AUBURN, Ala.— The Auburn track & field program will have 26 entries competing at the NCAA East Preliminaries at the Billy Hayes Track & Field Complex in Bloomington, Indiana, May 25-28. Each athlete and event will compete over the four-day meet with an opportunity to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 8-11, in Eugene, Oregon.
Auburn will have seven men competing in four events on Wednesday, starting at 10 a.m. ET with Erik Ebel, Kyle Brown and Kyle Moison in the hammer throw.
"This meet is going to really push our athletes to dig deep and deliver their best," Auburn head coach Ralph Spry said. "If they want to make it to nationals, then they're going to need to be able to put their best foot forward this week."
The top 48 individual and top 24 relay declarations in the East and West Regions earned the opportunity to compete in their respective preliminary meet. Both the East and West Preliminaries will take the top 12 finishers in each event, with all 24 squaring off for top honors at NCAA Championships. The West Preliminaries will be held at the University of Arkansas, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
"Earning a top-12 spot is key," Spry said. "It's not about winning your event, it's about securing yourself that qualifying spot to move on to the next level. We tell our team that you can't win it all this week, but you certainly can lose it all if you're not ready to go out and battle."
Of the 29 Tigers competing, four women, Ashley Carter, Joyce Kimeli, Madi Malone and Presley Weems have previously competed at NCAA Outdoors. Another NCAA Outdoors veteran, senior Alex Spyridonidis, has already punched his ticket to nationals in the decathlon. Spyridonidis was fifth in the decathlon a year ago.
A live stream of the NCAA East Preliminaries can be found here. Live stats can be found at https://auburntige.rs/TFEastPrelims.
AUBURN NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES SCHEDULE – ALL TIMES ET
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
10 A.M. M Hammer -- Erik Ebel, Kyle Brown, Kyle Moison
6:30 P.M. M 1500m First Round -- Cooper Atkins, Ryan Kinnane
6:30 P.M. M Pole Vault -- James Courson
7:00 P.M. M 100m -- Dante Brown
THURSDAY, MAY 26
10 A.M. W Hammer -- Madi Malone, Dani Gregory
2 P.M. W Javelin -- Ashley Carter, Keira McCarrell, Shaniya Holley
6 P.M. W Long Jump -- Janaya Jones, Essence Thomas
7 P.M. W Shot Put -- Maura Huwalt
7:25 P.M. W 400m -- Aalliyah Francis
7:50 P.M. W 800m -- Presely Weems
8:20 P.M. W 400m Hurdles -- Tylar Colbert, Asia Jinks
FRIDAY, MAY 27
2:30 P.M. M High Jump -- Dontavious Hill
5 P.M. M 4x100m Relay -- Auburn
5:15 P.M. M 1500m -- TBD
6:35 P.M. M 100m -- TBD
SATURDAY, MAY 28
1 P.M. W Discus -- Maura Huwalt, Jocelynn Budwig
5:40 P.M. W 3000m Steeplechase -- Joyce Kimeli
6:50 P.M. W 400m -- TBD
7:05 P.M. W 800m -- TBD
7:25 P.M. W 400m Hurdles -- TBD
8:10 P.M. W 5000m -- Joyce Kimeli
8:45 P.M. W 4x400m Relay – Auburn
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