Huwalt breaks school record in the discus

Huwalt breaks school record in the discusHuwalt breaks school record in the discus

AUBURN, Ala. — Powered by 11 event wins, and 33 personal bests. The Auburn track & field team opened its outdoor season win strong fashion over the weekend at Hutsell-Rosen track.
 
The 2023 season marks the 1st year at the helm of the program for Auburn track & field head coach Leroy Burrell.
 
Event wins came by way of Abasiono Akpan (400mH), Chante Clinkscale (100m), Erik Ebel (hammer throw), Dontavious Hill (high jump), Shaniya Holley (javelin), Maura Huwalt (shot put and discus), Janaya Jones (long jump), Micheal May (long jump), Luke Roberts (400m), Amy Warren (triple jump), and the women's 4x400m relay.
 
Huwalt broke her own school record in the women's discus on her way to win event. The South Park, Pennsylvania native threw a new best mark 56.34m/184-10 to best her previous mark of 56.21m/184-5 set at last year's outdoor conference championship. Auburn went on to sweep the women's long throws making history as the first team in conference history to achieve such a feat at the conference meet. Fellow teammates Hague (43.26m/141-11) and Love (42.08m/138-00) also threw for personal bests this weekend.
 
Akpan captured to the 400m hurdles title in her first hurdle race of the year. She finished nearly one second ahead of Auburn track and field alum Asia Jinks. Senior Lalah Hasbrouck ran a new personal best 1:03.61 to finish fourth.
 
In her outdoor season debut, Clinkscale recorded a new personal best time in both the 100m and 200m dashes. The freshman took the top spot in the 100m clocking 11.42 and finished second in the 200m crossing the line in 23.56. Not far behind was teammate Niya Benton-Andrews crossing the line in 11.84 and 24.44, respectfully.
 
Senior Ebel took the top spot in the hammer throw in NCAA number four mark 66.58m/218-05 followed by Kyle Moison in second with a toss of 63.84m/209-05. In his first outdoor season in an Auburn uniform, freshman John Leonard threw a personal best 52.84m/173-04 to take eighth.
 
On the women's side, Huwalt threw the NCAA leading mark to win gold and became number four in program history in the women's shot put (16.39m/53-09.25) followed by new personal best throws from freshman Louisa Bohner (14.95m/49-00.75) and Megan Hague (14.65m/48-00.75) who became number eight and nine all-time, and sophomore Trinity Love (13.72m/45-00.25).
 
Auburn went 1-2 in the women's javelin. All-American honorable mention Holley won the event in 44.96m/147-06. Freshman Maddie Roberts followed suit throwing 40.99m/134-05 for a new personal best mark.
 
In his final season opener, Hill jumped the NCAA number two mark of 2.15m/7-00.50 to win the men's high jump. Just one week ago at the NCAA Indoor Championship, Hill cleared the same height to finish fourteenth overall and garner the fourth All-American of his career. TJ Funches (2.05m/6-08.75) and Matthew Cless (2.00m/6-06.75) took fourth and sixth in the event, respectfully. 
 
Auburn took the top spot in three of the four horizontal jumps courtesy of freshman May, junior Jones, and senior Warren. On her fifth jump of the competition, Warren leaped out 12.69m/41-07.75 to become number ten in school history and number four in the NCAA this season.
 
Other notable performances came by way of Alyssa Quinones-Mixon and Rhiannon Held in the women's pole vault. Quinones-Mixon finished second clearing 3.95m/12-11.50 notching number two all-time while Held finished third clearing 3.85m/12-07.50 to become number four all-time in program history. On the men's side, senior Matthew Asplund finished second in the event clearing a new personal best mark of 5.15m/16-10.75, which ranks him number ten in the NCAA this season and number six in Auburn history. 

The weekend concluded with a first place finish in the Women's 4x400m relay running NCAA number four time 3:41.49 and a second place finish in the men's 4x400m relay clocking 3:15.53.
 

Up Next
The Auburn track and field team will make the trip to Tallahassee, Florida for the Florida State Relays March 23-24.
 
