May 03, 2026

Hague Breaks Another Record as Tigers Deliver Strong Weekend Showing

Zach Bland

AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn track and field closed out the 2026 regular season in dominant fashion during a split weekend at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial in Athens, Ga., and the East Coast Relays in Jacksonville, Fla.

The weekend was highlighted by senior Megan Hague breaking her own Auburn shot put record, along with notching eight NCAA top-20 marks, 11 new personal best marks, four individual event wins, and a relay victory.

The Tigers sent 20 throwers and distance runners to Athens to compete on the Spec Town Track at the University of Georgia, while 21 sprinters traveled to Jacksonville to compete on North Florida’s campus.

Competing in Athens, senior Megan Hague broke her own Auburn shot put record for the second time this season with a mark of 18.63m/61-1.5, shattering her previous record by 0.41 meters. The All-American earned her third event win of the season and is now No. 3 nationally in the event. Hague holds nine of the top 10 performances in Auburn history, including the top eight marks, four of which came during Saturday’s competition.

The quartet of Azeem Fahmi, Kayinsola Akayi, Ja’Kobe Tharp, and Israel Okon secured gold in the men’s 4x100m relay race, crossing in 38.41, currently the best time in the NCAA this season and the seventh-best performance in Auburn history in the event.

In the men’s 100m, the Tigers claimed six of the top-10 spots, including four of the top five. Junior Kayinsola Ajayi led the group with a second-place finish in a wind-aided 9.99, the No. 7 mark nationally this season. Senior Omari Lewis followed with a wind-aided 10.05 to take third, while seniors Azeem Fahmi (10.08w) and Tyler Davis (10.15w) finished fourth and fifth. Junior Jehlani Gordon and Austin Kresley rounded out the group in ninth and 10th, respectively.

In the women’s 800m, sophomore Camila Gomes took gold in 2:04.97, good for the ninth-best time in Auburn history. Junior Cady McPhail joined her on the podium with a second-place finish in 2:09.16.

Sophomore Camryn Massey took gold in the women’s discus throw with a new personal best 59.94m/196-8, the second-best mark in Auburn history, and is tied for the third-best mark in the NCAA this season. Massey now owns four of the top-six marks in Auburn history. Junior Marley Raikiwasa followed with a personal best of her own with a throw of 57.53m/188-9, earning her third on the AU performer’s list in the event.

On the men’s side, Senior Seth Allen earned his eighth collegiate event win in discus, capturing gold with a throw of 61.34m/201-3.

Freshman Sophia Mazzoni took bronze in women’s javelin with a mark of 51.81m/169-11, coming on the heels of her record-breaking performance last weekend. Mazzoni now has three podium finishes in just five career competitions. Fellow freshman Norah Lind came in fourth in the women’s hammer throw with a toss of 60.19m/175-5.

In the distance events, five Tigers competed in their first outdoor mile competition, headlined by Arianna Roy finishing fifth in 4:48.19. Roy was followed by fellow newcomer, Ava Fields in sixth (4:50.33), junior Mary Mac Collins in eighth (4:54.17), and freshman Kennedy Hamilton in 10^th (4:55.73). On the men’s side, junior Evan Hill also competed in his first outdoor mile race, crossing in 4:10.86.

In Jacksonville, junior Ja’Kobe Tharp posted the fastest time in the 110m hurdles prelims at 13.31, advancing to the final and recording the No. 5 mark in the NCAA this season. On the women’s side, senior Danae Nembhard led the 100m hurdles prelims in 13.06 to advance to the final.

Sophomore Mekhi Dupree placed fourth in the men’s 200m in 20.55, while freshman Sophia Efetobore recorded a wind-aided personal best of 23.56 in the women’s 200m in her third collegiate 200m race.

Senior Devin Nugent finished fourth in the men’s 400m hurdles, while freshman Njabulo Mbatha came in eighth in 51.72. The South African native would also compete in his first collegiate 400m race, crossing in 48.52, while senior LeBron Bessick would take eighth in 46.73.

Freshman Daramola Ibukun added a sixth-place finish in the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.34m/24-1.

Auburn track and field now turns its attention to the postseason, set to host the SEC Outdoor Championships May 14–16 at Hutsell-Rosen Track, as the Tigers look to secure qualifying marks ahead of the NCAA Preliminary Round.

EAST COAST RELAYS

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

Friday, May 1

Women’s Long Jump

Shonedra Richardson FOUL

Men’s Long Jump

6. Daramola Ibukun 7.34m/24-1

14. Aaron Davis II 6.91m/22-8

Men’s 400m Hurdles

4. Devin Nugent 50.73

8. Njabulo Mbatha 51.72

Women’s 200m