HOUSTON, Texas – The Auburn track and field team recorded 13 event wins and 16 personal-bests at the Cameron Burrell Invitational at the University of Houston Friday.
Despite the cold and wet conditions, the Tigers had strong performances at the Carl Lewis International Complex, Tom Tellez Track in the return for Auburn first-year head coach Leroy Burrell. Burrell was a standout athlete at Houston and longtime head coach at UH before coming to the Plains in the summer of 2022.
The men's 4x100m relay team soared across the line ahead of the competition clocking 40.60 to capture gold. Sophomore Favour Ashe, and freshmen Ian Myers, Charlie Sexton and Azeem Fahmi joined forces for the first time this season.
Seniors Eric Ebel and Madi Malone swept the men's and women's hammer throw titles. Ebel threw 65.48m/214-10 to lead the Tigers to a 1-2-3-4 finish followed by senior Kyle Brown (65.15m/213-09), junior Kyle Moison (64.94m/213-00) and freshman John Leonard (57.46m/188-06). On his final throw of the competition, Leonard notched a new personal best. Malone won with a best mark of 65.13m/213-08.
The men's shot put saw a podium sweep from Matthew Rueff, Ethan Richter, and Grant Griffin. Rueff threw a new personal-best 18.04m/59-02.25 to finish first followed by Richter at 17.33m/56-10.25 and Griffin 17.21m/56-05.75. Rueff was two for two as he also won the discus throw launching one 48.04m/157-07 on his final throw of the competition.
In his second 400m race of the season, sophomore Luke Roberts ran a new personal-best 48.58 to secure the win. Senior Lalah Hasbrouck won gold in the women's 400m hurdles with a season-best 1:02.40.
Other notable performances came by way of freshmen Alyssa Quinones-Mixon and Rex Green. Quinones-Mixon won the women's pole vault clearing a new best of 4.00m/13-01.50. Green won the men's 1500m crossing the line in a new personal-best 3:55.93 to beat two of the home team to the line.
Sophomore Hannah Thuss capped the meet off with a twenty second personal-best in the women's 3,000m. Senior Sara Pacer finished fourth in 10:37.70.
Up Next
The Auburn track and field team will split the squad between the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California April 13-15 and the Tom Jones Invite in Gainesville, Florida April 14-15.
CAMERON BURRELL ALUMNI INVITATIONAL
Carl Lewis International Complex, Tom Tellez Track
Houston, Texas
April 7, 2023
Women's results
100m
2. Niya Benton-Andrews 12.04
100m Hurdles
4. Ashanti Harvey 14.76
400m
10. Ariel Sharpe 58.56
400m Hurdles
1. Lalah Hasbrouck 1:02.40*
1500m
3. Hailey Marston 4:39.09*
3000m
2. Hannah Thuss 10:00.45*
4. Sara Pacer 10:37.70
Long Jump
2. Amy Warren 6.06m/19-10.75*
5. Chantoba Bright 5.64m/18-06.00
10. Megan Lonneman 5.24m/17-02.25
High Jump
1. Kamiya Dendy 1.67m/5-05.75
Pole Vault
1. Alyssa Quinones-Mixon 4.00m/13-01.50
3. Rhiannon Held 3.85m/12-07.50
4. Lexie Leinneweber 3.70m/12-01.50
Hammer Throw
1. Madi Malone 65.13m/213-08
4. Dani Gregory 56.29m/184-08
Discus Throw
1. Maura Huwalt 53.39m/175-02
3. Megan Hague 46.44m/152-04*
Shot Put
1. Maura Huwalt 17.05m/55-11.25
4. Louisa Bohner 15.10m/49-06.50*
5. Megan Hague 14.98m/49-01.75*
Javelin
1. Maddie Roberts 43.46m/142-07*
4x400m Relay
DNS. Abasiono Akpan, Lalah Hasbrouck, Amirah Sharpe, Ariel Sharpe
Men's results
100m
8. David Edmondson 10.87*
400m
1. Luke Roberts 48.58*
6. Matthew Rainer 49.70*
800m
2. Davis Plowden 1:52.85*
1500m
1. Rex Green 3:55.93*
6. Benson Atkins 4:02.23
Long Jump
5. David Edmonson 6.79m/22-03.50
High Jump
2. TJ Funches 2.05m/6-08.75
Pole Vault
1. Matthew Asplund 5.06m/16-07.25
Hammer Throw
1. Erik Ebel 65.48m/214-10
2. Kyle Brown 65.15m/213-09
3. Kyle Moison 64.94m/213-00
4. John Leonard 57.46m/188-06*
Discus Throw
1. Matthew Rueff 48.04m/157-07
3. Ethan Richter 45.03m/147-09
Shot Put
1. Matthew Rueff 18.04m/59-02.25*
2. Ethan Richter 17.33m/56-10.25*
3. Grant Griffin 17.21m/56-05.75
4x100m Relay
1. Ian Myers, Favour Ashe, Charlie Sexton, Azeem Fahmi 40.60
4x400m Relay
DNS. Luke Roberts, Mo Mpoke, John Stephens, LeBron Bessick
* - personal best
