Tigers conclude noteworthy week at Texas Relays

Tigers conclude noteworthy week at Texas RelaysTigers conclude noteworthy week at Texas Relays
Olivia Ramirez/UTAthletics

AUSTIN, Texas – Auburn track & field wraps up its stint at Texas Relays following a week that included 22 personal bests, two school records and a pair of marks that rank amongst the best in the world.
 
"I'm really impressed with the fight our team showed in a meet that can nearly resemble a national championship," Auburn head coach Ralph Spry said. "We had a number of kids go toe-to-toe with some of the best competitors in the country. I saw a lot of improvement and lot of positive effort, which is exactly what we're looking for. All in all, this was the kind of meet we needed early into our outdoor season."
 
Senior Madi Malone got the party started at Mike A. Myers Stadium Thursday, crushing her own school record in the hammer throw for the first time since 2019.
 
Multis performer Alex Spyridonidis used a valiant effort through two days of competition to lift himself to a career-high decathlon total and the No. 2 total in the world. The senior was aided by personal bests in five of his 10 events.
 
Friday, another senior in Keira McCarrell pieced together an explosive series in javelin to become a Texas Relays Champion and assert the nation's leading distance as well as the No. 20 mark in the world.
 
Highlighting the final day of competition for the Tigers was freshman Aalliyah Francis. Francis was one of only three underclassmen to qualify for Saturday's 100m finals. In the finals, Francis finished eighth and tied the Auburn freshman record with a time of 11.39 seconds.
 

 
UP NEXT
The Tigers return home before heading east to the Pepsi Florida Relays April 1 – 2.
 
CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS
Mike A. Myers Stadium
Austin, Texas
March 23-26, 2022
 
MEN'S 100m U/C
13. Brandon Smiley         10.41*
33. Jason Reese                10.54*
 
MEN'S 100m
18. Christopher Grant    10.39
 
MEN'S 110m HURDLES
24. Tray Reynolds            14.68*
DQ. Oquendo Bernard   XX
 
MEN'S 400m HURDLES
30. Caden Ciul                    56.09
 
MEN'S POLE VAULT
3. James Courson             5.35m/17-6.5*
 
MEN'S HAMMER THROW
7. Kyle Brown                    67.01m/219-10
8. Erik Ebel                          65.69m/215-6
13. Kyle Moison                60.04m/197-0
 
MEN'S HIGH JUMP
5. Dontavious Hill             2.18m/7-1.75
 
MEN'S DECATHLON
2. Alex Spyridonidis         7,917 pts*
100m                                     11.19
Long Jump                          7.39m/24-3*
Shot Put                               13.99m/45-10.75
High Jump                           1.99m/6-6.25*
400m                                     49.78*
110m Hurdles                    14.27*
Discus                                   40.78m/133-9
Pole Vault                            5.00m/16-4.75
Javelin                                  53.21m/174-7
1500m                                   4:40.58*
 
13. John Murray               6,632 pts*
100m                                     10.88*
Long Jump                          6.49m/21-3.50
Shot Put                               14.87m/48-9.50*
High Jump                           1.90m/6-2.75
400m                                     50.49*
110m Hurdles                    15.03*
Discus                                   FOUL
Pole Vault                            4.40m/14-5.25*
Javelin                                  64.13m/210-4*
1500m                                   5:33.06
 
DNF. David Edmondson 4,810 pts
100m                                     11.18
Long Jump                          6.34m/20-9.75
Shot Put                               11.85m/38-10.50
High Jump                           1.84m/6-0.50
400m                                     51.38
110m Hurdles                    15.30
Discus                                   31.98m/104-11
Pole Vault                            DNS
Javelin                                  DNS
1500m                                   DNS
 
WOMEN'S 100m
5. Aalliyah Francis            11.45q*
 
WOMEN'S 100m FINAL
8. Aalliyah Francis            11.39* (FR)
 
WOMEN'S 400m HURDLES
17. Tylar Colbert               1:00.56
 
WOMEN'S JAVELIN
1) Keira McCarrell            56.56m/185-7*
4) Ashley Carter                53.40m/175-2*
 
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
12. Kamiya Dendy            1.67m/5-5.75
 
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
13. Essence Thomas        11.71m/38-5
 
WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW
2. Madi Malone                               67.98m/223-0* (AR)
 
WOMEN'S JAVELIN (B)
4. Shaniya Holley              46.48m/152-6
 
WOMEN'S DISCUS (B)
3. Jocelynn Budwig          5.68m/166-3
7. Maura Huwalt               48.81m/160-1
 
WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
12. Maura Huwalt            15.51m/50-10.75
 *- Personal Best
q – Finals Qualifier
AR – Auburn Record
FR – Auburn Freshman Record