AUBURN, Ala. – University of South Alabama sophomore Bobbie Williamson shattered her own school discus throw record with a 44.91m (147-04) measure to take eighth in the event on the second and final day of the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn this weekend.
 
Williamson also finished fourth in the shot put (13.63m/44-08.75) in the same day to compliment a fifth-place hammer throw finish on Friday when she threw a personal-best 55.41m (181-09). Williamson set the previous USA discus record (43.98m/144-03) on Mar. 10 in the Jags’ first meet of the season, the Southern Miss Invitational.
 
Latifah Johnson took fifth in the shot on a mark of 13.52m (44-04.25). Johnson finished a spot ahead of Williamson in the hammer on Friday to mark only the second appearance in the event for the Pensacola, Fla., senior without a victory.
 
Joey Torres finished runner-up in the men’s discus on a mark of 55.26m (181-03) after taking eighth in the hammer on Friday.
 
Tori Lawson recorded PRs in both the women’s 800- and 1,500-meter runs on Saturday in times of 2:15.81 and 4:32.88, respectively. Lawson now stands at fourth all-time in the 800 and second in the 1,500 in USA record books.
 
Briana Aiken leapt to second-place all-time after recording a fifth-place women’s triple jump measure of 12.29m (40-04). Aiken also took seventh in the pole vault (3.55m/11-07.75). Lindsay Schwartz took third in the long jump (5.87m/19-03.25)
 
Connor Smith and Taylor Krause finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in the men’s pole vault on a height of 4.45m (14-07.25) - Smith finishing two spots ahead on fewer misses at height. Derek Westbrook finished sixth in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:29.84) to round out Jaguar finishes.
 
Full meet results can be found here.
 
The Jags will return to action next weekend at its homestead, the Jaguar Track, when it hosts the USA Invitational, to be contested on April 13-14.
 
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