Another successful trip to Texas for Auburn track and field

Another successful trip to Texas for Auburn track and fieldAnother successful trip to Texas for Auburn track and field
Joe Buvid

HOUSTON, Texas – The Auburn track and field team recorded 13 event wins and 16 personal-bests at the Cameron Burrell Invitational at the University of Houston Friday. 
 
Despite the cold and wet conditions, the Tigers had strong performances at the Carl Lewis International Complex, Tom Tellez Track in the return for Auburn first-year head coach Leroy Burrell. Burrell was a standout athlete at Houston and longtime head coach at UH before coming to the Plains in the summer of 2022.
 
The men's 4x100m relay team soared across the line ahead of the competition clocking 40.60 to capture gold. Sophomore Favour Ashe, and freshmen Ian Myers, Charlie Sexton and Azeem Fahmi joined forces for the first time this season. 
 
Seniors Eric Ebel and Madi Malone swept the men's and women's hammer throw titles. Ebel threw 65.48m/214-10 to lead the Tigers to a 1-2-3-4 finish followed by senior Kyle Brown (65.15m/213-09), junior Kyle Moison (64.94m/213-00) and freshman John Leonard (57.46m/188-06). On his final throw of the competition, Leonard notched a new personal best. Malone won with a best mark of ​65.13m/213-08.
 
The men's shot put saw a podium sweep from Matthew Rueff, Ethan Richter, and Grant Griffin. Rueff threw a new personal-best 18.04m/59-02.25 to finish first followed by Richter at 17.33m/56-10.25 and Griffin 17.21m/56-05.75. Rueff was two for two as he also won the discus throw launching one 48.04m/157-07 on his final throw of the competition. 
 
In his second 400m race of the season, sophomore Luke Roberts ran a new personal-best 48.58 to secure the win. Senior Lalah Hasbrouck won gold in the women's 400m hurdles with a season-best 1:02.40. 
 
Other notable performances came by way of freshmen Alyssa Quinones-Mixon and Rex Green. Quinones-Mixon won the women's pole vault clearing a new best of 4.00m/13-01.50. Green won the men's 1500m crossing the line in a new personal-best 3:55.93 to beat two of the home team to the line. 
 
Sophomore Hannah Thuss capped the meet off with a twenty second personal-best in the women's 3,000m. Senior Sara Pacer finished fourth in 10:37.70. 
 
Up Next
The Auburn track and field team will split the squad between the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California April 13-15 and the Tom Jones Invite in Gainesville, Florida April 14-15. 
 
 
CAMERON BURRELL ALUMNI INVITATIONAL
Carl Lewis International Complex, Tom Tellez Track
Houston, Texas
April 7, 2023

 
Women's results
 
100m
2. Niya Benton-Andrews                        ​​​​12.04
 
100m Hurdles
4. Ashanti Harvey                                  ​​​​​14.76
 
400m
10. Ariel Sharpe​​​​​                                     58.56
 
400m Hurdles
1. Lalah Hasbrouck                              ​​​​​1:02.40*
 
1500m
3. Hailey Marston                                  ​​​​​4:39.09*
 
3000m
2. Hannah Thuss​​​​​                                 10:00.45*
4. Sara Pacer                                       ​​​​​​10:37.70
 
Long Jump
2. Amy Warren​​​​​                                   6.06m/19-10.75*
5. Chantoba Bright                            ​​​​​5.64m/18-06.00
10. Megan Lonneman                        ​​​​​5.24m/17-02.25
  
High Jump
1. Kamiya Dendy                                 1.67m/5-05.75
 
Pole Vault
1. Alyssa Quinones-Mixon              ​​​​4.00m/13-01.50
3. Rhiannon Held​​​​​                            3.85m/12-07.50
4. Lexie Leinneweber                       ​​​​​3.70m/12-01.50
 
Hammer Throw
1. Madi Malone​​​​​                               65.13m/213-08
4. Dani Gregory​​​​​                               56.29m/184-08
 
Discus Throw
1. Maura Huwalt​​​​​                             53.39m/175-02
3. Megan Hague​​​​​                              46.44m/152-04*
 
Shot Put
1. Maura Huwalt​​​​​                             17.05m/55-11.25
4. Louisa Bohner                      ​​​​​15.10m/49-06.50*
5. Megan Hague​​​​​                              14.98m/49-01.75*
 
Javelin
1. Maddie Roberts​​​​​                           43.46m/142-07*
 
4x400m Relay
DNS. Abasiono Akpan, Lalah Hasbrouck, Amirah Sharpe, Ariel Sharpe
 
Men's results
 
100m
8. David Edmondson                               ​​​​​10.87*
 
400m
1. Luke Roberts​​​​​                                        48.58*
6. Matthew Rainer​​​​​                                     49.70*
 
800m
2. Davis Plowden                                    ​​​​​1:52.85*
 
1500m
1. Rex Green​​​​​​                                          3:55.93*
6. Benson Atkins​​​​​                                     4:02.23
 
Long Jump
5. David Edmonson                           ​​​​​6.79m/22-03.50
 
High Jump
2. TJ Funches​​​​​​                                   2.05m/6-08.75
 
Pole Vault
1. Matthew Asplund​​​​​                           5.06m/16-07.25
 
Hammer Throw
1. Erik Ebel​​​​​​                                      65.48m/214-10
2. Kyle Brown                                   ​​​​​​65.15m/213-09
3. Kyle Moison​​​​​                                64.94m/213-00
4. John Leonard​​​​​                               57.46m/188-06*
 
Discus Throw
1. Matthew Rueff​​​​​                            48.04m/157-07
3. Ethan Richter​​​​​                               45.03m/147-09
 
Shot Put
1. Matthew Rueff​​​​​                            18.04m/59-02.25*
2. Ethan Richter​​​​​                               17.33m/56-10.25*
3. Grant Griffin​​​​​                                17.21m/56-05.75
 
4x100m Relay
1. Ian Myers, Favour Ashe, Charlie Sexton, Azeem Fahmi​​               40.60
 
4x400m Relay
DNS. Luke Roberts, Mo Mpoke, John Stephens, LeBron Bessick
 
* - personal best