Fayetteville, Arkansas - Auburn senior Ryan Kinnane broke a 42-year-old school record in the men's mile and freshman Max Hardin set the freshman school mark in the same event to highlight the final day of competition for the Auburn track and field team at the Razorback Invitational Saturday.
Kinnane crossed in 3:58.28 to break Roger Jones time of 3:58.47 set in 1982, becoming the second Tiger in school history to run a sub four-minute mile indoors. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Kinnane ran a strong back half to separate himself and win his section while finishing third overall en route to posting the nation's 19th fastest time this season.
Hardin, racing in his first collegiate indoor mile, ran a 4:01.50 to break the previous freshman school record of 4:03.50 set by Felix Kiboiywo in 2007.
Sophomore Michael May recorded his second-best heptathlon score at Auburn finishing with 5,556 points, good for ninth nationally this season while finishing seventh overall in the event. The men's heptathlon saw the top five competitors register the nation's top five scores of the season.
The Auburn women's quartet of Abasiono Akpan, Vimbayi Maisvorewa, Zuriel Reed, and Deborah Oke ran a 3:33.78 in the 4x400m relay good for third all-time at Auburn and the fastest since 2006. The Tigers finished ninth in a field that had five of the nation's top six times this year.
Junior transfer Simone Johnson continued her strong indoor season with a second-place finish in the women's triple jump with a leap of 13.14m/43-1.5, while teammate Amy Warren was sixth (12.51m/41-0.5).
Another strong outing from the Tigers' distance unit was junior Louis O'Loughlin who ran Auburn's fastest men's 800m indoors in 17 years with a personal-best time of 1:49.74.
In the throws, sophomore Matthew Rueff surpassed his previous best in the shot put by over a foot with a throw of 18.07m/59-3.5 to claim eighth.
Auburn will have a week off before returning to action February 9-10 when it competes at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, S.C. and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts.
Razorback Invitational - Day 2
Randal Tyson Track Center – Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 27, 2024
Men's Heptathlon
7. Michael May 5556 pts
60m H 8.28
Pole Vault 4.60m/15-1
1000m 2:41.44
Men's 60m Hurdles
10. Ja'Kobe Tharpe 7.90
Men's Mile
3. Ryan Kinnane 3:58.28 AU SR, PR
10. Max Hardin 4:01.50 AU FR SR, PR
24. Cooper Atkins 4:18.77
Men's 60m
9. Azeem Fahmi 6.70
18. Dario Matu 6.80
23. Makanakaishe Charamba 6.89
Men's 400m
21. LeBron Bessick 47.93
Men's Shot Put
8. Matthew Rueff 18.07m/59-3.5 PR
16. Grant Griffin 16.33m/53-7
Men's 800m
18. Louis O'Loughlin 1:49.74 PR
29. Rex Green 1:52.32
Women's 60m Hurdles
10. Danae Nembhard 8.33
Women's Shot Put
11. Marley Raikiwasa 14.90m/48-10.75
13. Megan Hague 14.73m/48-4
Women's 60m
16. Chante Clinkscale 7.42
Women's 400m
8. Vimbayi Maisvorewa 52.42
Women's Triple Jump
2. Simone Johnson 13.14m/43-1.5
6. Amy Warren 12.51m/41-0.5
Women's 4x400m Relay
9. Auburn 3:33.78
Abasiono Akpan, Vimbayi Maisvorewa, Zuriel Reed, Deborah Oke