2018 AUBURN TRACK & FIELD 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships AUBURN QUICK FACTS Location ...........................................Auburn, Ala. March 9-10 • College Station, Texas • Gilliam Indoor Stadium Enrollment ..................................................25,469 Live Results NCAA.com/trackandfi eld President ....................................Dr. Steven Leath Athletics Director ..........................Allen Greene Broadcast Schedule Tentative (All times CT) Facility .................................Hutsell-Rosen Track Friday 5:30 p.m. (ESPN3) SEC Indoor Team Champions ............................ Saturday 4 p.m. (ESPN3) ›› Men ..................................4 (1977, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80) Sunday 6 p.m. (re-air on ESPN2) Oympians ..........................................................40 AUBURN COACHING STAFF OUT OF THE BLOCKS Head Coach ........................................Ralph Spry ›› USTFCCCA Rankings: Auburn men, 25th; Auburn women, 21st Asst. Head Coach ............................Henry Rolle ›› 2017 Auburn NCAA Indoor Championships: Men, NA; Women, T36th XC/Distance Coach ......................David Barnett Assistant Coach ............................... Patrick Ebel ›› Th ree women and three men along with the men’s 4x400m relay have qualifi ed for this Assistant Coach .......................Scott Richardson year’s championships. Assistant Coach .............................Greg Stringer ›› Auburn head coach Ralph Spry is in his 21st year at Auburn. Th e Tigers higest fi nish Coach Emeritus ..................................Mel Rosen under Spry was a second-place fi nish for the men in 2003 and a fi ft h-place fi nish for the Director of Operations .....................Scott Duval women in 2007. Athletic Trainer ..................................Sean Tilley ›› Th is is the 24th time in the last 26 years that an Auburn male has been represented at the meet. SOCIAL: #WAREAGLE | #NCAATF ›› Auburn has nine athletes qualifi ed for nationals, with only one that has previously ›› Offi cial Twitter .......................@AuburnTFXC competed in the championships. Sophomore sprinter Akeem Bloomfi eld fi nished 10th at ›› Instagram ...................................AuburnTFXC the 2017 NCAA Indoors. ›› Facebook ....................................AuburnTFXC ›› Web ..........................................AuburnTigers.com ›› Bloomfi eld ranks second nationally in the men’s 400m with a school-record time ›› NCAA Twitter .................@NCAATrackField of 45.02 set at the Tiger Paw Invite in Clemson, SC earlier this season. He is the SEC Champion in the event. AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ›› Bloomfi eld is the fi rst AU sprinter to qualify for NCAA Indoors in back-to-back years Kirk Sampson ..................................... Associate AD in the 400m since Avard Moncur (2000-01) Email [email protected] ›› Senior Jonielle Smith (7.18) and redshirt freshman Natalliah Whyte (7.19) are third Cell ........................................................(334) 750-1385 and fi ft h nationally in the women’s 60m. Senior Jakayla Hand is eight in the long jump. Twitter ....................................................@AuburnSID ›› Smith and Whyte are the fi rst Tiger duo to qualify for the same NCAA Indoor Championships since Kai Selvon and Ashley Cruder in 2012. AUBURN SCHEDULE AT NCAA INDOORS FRIDAY, MARCH 9 6:05p Men’s 60m (P) ...............................Chambers AUBURN’S NCAA INDOOR PARTICIPANTS 6:15p Women’s 60m (P) .................................Smith ................................................................Whyte MEN 6:25p Men’s 400m (P) ......................................Allen Name Event Year Hometown (Last School) ........................................................Bloomfi eld Nathon Allen 400m, 4x400m RFr. Spanish Town, Jamaica (St. Jago) Akeem Bloomfi eld 400m, 4x400m So. Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston College) SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Joshua Burks 4x400m Jr. Madison, Ala,. (James Clemens) 3:30p Women’s Triple Jump (F) ....................Hand Xavier Coakley 4x400m (alt) Jr. Nassau, Bahamas (St. Augustine’s College) 430p Men’s 60m (F) ...............................Chambers Randall Ceneus 4x400m Sr. Birmingham, Ala. (Miss. State) 440p Women’s 60m (F) .................................Smith Raheem Chambers 60m So. Kingston, Jamaica (St. Jago) ................................................................Whyte 450p Men’s 400m (F) ......................................Allen ........................................................Bloomfi eld WOMEN 640p Men’s 4x400 R (F) ............................ Auburn Name Events Year Hometown (Last School) Jakayla Hand Triple Jump Sr. Opelika, Ala. (Opelika) Jonielle Smith 60m Sr. Kingston, Jamaica (Klomer’s) Natalliah Whyte 60m RFr. St. Catherine, Jamaica (St. Jago) PRONUNCIATIONS Xavier Coakley (coke-lee); Jonielle Smith (juh-nell); Natalliah Whyte (nuh-tal-e-UH white) 1 | AUBURN TRACK & FIELD 2016 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1 Schedule of Events Friday, March 10—Track Events Saturday, March 11—Track Events Time Event Division Round Time Event Division Round 5:35 p.m. Mile Men Prelims 4:00 p.m. Mile Men Final 5:50 p.m. Mile Women Prelims 4:10 p.m. Mile Women Final 6:05 p.m. 60m (Chambers) Men Prelims 4:20 p.m. 60m (Chambers) Men Final 6:15 p.m. 60m (Smith, Whyte) Women Prelims 4:30 p.m. 60m (Smith, Whyte) Women Final 6:25 p.m. 400m (Allen, Bloomfi eld) Men Prelims 4:40 p.m. 400m (Allen, Bloomfi eld) Men Finals 6:40 p.m. 400m Women Prelims 4:50 p.m. 400m Women Finals 6:55 p.m. 60m Hurdles Men Prelims 5:00 p.m. 60m Hurdles Men Final 7:05 p.m. 60m Hurdles Women Prelims 5:10 p.m. 60m Hurdles Women Final 7:15 p.m. 800m Men Prelims 5:20 p.m. 800m Men Final 7:25 p.m. 800m Women Prelims 5:30 p.m. 800m Women Final 7:35 p.m. 200m Men Prelims 5:40 p.m. 200m Men Finals 7:50 p.m. 200m Women Prelims 5:50 p.m. 200m Women Finals 8:05 p.m. 5000m Men Final 6:00 p.m. 3000m Men Final 8:25 p.m. 5000m Women Final 6:15 p.m. 3000m Women Final 8:45 p.m. DMR Men Final 6:30 p.m. 4x400m Relay (Auburn) Men Finals 9:00 p.m. DMR Women Final 6:45 p.m. 4x400m Relay Women Finals Friday, March 10—Field Events Saturday, March 11—Field Events Time Event Division Round Time Event Division Round 5:15 p.m. Shot Put Women Finals 2 p.m. Weight Th row Men Finals 5:30 p.m. Long Jump Men Finals 3:30 p.m. Triple Jump (Hand) Women Finals 5:30 p.m. Pole Vault Men Finals 3:30 p.m. High Jump Men Finals 6:00 p.m. High Jump Women Finals 4 p.m. Pole Vault Women Finals 7:10 p.m. Long Jump Women Finals 4:30 p.m. Weight Th row Women Finals 7:20 p.m. Shot Put Men Finals 5 p.m. Triple Jump Men Finals Saturday, March 11—Combined Events Friday, March 10—Combined Events Time Event Division Round Time Event Division Round 12 p.m. 60m Hurdles Heptathlon Final 12 p.m. 60m Heptathlon Finals Pole Vault Heptathlon Final Long Jump Heptathlon Finals 4 p.m. 1000m Heptathlon Final Shot Put Heptathlon Finals High Jump Heptathlon Finals Time Event Division Round 12:15 p.m. 60m Pentathlon Finals Long Jump Pentathlon Finals Shot Put Pentathlon Finals High Jump Pentathlon Finals 5:30 p.m. 800m Pentathlon Finals 2 | AUBURN TRACK & FIELD 2016 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | 2 Auburn Participants NATHON ALLEN (RFr., Sprints) AKEEM BLOOMFIELD (So., Sprints) JOSHUA BURKS (Jr., Sprints) Spanish Town, Jamaica (St. Jago) Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston College) Madison, Ala. (James Clemens) QUICK HITS QUICK HITS QUICK HITS ** 2018 SEC Indoor 400m Bronze medalist ** 2018 SEC Indoor 400m Champion ** Th ird leg of 4x400m relay that posted sec- ** 2018 Indoors Second-Team All-SEC (400m) ** First Auburn 400m SEC Indoor champion ond-fastest time in school history (3:06.09) at ** 2018 Indoors SEC All-Freshman Team since Avard Mocur in 2001 2018 SEC Indoors (400m) ** 45.02 at Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 9) at Clemson ** 2016 USTFCCCA Second Team All-Ameri- ** 2018 Indoors Second-Team All-SEC (400m) was second fastest time in the nation this year, can (4X100m Relay) ** 2017 First Team All-American (400m, sixth-fastest time in NCAA history and eighth 4x100m Relay) best ever in the world all-time list. ** 2017 NCAA Outdoors: 400m: 2nd, 44.69 ** Currently ranked #1 in the SEC and second ** 2017 SEC Outdoors: 400m: 2nd, 44.58 nationally at 400m INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS ** 2017 IAAF World Championships fi ft h-place ** Jamaican national record holder indoor at 400m Indoor 50.24 (400m); School record 44.19 in semifi nal heat 400m (45.02) 2018 Vanderbilt Invitational ** 2017 Outdoor Second-Team All-SEC (400m, ** In last 20 years, has four of the fi ve fastest 4x100m, Relay) 400m indoors by an Auburn athlete ** 2017 Outdoor SEC All-Freshman Team ** 2018 Indoors First-Team All-SEC (400m) INDOOR PROGRESSIONS (400m) ** 2017 Outdoor First-Team All-American 60m ** 2016 Jamaican Olympic Team (4x400m (400m, 5th, 45.13) 6.98 15th Vanderbilt Invitational 1/16/16 Relay)/Silver Medalist ** 2017 Outdoor Second-Team All-SEC 7.02 27th Conference Clash 1/22/16 6.99 31st Husker Invitational 2/5/16 (400m, 4x400m Relay) 6.94 41st Tyson Invitational 2/12/16 ** 2017 Indoor Second-Team All-American 6.90 21st SEC Indoors 2/26/16 INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS (400m, 10th) 200m 400m Indoor 46.03 ** 2017 Indoor Second-Team All-SEC 22.40 14th Vanderbilt Invitational 1/15/16 2018 SEC Indoors (400m, 2nd, 45.32) 22.04 28th Conference Clash 1/22/16 ** 2017 Indoor SEC All-Freshman Team 21.84 1st Husker Invitational 2/6/16 ** School record holder indoors in 400m 21.44 10th Tyson Invitational 2/13/16 (45.02) set at Clemson Invite on Feb. 9. 21.53 22nd SEC Indoors 2/26/16