers in the top-5 19. Penn State .................................98.95 20. BYU ............................................96.42 fifth in the 5000m at 13:56.24, which is the sec- in the mile led by senior Niklas Buhner who set 21. Cornell .......................................87.01 ond-fastest time in the SEC. McCormack’s time the facility record with a time of 4:02.60. Junior 22. Arizona State .............................86.70 is also the sixth-fastest time in program history. Ty McCormack finished fourth with a personal 23. Stanford.....................................84.28 Senior Niklas Buhner had the fourth-fastest best time of 4:03.89, while junior Kane Grimster 24. California...................................83.37 mile time in program history with a 4:04.35, placed fifth at 4:05.95. Junior thrower Marcus 25. Illinois .......................................77.65 while freshman Emily Stephens set a new per- Popenfoose won the shot put with a throw of sonal record in the mile with a time of 4:53.05. 57-0.00/17.37m. The Tigers had 49 athletes par- USTFCCCA Women’s Top 25 ticipate in the meet, accumulating nine PRs. As of March 24 Husker Invitational Recap 1. Texas A&M ..............................390.30 Freshman Emily Stevens won the 800 meter Auburn Indoor Invitational Recap 2. Oregon ....................................278.91 race by over two seconds, with a personal-best The Auburn track and field team opened 3. Texas .......................................272.81 time of 2:11.02. Junior Samantha Berggren the 2014 indoor season this past weekend as it 4. Florida .....................................268.84 placed fourth at 2:16.16 In the triple jump, hosted the Auburn Indoor Invitational held at 5. Kentucky .................................207.44 6. Georgia ...................................170.48 freshman Marshay Ryan notched a new per- the Birmingham CrossPlex.