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2018 Indoor Schedule Jan. 12-13 Commodore Invitational ................ Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 19-20 Vanderbilt Invitational .................... Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 26-27 Bob Pollack Meet ................................ Clemson, S.C. Feb. 9-10 Tiger Paw Invite ................................... Clemson, S.C. Feb. 24-25 SEC Championships .............College Station, Texas Mar. 9-10 NCAA Championships ..........College Station, Texas 2018 Outdoor Schedule Mar. 23 Florida State Relays ........................Tallahassee, Fla. Mar. 28-31 Texas Relays .........................................Austin, Texas Apr. 6-7 Jim Click Shootout .................................Tucson, Ariz. Apr. 13-14 Tiger Track Classic ................................ Auburn, Ala. Apr. 20-21 War Eagle Invitational .......................... Auburn, Ala. Apr. 26-28 Penn Relays ............................... Philadelphia, Penn. May 11-13 SEC Championships ........................Knoxville, Tenn. May 24-26 NCAA Preliminaries ................................Tampa, Fla. 2018 June 6-9 NCAA Championships ............................Eugue, Ore. Quick Facts Location .......................................................................... Auburn, Ala. AUBURN Nickname ...................................................................................Tigers Enrollment ............................................................................... 25,469 Colors .................................................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue TRACK & FIELD Conference .................................................................. Southeastern President ...................................................................... Dr. Jay Gogue Director of Athletics ...........................................................Jay Jacobs MEDIA ALMANAC Facility ................................................................ Hutsell-Rosen Track Head Coach ...................................................................... Ralph Spry Assistant Head Coaches .................................................Henry Rolle Assistant Coaches .............................................................David Barnett, ...................................Scott Richardson,Patrick Ebel, Greg Stringer Communications Media Relations Contact ............................................ Matt Penland Penland’s Email [email protected] Penland’s Phone ....................................................... (256) 343-4158 Men’s Roster Name Events Year Hometown (Last School) Nathon Allen Sprints SO Spanish Town, Jamaica (St. Jago) Sherwayne Allen Sprints SO Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston College) Cade Antonucci Throws FR Mays Landing, NJ (Holy Spirit) Erik Armes Distance/XC JR Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) Evan Blaire Throws FR Hermitage, Pa. (Hickory) Akeem Bloomfi eld Sprints SO Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston College) Jaron Brooks Jumps SO Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) Joshua Burks Sprints JR Madison, Ala. (James Clemens) Justin Carter Javelin SR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Randall Ceneus Sprints SR Birmingham, Ala. (Mississippi State) Raheem Chambers Sprints SO Kingston, Jamaica (St. Jago) Coleman Churitch Distance/XC SR Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) Craig Clark Sprints FR Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson) Xavier Coakley Sprints JR Nassau, Bahamas (St. Augustine’s College) Wesley Curles Distance/XC SR Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian) Benedict Draghi Throws FR Arlington, Va. (Washington-Lee) Erik Ebel Throws FR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) William Fairless Jumps FR Mitchell Gomez Distance/XC SR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Noah Igbinoghene Jumps FR Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville) Travis Johnson Sprints SR Prattville, Ala. (Prattville) Silas Kipnetich Distance/XC SO Eldoret, Kenya (St. Francis Boys) Solomon Komen Distance/XC SO Eldoret, Kenya (St. Francis Boys) Ryan Lee Distance/XC SO Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) Tommy McDonough Distance/XC FR Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) William Macoy Javelin SO Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Wesley Pectol Distance/XC SR Greeneville, Tenn. (Greenville) John Putnam Throws JR Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) Jack Rogers Distance/XC FR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Mark Rubalcaba Jumps JR Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran) Andy Smith Distance/XC SO Homewood, Ala. (Homewood) Jay Spieler Distance/XC SR Winston-Salem, N.C. (Louisburg College) Christopher Stone Decathlon JR Oreland, Pa. (Springfi eld Township) Chiason Tenkiang Sprints SO Bear, Del. (Coastal Carolina) Alex Tucker Distance/XC JR San Diego, Calif. (West View) Kevin Wyss Distance/XC SR Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Academy) 2 | Track and Field AuburnTigers.com