 

TIGER TRACK CLASSIC
Hutsell-Rosen Track
Auburn, Ala.
March 17-18, 2023
 

WOMEN'S RESULTS

100m
1. Chante Clinkscale                           11.42*
6. Niya Benton-Andrews                    11.84
 
100m Hurdles
6. Ashanti Harvey                               14.69
7. Esther Diza-Mbelolo                      14.77*
 
200m
2. Chante Clinkscale                           23.56*
4. Niya Benton-Andrews                    24.44
5. Ashantae Harvey                            24.46
6. Arianna Sharpe                               24.51*
 
400m
2. Amirah Sharpe                                54.30
13. Ariel Sharpe                                  58.71
 
400m Hurdles
1. Abasiono Akpan                             59.86
4. Lalah Hasbrouck                             1:03.61*
 
800m
9. Presley Miles                                  2:27.43*
 
1500m Invite
3. Hannah Tarwater                            4:34.69*
6. Hannah Thuss                                 4:38.66*
9. Hailey Marston                               4:39.86*
 
1500m
5. Olivia Lazarou                                4:56.40
 
4x400m
1. Abasiono Akpan, Ariel Sharpe, Amirah Sharpe, Ashantae Harvey           3:41.49           
 
Hammer Throw
3. Maura Huwalt                                 57.15m/187-06
4. Dani Gregory                                  56.50m/185-04
14. Mackenzie Patten                         36.14m/118-07*
15. Louisa Bohner                              35.60m/116-09*
 
Discus
1. Maura Huwalt                                 56.34m/184-10*
4. Megan Hague                                 43.26m/141-11*
5. Trinity Love                                    42.08m/138-00*
 
Shot Put
1. Maura Huwalt                                 16.39m/53-09.25
4. Louisa Bohner                                14.95m/49-00.75*
5. Megan Hague                                 14.65m/48-00.75*
6. Trinity Love                                    13.72m/45-00.25*
 
High Jump
3. Kamiya Dendy                                1.65m/5-05.00
7. Allison Tanner                                1.60m/5-03.00
 
Long Jump
1. Janaya Jones                                   6.08m/19-11.50
3. Chantoba Bright                             5.82m/19-01.25
4. Amy Warren                                   5.81m/19-00.75
12. Megan Lonneman                         5.31m/17-05.25*
 
Triple Jump
1. Amy Warren                                   12.69m/41-07.75
 
Javelin
1. Shaniya Holley                               44.96m/147-06
2. Maddie Roberts                              40.99m/134-05*
5. Katherine Ratliff                             38.22m/125-04
 
Pole Vault
2. Alyssa Quiones-Mixon                   3.95m/12-11.50
3. Rhiannon Held                                3.85m/12-07.50
4. Lexie Leinneweber                         3.70m/12-01.50
 
 

Men's Results
 
100m
17. David Edmondson                        11.03*
 
110m Hurdles
7. Tray Raynolds                                14.95
 
200m
3. John Stephens                                 21.66*
10. Matthew Rainer                            22.30*
18. Matthew Cless                              22.56*
 
400m
1. Luke Roberts                                  48.76
11. Davis Plowden                              50.87*
13. Takis Patikas                                 51.51*
 
1500m Invite
7. Carson Bedics                                 3:56.50
9. Joseph Perry                                   3:57.52*
11. Benson Atkins                              3:59.66
13. Reese Bell                                     4:11.16*
 
5,000m
3. Mark Foster                                    15:10.23
10. Trey Hurt                                      15:50.70*
 
4x400m
2. Luke Roberts, Matthew Rainer, John Stephens, Mo Mpoke                     3:15.53
 
Hammer Throw
1. Erik Ebel                                         66.58m/218-05                                  
2. Kyle Moison                                   63.84m/209-05
8. John Leonard                                  52.84m/173-04*
 
Discus
4. Kyle Moison                                   48.63m/159-06
6. Matthew Rueff                                48.27m/158-04
8. Ethan Richter                                  47.32m/155-03
15. Alex Spyridonidis                         40.66m/133-04
20. John Murray                                 38.71m/127-00
25. Takis Patikas                                 25.81m/84-08
 
Shot Put
2. Ethan Richter                                  16.89m/55-05.00
4. Matthew Rueff                                16.55m/54-03.75
5. Grant Griffin                                   16.32m/53-06.50                               
8. Kyle Moison                                   15.41/50-06.75
 
Long Jump
1. Micheal May                                   7.07m/23-02.50
2. David Edmondson                          6.91m/22-08.00
3. Takis Patikas                                   6.91m/22-08.00*
 
High Jump
1. Dontavious Hill                              2.15m/7-00.50
4. TJ Funches                                      2.05m/6-08.75
6. Matthew Cless                                2.00m/6-06.75
15. Takis Patikas                                 1.85m/6-00.75*
 
Javelin
3. Alex Spyridonidis                           48.79m/160-01
6. Micheal May                                   46.78m/153-05*
 
Pole Vault
2. Matthew Asplund                           5.15m/16-10.75*
 
 
 
* - Personal Best