AUBURN, Ala. – Following a successful home meet last weekend, the Auburn track and field team will stay in state this weekend as it competes at the two-day Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa. Friday's action will start at 2 p.m. CT with the women's hammer throw. The Tigers will have 15 athletes in action during day one competing two field events and three distance events.
Saturday will begin at 9 a.m. with the discus throw, while running events get underway at 1 p.m. with the 4x100 meter relay. Day two action will conclude at 6:30 p.m. with the 4x400 meter relay.
A total of 20 teams from nine states will be competing, including SEC schools Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee and host Alabama. Admission is free and gates at Sam Bailey Track and Field Stadium will open one hour prior to the start of the first event.
"I like where we are at this point in the season," Auburn head coach Ralph Spry said. "We're a little beat up, but we still had a solid showing at home last week. The Crimson Tide Invitational is another chance for us to sharpen our tools as we get closer to SECs and NCAAs. There will be some quality competitors that are going to show us exactly what we need to work on moving forward."
Last week, the Tigers had seven event wins, highlighted by Madi Malone's school record toss of 69.12m/226-9 in the women's hammer throw. Malone's six throw series included three marks better than her previous school record set earlier this season. Senior Joyce Kimeli won wire-to-wire in the women's 3000m steeplechase in 9:41.15, the third fastest time in the country this season. The 2021 NCAA Runner Up in the event, it was Kimeli's first steeple race of 2022.
Other event wins at the War Eagle Invitational included Presley Weems in the women's 800 meters, Maura Huwalt in the women's discus, Ashley Carter in the women's javelin throw, Dontavious Hill in the men's high jump and Kyle Brown in the men's hammer throw.
Live results for the Crimson Tide Invitational can be found throughout the meet at https://pttiming.com/
