January 18, 2026

Auburn track and field performs well at Samford Open with 12 event wins

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Auburn track and field stayed hot in competing in Birmingham as the Tigers took home 12 individual wins, set 13 personal bests and seven meet records in the Samford Open at the CrossPlex, Saturday. The day was highlighted by five sprint wins and four field event titles.

Senior transfer Reese Webster won the women’s 60m with a meet record time of 7.32, while freshman Sophia Efetobore joined her on the podium with a third-place finish and personal best mark of 7.49. Webster also took home gold in the 200m with a time of 23.52 and has won all four events in her short Auburn career after securing two wins in the UAB Blazer Invite last week.

Senior Omari Lewis captured the men’s 60m with a new personal best of 6.58, the fourth-fastest mark in Division I this season and a new Samford Open record. Senior All-American Azeem Fahmi took silver in 6.60.

The Tigers continued their success in sprints as senior Ian Myers set a meet record in the men’s 200m with a time of 21.12, which ranks 19th in the NCAA this season. Freshman Alejandro Cardenas competed in his first individual event as a Tiger and was fifth in 21.70. Seniors Devin Nugent and Lebron Bessick took home second and third, respectively, in the 400m.

The quartet of Bessick, Nugent, Myers, and Cardenas combined to win the men’s 4x400m relay in 3:13.86.

Senior Cassidra Thompson secured her second gold medal in an Auburn uniform in the women’s 400m, clocking in at 54.31. She was joined on the podium by junior Zuriel Reed, who set a new personal best with a time of 54.55, earning her third place in the event.

Auburn throws delivered a dominant performance with three event wins, led by All-American Megan Hague, who took gold once again in the women’s shot put with the second-best performance in Auburn history with an indoor personal best of 17.51m/57-05.50, setting a new meet record and ranking as the fifth-best throw in the NCAA this season. Sophomore Camryn Massey finished second in shot put and weight throw, setting a new personal best of 18.78m/61-07.50 in the later event.

On the men’s side, the Tigers swept the throwing events, led by junior John Leonard, setting a meet record of 21.98/72-01.50 in the weight throw, while senior Matthew Rueff took gold in shot put with a mark of 18.05m/59-02.75.

Senior Alyssa Quiñones-Mixon won her second gold medal of the season in the women’s pole vault with a clearance of 4.06m/13-03.75, while sophomore Ansley Murphy placed third.

In the women’s long jump, sophomore Alvah Lind took the silver medal in her first podium finish of her collegiate career with a mark of 1.70m/5-07.00.

In the women’s mile, Auburn took four of the top five spots and set five new personal bests with junior Hallie Porterfield leading the way with a 4:50.38 finish. In third place, sophomore Audrey Dunn finished with a new personal best of 4:53.50, beating her previous mark by 12 seconds. Freshmen Arianna Roy and Mary Mac Collins finished fourth and fifth, respectively, each setting a new PR. They were followed by fellow newcomers Kennedy Hamilton and Ava Fields with new personal bests of their own.

Freshman Olivia Stedl set a new personal best in the women’s 3000m with a finish of 9:57.00, earning her the silver medal and the second podium finish of her collegiate career in as many competitions.

Senior John Murray kicked off the weekend for the Tigers as he competed in the Samford Heptathlon/Pentathlon meet, on Thursday and Friday at the SportsPlex. The All-American finished third in the heptathlon with 5137 points overall and set a new personal best in pole vault with a mark of 4.40m/14-05.25.

Auburn travels to Clemson, SC for the two-day Bob Pollock Invitational, starting on Friday, January 30th.

SAMFORD INDOOR OPEN

January 17, 2026

Birmingham CrossPlex – Birmingham, AL

WOMEN’S RESULTS

Women’s 60m Hurdles Prelims

4. Brieanna Boyce 8.77

Women’s 60m Hurdles Finals

4. Brieanna Boyce 8.65

Women’s 60m Prelims