2017 Auburn Track & Field Media Almanac

2017 Auburn Track & Field Media Almanac

2017 Indoor Schedule Jan. 13-14 Commodore Invitational .....................Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 21 Auburn Invitational ......................... Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 27-28 SEC Challenge ................................... Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 3-4 Husker Invitational ................................... Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 10-11 Tiger Paw Invite ......................................Clemson, S.C. Feb. 24-25 SEC Indoor Championships .................. Nashville, Tenn. Mar. 10-11 NCAA Indoors Championships ... College Station, Texas 2017 Outdoor Schedule Mar. 24 Florida State Relays ....................... Tallahassee, Fla. Mar. 29-Apr.1 Texas Relays ...................................... Austin, Texas Apr. 7-8 Tiger Track Classic ...................................AUBURN Apr. 14-15 Texas Invitational ............................... Austin, Texas Apr. 21-22 War Eagle Invitational ..............................AUBURN Apr. 27-29 Longhorn Invitational .......................... Austin, Texas Apr. 27-29 Penn Relays ..................................Philadelphia, Pa. May 11-13 SEC Outdoor Championships ........... Columbia, S.C. May 25-27 NCAA Preliminaries ..........................Lexington, Ky. 2017 June 7-10 NCAA Outdoor Championships ...........Eugene Ore. AUBURN Quick Facts Location ...................................................................... Auburn, Ala. Nickname ...............................................................................Tigers TRACK & FIELD Enrollment ........................................................................... 25,469 Colors ................................................. Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Conference ...................................................................Southeastern MEDIA ALMANAC President ...................................................................Dr. Jay Gogue Director of Athletics ......................................................... Jay Jacobs Facility ............................................................... Hutsell-Rosen Track Head Coach ................................................................... Ralph Spry Assistant Head Coaches ................................................. Henry Rolle Assistant Coaches .............................................................. Mark Carroll, ......................................Scott Richardson,Patrick Ebel, Greg Stringer Communications Media Relations Contact .................................................Josh Wetzel Wetzel’s Email ........................................... [email protected] Wetzel’s Phone .......................................................(256) 458-1481 Men’s Roster Name Events Year Hometown (Last School) Nathon Allen Sprints FR Spanish Town, Jamaica (St. Jago) Sherwayne Allen Sprints FR Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston College) Erik Armes Distance/XC SO Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) Akeem Bloomfield Sprints FR Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston College) Jaron Brooks Jumps FR Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) Jason Bryan Throws JR Rumson, N.J. (Rutgers) Joshua Burks Sprints SO Madison, Ala. (James Clemens) Justin Carter Javelin SR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Randall Ceneus Sprints JR Birmingham, Ala. (Mississippi State) Raheem Chambers Sprints FR Kingston, Jamaica (St. Jago) Coleman Churitch Distance/XC JR Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) Xavier Coakley Sprints SO Nassau, Bahamas (St. Augustine’s College) Wesley Curles Distance/XC JR Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian) Mitchell Gomez Distance/XC JR Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Kahlil Henderson Sprints SR Hollywood, Fla. (South Broward) Travis Johnson Sprints JR Prattville, Ala. (Prattville) Silas Kipnetich Distance/XC FR Eldoret, Kenya (St. Francis Boys) Solomon Komen Distance/XC FR Eldoret, Kenya (St. Francis Boys) Ryan Lee Distance/XC FR Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) Walker Long Discuss FR Hoover (Shades Mountain Christian) William Macoy Javelin FR Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Wesley Pectol Distance/XC JR Greeneville, Tenn. (Greenville) John Putnam Throws SO Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) Mark Rubalcaba Jumps SO Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran) Grant Schumacher Jumps JR Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort) Redatu Semeon Distance/XC SR Bowie, Md. (UMBC) O’Dean Skeen Sprints JR Kingston, Jamaica (South Plains College) Andy Smith Distance/XC FR Homewood, Ala. (Homewood) Teray Smith Sprints SR Freeport, Bahamas (American Heritage (Fla.) Jay Spieler Distance/XC JR Winston-Salem, N.C. (Louisburg College) Christopher Stone Decathlon SO Oreland, Pa. (Springfield Township) Alex Tucker Distance/XC SO San Diego, Calif. (West View) Kevin Wyss Distance/XC JR Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Academy) Wellington Zaza Sprints/Jumps SR Upper