Freshman sprinter Israel Okon and junior Azeem Fahmi both had podium performances in the men’s 60m, finishing second and third, respectively. Okon, who equaled the World U20 Record on Saturday with a time of 6.51, ran 6.55 while Fahmi established a lifetime best 6.56. Sophomore Kanyinsola Ajayi, the reigning champion in the event, false started, denying his bid for a repeat title.
Auburn sophomore Ala-lise Torian, competing in her first SEC meet was not intimidated, running her PB time of 8.07 to finish fourth in the women’s 60m hurdles. The Flossmoor, Ill., native posted the second fastest time in Auburn history and he showing was the best finish for AU in the event since 2016.
Freshman distance runner Brenda Jepchirchir scored in her second event of the meet after she was sixth in the women’s 3000m finishing in 9:14.71. The Kenyan who set one school and two school freshman records this season, won silver at 5k on Thursday.
Junior Alyssa Quinones-Mixon recorded five points for the women after her performance in pole vault. The San Antonio, Texas native cleared 4.36m to finish fourth overall, her best showing at the indoor conference championships.
Senior Rhiannon Held successfully cleared 3.96m and 4.11m on her first tries and tied for eighth in the women's pole vault.
Junior Megan Megan Hague had her best conference indoor showing of her Auburn career as she finished fifth in the women’s shot put with a personal-best mark of 17.37m/57-0 . Her throw surpassed her previous lifetime best by nearly two feet and moved her into No. 2 on the school’s all-time performers list.
Junior Matthew Rueff recorded his best SEC indoors finish in the men’s shot put, finishing seventh with a throw of 18.56m/60-10.75 on his fifth of six attempts.
Senior All-American Vimbayi Maisvorewa, who broke her own school record in the women’s 400m on Friday with a time of 51.55, placed seventh in the event in Saturday’s final, crossing in 53.22. Maisvorewa joined Deborah Oke, Zuriel Reed and Ashante Harvey to finish seventh in the 4x400m relay in 3:34.06.
The Auburn men finished sixth as a team with 47 points, while the women were eighth with 40.33 points. It was the men’s best showing at SEC Indoors since finishing sixth in 2013 and their most points at the meet since 2011.
Collectively, Auburn finished the three-day meet with two SEC individual championships, seven podium performances, two meet records, two facility records, four school records, two school freshman records, one World U20 record, one NCAA leading time, and 16 personal bests were set or equaled.
Auburn will next compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 14-15, in Virginia Beach, Va. The top 16 individuals nationally in each event will advance to the championships.
2025 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
Fasken Indoor Track & Field
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Day 3 Results
Men’s Shot Put
7. Matthew Rueff 18.56m/60-10.75
Women’s Pole Vault
4. Alyssa Quinones-Mixon 4.36m/14-3.5
T-8. Rhiannon Held 4.11m/13-5.75
Brook Walden NH
Men’s Mile
9. Max Hardin 4:09.06
Men’s 60m
2. Israel Okon 6.55
3. Azeem Fahmi 6.56 PR
Kanyinsola Ajayi FS
Women’s 400m
7. Vimbayi Maisvorewa 53.22
Women’s Shot Put
5. Megan Hague 17.37m/57-0 PR
9. Maura Huwalt 16.60m/54-5.5
10. Marley Raikiwasa 16.60m/5-5.5
Men’s 60m Hurdles
1. Ja’Kobe Tharp 7.48 PR, SR, FR
Women’s 60m Hurdles
4. Ana-liese Torian 8.07 PR
Men’s 200m
1. Makanakaishe Charamba 20.13 PR, SR, MR
4. Dario Matau 20.60 =PR
Men’s 3000m
28. Cooper Atkins 8:12.00 PR
Women’s 3000m
6. Brenda Jepchirchir 9:14.71
12. Gene Coetzee 9:23.01
Women’s 4x400m Relay
7. Auburn 3:34.06
Deborah Oke, Zuriel Reed, Ashante Harvey, Vimbayi Maisvorewa
Key:
Q- Automatic qualifier
q – Little q qualifier
PR – Personal Record
AUSR – Auburn School Record
AUFR – Auburn Freshman Record
U20WR= - U20 World Record equaled
Auburn’s SEC Champions
Ja’Kobe Tharp, 60m H
Makanakaishe Charamba
Men’s SEC Scorers
Ja’Kobe Tharp, 60m H, 1st place
Makanakaishe Charamba, 200m, 1st place
Israel Okon, 60m, 2nd place
Azeem Fahmi, 60m, 3rd place
Kyle Brown, Weight Throw, 3rd place
Dario Matau, 200m, 4th place
Matthew Rueff, Shot Put, 7th place
Women’s SEC Scorers
Brenda Jepchirchir, 5000m, 2nd place
Adrienne Adams, Weight Throw, 3rd place
Ana-liese Torian, 60m hurdles, 4th place
Maura Huwalt, Weight Throw, 4th place
Megan Hague, Shot Put, 5th place
Brenda Jepchirchir, 3000m, 6th place
Vimbayi Maisvorewa, 400m, 7th place
4x400m Relay (D. Oke, Z. Reed, A. Harvey, V. Maisvorewa), 7th place
SEC Meet Records
Makanakaishe Charamba, 200m, 20.13
Facility Records
Ja’Kobe Tharp, men’s 60m hurdles, 7.48
Makanakaishe Charamba, 200m, 20.13
World U20 Record (equaled)
Israel Okon, men’s 60m, 6.51
Auburn School Records
Ja’Kobe Tharp, men’s 60m hurdles, 7.48
Makanakaishe Charamba, 200m, 20.13
Vimbayi Maisvorewa, women’s 400m, 51.55
Brenda Jepchirchir, women’s 5000m, 15:33.37
Auburn Freshman Records
Israel Okon, men’s 60m, 6.51
Brenda Jepchirchir, women’s 5000m, 15:33.37
