May 16, 2015
 Shawn Johnson earned 13 points on Saturday (Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics) | ||||||
| ||||||
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Junior Shawn Johnson earned 13 points with a tie for second in the high jump and third place finish in the triple jump on Saturday as the Auburn track and field team concluded competition at the SEC Championships at the Mike Sanders Track Complex.
Johnson cleared 6-10.25/2.09m in the high jump for seven points and earned six points in the triple jump with a distance of 53-0.75/16.17m.
The men's team finished 10th with 40 points and the women's team placed 10th with 28 points.
"Shawn did a fantastic job today coming up big in two events," head coach Ralph Spry said. "It started raining during the high jump, but he was able to keep his head and tie for second. I am really proud of him. Ty (McCormack) stuck in there and grinded it out in the 5000m. The 200m guys ran really well out of lane one and two. The kids that we put out there really did well. I am excited because they are all young. We will be good down the stretch, and we still have a good chance to send a lot of people to the National Championships. This is never an easy meet, but we have to reload and keep on moving."
The men's 4x100 relay team of Torrey Campbell, Kahlil Henderson, Joe Fisher and Teray Smith clocked a season-best time of 39.82 to finish eighth and earn a point. Senior Kane Grimster placed sixth for three points in the 1500m at 3:46.41.
In the men's 200m, Smith and Henderson earned five points after finishing sixth at 20.84 and seventh at 20.86, respectively. Senior Ty McCormack added three points with a sixth place finish in the 5000m at 14:13.21.
On the women's side, Samantha Scarlett, Jonielle Smith, Ebony Morrison and Sashel Brown finished seventh in the 4x100 relay for two points with a time of 44.88. Scarlett earned a point in the 100m hurdle final, finishing eighth at 13.35.
Brown clocked a personal-best time of 58.34 in the 400m hurdle final to finish fifth. Junior Rachel Dincoff placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 52-9.5/16.09m.
The Tigers will return to action May 28-30 for the NCAA East Preliminaries at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla.
For the latest on Auburn track and field, follow @Auburn_Track on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.