Darby, Pa. (Central Arizona) 2 | Track and Field AuburnTigers.com Women’s Roster Name Events Year Hometown (Last School) Sarah Almen Jumps SR Albany, Ore. (Oregon State) Jenae Ambrose Sprints SO Nassau, Bahamas (Queen’s College) Katie Brooks Boone Sprints SO Birmingham, Ala. (Westminster) Sashel Brown Hurdles SR Kingston, Jamaica (Alpha Academy) Dominique Bullock Sprints/Jumps JR Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge Senior High) Kylee Carter Throws SO Beauregard, Ala. (Beauregard) Andonet Cheruiyot Distance/XC FR Eldoret, Kenya (Chebara Girls) Skyler Daniel Jumps SO Upland, Calif. (Upland) Kenzley Defler Distance/XC JR Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) Veronica Eder Distance/XC SR Doylestown, Pa. (Central Bucks East) Anna Gierow Jumps SO Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones) Rachel Givens Distance/XC SR Tallahassee, Fla. (Chiles) Jakayla Hand Jumps JR Opelika, Ala. (Opelika) Brianna Heilsnis Throws SR Apex, N.C. (Clayton State) Deja Hillman Jumps JR Winter Haven, Fla. (Haines City) Jessie Johnson Pole Vault GS Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Claire Kennedy Distance/XC SR Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright) Brenda Kigen Distance/XC SO Eldoret, Kenya (Kapkenda Girls) Mercy Kiprop Distance/XC FR Kaptarakwa, Kenya (St. Agatha Makwo Girls) Jasmine Manigault Throws SR Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann) Mattie McLawhorn Sprints SO Auburn, Ala. (Auburn) Kendra Mitchell Throws JR Shorter, Ala. (Alabama Christian Academy) Peyton Montgomery Throws SO Lake Charles, La. (Alfred M. Barbe) Erin Morant Jumps Grad. Bealeton, Va. (Catawba College) Ivana Muzaric Throws SO Velika Gorica, Croatia Anna Nelson Distance/XC SO St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins) Cayla Nikodemus Jumps SO Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran) Sanders Reed Distance/XC SO Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Marshay Ryan Jumps SR Chambersburg, Pa. (Chambersburg Area) Jonielle Smith Sprints JR Kingston, Jamaica (Klomer’s) Danielle Springer Jumps SO Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula Academy) Emily Stevens Distance/XC SR Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain) Natalliah Whyte Sprints FR Spanish Town, Jamaica (St. Jago) @AuburnTFXC Track and Field | 3 RALPH SPRY HEAD COACH 20TH SEASON AT AUBURN 25TH SEASON OVERALL OLE MISS, 1984 Ralph Spry enters his 20th season at the help of Auburn was the top collegiate mark in 2012. Spry led the Auburn men to a second-place finish at the track and field. With a national championship and 11 2008 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, marking the top-five national finishes for the track and field and cross Auburn boasted five All-Americans during the 2011 sixth time Auburn has finished in the top three in the nation country programs in 16 years at Auburn, the 2006 Division indoor and outdoor seasons. Spry led the Tigers to a fifth- under Spry. His athletes earned 10 All-American honors and I Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year has place SEC finish on the men’s side and a sixth-place finish two individual national championships while marking the developed the program into one of the top in the nation. for the women. Auburn individuals claimed six event titles fourth straight year that at least one of his teams earned a during the SEC Championships. Thrower Stephen Saenz top-five national finish. With a 24th place finish in the final polls for 2016, Spry earned SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year for both the has led the women’s team to three straight top-30 finishes indoor and outdoor seasons. In 2007, Spry led Auburn’s men to a third-place finish and four in the last five years. The 2016 campaign also saw at the NCAA outdoor meet, and a fifth-place performance 14 All-American selections for the Tigers, along with a top The 2010 Tigers posted three top-12 finishes at NCAA at the NCAA Indoor Championships, while the women also five finish from Shawn Johnson and an eighth place finish meets, including a sixth-place finish by the women at the finished fifth at the indoor meet. Auburn produced national from Marshay Ryan, both in the triple jump. NCAA indoor meet. 2010 capped a string of 12 straight champions in six events and earned 15 All-American years that Auburn had at least one individual national honors. The season was capped by Kerron Stewart - a two- In 2015, Spry led Auburn to 14 All-American honors, champion. time Olympic medalist in 2008 - earning the Honda Sports including a second place finish from Marshay Ryan in the Award as the nation’s top female collegiate track and field triple jump at the 2015 Outdoor National Championship. In 2009, Spry guided young and largely inexperienced athlete. On the women’s side, the Tigers finished 28th in the teams, but still helped the Auburn men finish 12th and the outdoor season, which is the 14th top-30 finish in Spry’s women 25th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. tenure as head coach. During the 2014 campaign, Spry helped lead the women’s team to a tie for 12th at the NCAA Indoor Championships behind runner-up finishes

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