TUSCALOOSA, Alabama—The Auburn track and field team capped off another weekend with a freshman record and 27 new personal-best marks between the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, VA and the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
In Tuscaloosa, freshman Alyssa Quinones-Mixon cleared 4.12m/13-6.25 to break the freshman record and become the second-best performer in program history in the pole vault. The previous record was held by Jessie Johnson at 4.10m/13-5.25 in 2013. Quinones-Mixon already has the indoor freshman record in the event clearing 4.05m/13-3.5 in her collegiate debut at the Clemson Invite.
Fellow vaulters in sophomore Rhiannon Held and junior Lexie Leinneweber cleared personal-best 3.97m/13-0.25 to finish fourth and seventh respectively. Held and Leinneweber better their third and fourth place marks on Auburn's top-10 list.
On the men's side, senior Matthew Asplund finished second in the pole vault clearing 5.30m/17-4.50. Asplund moves up to number four all-time in program history.
Abasiono Akpan continues to dominate in the women's 400m hurdles crossing the line in 57.27 to win the event. Akpan has won three of her last four hurdle races this season. Senior Lalah Hasbrouck finished third in a new personal-best 59.25.
Senior Maura Huwalt took the top spot in the women's javelin throw with a new personal-best 52.99m/173-10 to best her previous mark by six meters. Teammates Shaniya Holley (48.40m/158-9) and Maddie Roberts (43.81m/143-8) were close behind in fourth and sixth place respectfully.
Jeremy Zammit won the men's long jump for the first time this season. Zammit leaped out 7.44m/24-5 for a new season-best. In the men's high jump, senior Dontavious Hill finished ahead of the competition clearing 2.14m/7-0.25.
Other notable performances came by way of Niya Benton-Andrews in the women's 200m dash and Joseph Perry in the men's 5,000m. Benton-Andrews crossed the line in 23.31 for second overall and first among collegiates. Perry ran a strong race finishing Sixth in a new personal-best 14:36.51.
In Charlottesville, distance trio of junior Ryan Kinnane and Carson Bedics, and sophomore Louis O'Loughlin raced to new personal bests. Kinnane improved his best by eight seconds to become number nine in school history while Bedics better his record by more than 20 seconds.
Louis O'Loughlin won the men's 1500m in a new personal-best 3:49.27 to just beat Yale's Owen Karas at 3:49.39.
Up Next
The Auburn track and field team will make the trip to the historic Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 27-29.
VIRGINIA CHALLENGE
Lannigan Field
Charlottesville, VA
April 21, 2023
Women's results
1500m Invite
35. Hallie Porterfield 4:31.16
Men's results
1500m
1. Louis O'Loughlin 3:49.68*
29. Hayden Judge 3:58.60
31. Rex Green 3:59.47
5,000m
4. Ryan Kinnane 13:52.45*
10,000m
Carson Bedics 30:22.78*
CRIMSON CLASSIC
Sam Bailey Track and Field Stadium
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
April 21-22, 2023
Women's results
100m Hurdles
4. Ashanti Harvey 13.99*
21. Esther Diza-Mbelolo 15.37
200m
2. Niya Benton-Andrews 23.31*
12. Amirah Sharpe 24.23*
20. Arianna Sharpe 24.64
400m
19. Ariel Sharpe 57.81
400m Hurdles
1. Abasiono Akpan 57.27
3. Lalah Hasbrouck 59.25*
800m
7. Presley Miles 2:22.45*
1500m
15. Olivia Lazarou 5:02.08
5,000m
5. Hannah Tarwater 16:50.00*
12. Hannah Thuss 17:24.15
21. Sara Pacer 18:02.17
4x400m Relay
3. Lalah Hasbrouck, Ariel Sharpe, Niya Benton-Andrews, Chante Clinkscale 3:46.02
Long Jump
6. Chantoba Bright 5.78m/18-11.75
12. Megan Lonneman 5.13m/16-10
Triple Jump
2. Chantoba Bright 12.62m/41-5
Discus
4. Maura Huwalt 52.74m/173-0
9. Megan Hague 47.14m/154-8*
10. Trinity Love 43.92m/144-1*
Shot Put
4. Maura Huwalt 16.79m/55-1*
13. Megan Hague 14.61m/47-11.25
14. Louisa Bohner 14.06m/46-1.50
15. Trinity Love 12.98m/42-7
Javelin
1. Maura Huwalt 52.99m/173-10*
4. Shaniya Holley 48.40m/158-9
6. Maddie Roberts 43.81m/143-8*
13. Paula Grauvogel 37.62m/123-5
High Jump
8. Paula Gauvogel 1.60m/5-3
NH. Allison Tanner
Pole Vault
1. Alyssa Quinones-Mixon 4.12m/13-6.25*
4. Rhiannon Held 3.97m/13-0.25*
7. Lexie Leinneweber 3.97m/13-0.25*
Hammer Throw
4. Dani Gregory 57.61m/189-0
15. Mackenzie Patten 41.74m/136-11
Hammer Throw Invite
3. Madi Malone 68.41m/224-5
Men's results
100m
8. Ian Myers 10.61 (10.610)
9. Charlie Sexton 10.61 (10.607)*
110m Hurdles
8. Tray Reynolds 14.45
200m
20. John Stephens 21.88
38. Tray Reynolds 22.94*
FS. Ian Myers
400m
3. Mo Mpoke 46.61
13. Luke Roberts 48.03
20. LeBron Bessick 49.16
24. Matthew Rainer 49.26*
30. Zachary Ross 50.53*
1500m
2. Dustyn Lewis 3:49.23*
18. Benson Atkins 4:02.44
19. Reese Bell 4:02.55*
5,000m
6. Joseph Perry 14:36.51*
21. Mark Foster 15:10.52
22. Trey Hurt 15:34.70*
4x400m Relay
4. Mo Mpoke, Ian Myers, Luke Roberts, LeBron Bessick 3:09.39
DNF. Matthew Rainer, John Stephens, Zachary Ross, Charlie Sexton
Long Jump
1. Jeremy Zammit 7.44m/24-5
High Jump
1. Dontavious Hill 2.14m/7-0.25
3. TJ Funches 2.05m/6-8.75
NH. Justin Stuckey
Shot Put
4. Matthew Rueff 16.87m/55-4.25
6. Grant Griffin 16.70m/54-9.50
F. Ethan Richter
Discus
12. Matthew Rueff 50.20m/164-8*
20. Ethan Richter 46.21m/151-7
Pole Vault
2. Matthew Asplund 5.30m/17-4.50*
Hammer Throw
8. John Leonard 54.72m/179-6
Hammer Throw Invite
3. Kyle Brown 66.13m/216-11
4. Kyle Moison 65.90m/216-2
6. Erik Ebel 65.04m/213-5
* - personal best