Women’s Roster Name Events Year Hometown (Last School) Jordan Adams Distance/XC FR Killen, Ala. (Montevallo) Jenae Ambrose Sprints JR Nassau, Bahamas (Queen’s College) Cassie Bebout Distance/XC SO Faith Bett Distance/XC FR Katie Brooks Boone Sprints JR Birmingham, Ala. (Westminster) Dominique Bullock Sprints/Jumps SR Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge Senior High) Cassandra Carlisle Jumps FR Evansville, Ill. (Evansville North) Ashley Carter Throws FR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Kylee Carter Throws JR Beauregard, Ala. (Beauregard) Andonet Cheruiyot Distance/XC SO Eldoret, Kenya (Chebara Girls) Skyler Daniel Jumps JR Upland, Calif. (Upland) Kenzley Defl er Distance/XC SR Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) Anna Gierow Jumps JR Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones) Jakayla Hand Jumps SR Opelika, Ala. (Opelika) Amelia Harrison Distance/XC FR New Market, Ala. (Buckhorn) Deja Hillman Jumps SR Winter Haven, Fla. (Haines City) Brenda Kigen Distance/XC JR Eldoret, Kenya (Kapkenda Girls) Joyce Kimeli Distance/XC FR Mercy Kiprop Distance/XC SO Kaptarakwa, Kenya (St. Agatha Makwo Girls) Kristen Laidlaw Sprints FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas) Caroline Lawrence Jumps FR Homewood, Ala. (Homewood) Myra Mack Sprints FR Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station) Madi Malone Throws FR Wichita, Kan. (Archbishop McCarthy) Tori McKinley Thorws FR Hermitage, Penn. (Hickory) Mattie McLawhorn Sprints JR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Louisa McPherson Distance/XC FR Fairfax Station, Va. (South County) Emily Mills Distance/XC FR The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Kendra Mitchell Throws SR Shorter, Ala. (Alabama Christian Academy) Peyton Montgomery Throws JR Lake Charles, La. (Alfred M. Barbe) Ivana Muzaric Throws JR Velika Gorica, Croatia Cayla Nikodemus Jumps JR Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran) Frances Patrick Distance/XC SO Mountain Brook, Ala. (TCU) Erin Perkins Throws SO Winona, Minn. (Winona State) Sanders Reed Distance/XC JR Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Jonielle Smith Sprints SR Kingston, Jamaica (Klomer’s) Danielle Springer Jumps JR Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula Academy) Presley Weems Distance/XC SO Hoover, Ala. (Samford) Natalliah Whyte Sprints SO Spanish Town, Jamaica (St. Jago) @AuburnTFXC Track and Field | 3 RALPH SPRY HEAD COACH 21ST SEASON AT AUBURN 26TH SEASON OVERALL OLE MISS, 1984 Ralph Spry enters his 21st season at On the women’s side, the Tigers SEC individual titles, and a sixth- the helm of Auburn track and fi eld. fi nished 28th in the outdoor season, place fi nish at the NCAA Outdoor With a national championship and which is the 14th top-30 fi nish in Championships for the men’s team. 12 top-fi ve national fi nishes for the Spry’s tenure as head coach. The women’s team also secured track and fi eld and cross country During the 2014 campaign, Spry its spot in the top 25 for the 12th- programs in his tenure at Auburn, helped lead the women’s team to straight year. Additionally, working the 2006 Division I Women’s Outdoor a tie for 12th at the NCAA Indoor directly with Spry, Auburn men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year has Championships behind runner-up sprinters posted the top mark in the developed the program into one of fi nishes from Valentina Muzaric nation in the 4x100-meter relay and the top in the nation. (shot put) and Marshay Ryan (triple Harry Adams recorded the fastest jump). Eight Tigers were named All- wind-legal 100 and 200 meter times 2017 saw the men’s team fi nish Americans in the outdoor season, in the nation. fi fth, their highest team fi nish giving Spry a total of 318 for his Adams’ 9.96 in the 100 meters at the since 2008. The squad was one of career. The men’s team earned NCAA Championships established just three teams with 12 fi rst-team its 12th top-25 fi nish at the NCAA a new school record and Auburn’s All-American honors at the 2017 Outdoor Championships in Spry’s 38.30 second time in the 4x100- Outdoor National Championships. tenure, fi nishing tied for 24th. meter relay at the Texas Relays Teray Smith became the fi rst Auburn broke a 35-year-old program record athlete to earn three outdoor fi rst- The 2012 season included four and was the top collegiate mark in team All-American honors in one meet since Harry Adams in 2008, and was one of 10 athletes at NCAA Outdoors to earn three fi rst team All-American honors. On the women’s side, Auburn had a total of 10 All-American honors in outdoors. h a 24th place fi nish in the fi nal polls for 2016, Spry led the women’s team to three straight top-30 fi nishes and four in the last fi ve years. The 2016 campaign also saw 14 All-American selections for the Tigers, along with a top fi ve fi nish from Shawn Johnson and an eighth-place fi nish from Marshay Ryan, both in the triple jump. In 2015, Spry led Auburn to 14 All-American honors, including a second place fi nish from Marshay Ryan in the triple jump at the 2015 Outdoor National Championship. 4 | Track and Field AuburnTigers.com 2012. meets. His men’s team was third at