MOBILE, Ala. – Two University of South Alabama outdoor track & field records fell during this weekend's Jaguar Classic held at the Jaguar Track. 

Jaguar senior Rafael Scott broke Rico Tilley's 18-year-old record in the men's 100m dash, completing the event in just 10.32 seconds (2.3 wind measurement). Tilley's mark was 10.33 seconds with a 3.3 wind measurement. Scott was also part of the 4 x 100m relay team which set a new all-time mark of 40.29. Scott, Keith Davis, Thad Porter, and Alex Elam eclipsed the previous time of 40.85 seconds set by the 2016 team—two of whom were Scott and Elam.  

MEET INFORMATION
Event: Jaguar Classic 
Dates: March 16-17
Host: University of South Alabama
Site: Jaguar Track
Results

NOTES AND RESULTS
Men's Field Events
-Thomas Boyd claimed the top spot in the shot put with a distance of 15.39m (50-05.75). Matt Weinhold took third with a 15.05m (49-4.50) mark. 
-Weinhold placed second in the discus event, throwing for 49.36m (161-11.25). Jobi Finau claimed fourth place with a 46.17m (151-05.50) throw. 
-A 4.67m (15-03.75) effort from Mobile native Chris Taylor earned him the top spot in the pole vault. 
-Andrew Allen posted a career-high 61.30m (201-01.25) distance in the men's hammer throw to win the event. The mark moved the senior from 10th to third in the all-time Jaguar records. Ethan Boyd placed fourth with a 55.08m (180-08.25) throw, while Thomas Boyd followed in fifth with a 54.28m (178-01.00) effort.
-Sam Brown earned fourth place in the men's high jump with a career-best 1.96m (6-05.00) mark. 

Women's Field Events
-Hanna-Mai Vaikla claimed the javelin event with a 43.78m (143-07.50) effort. Jessica Matthews turned in a 38.78m (127-03.00) effort to earn third place. 
-Autavia Fluker's 14.70m (48-02.75) mark in the shot put earned her second place in the event. Esherika Hawkins had a personal-best 13.47m (44-02.50) mark which landed her at 10th in the all-time USA standings. 
-Jaguars claimed four of the top five spots in the hammer throw. Michaela Preachuk won the event with a career-high 58.44m (191-09.00) effort, retaining her third-place spot in the South Alabama rankings. Michella Obijiaku had a personal-best 52.05m (170-09.50) mark to take second. Fluker's 50.53m (165-09.75) effort landed her at third. Hawkins recorded a career-high 47.02m (154-03.50) to earn fifth place in the event. 
-Taylor Dames and Olivia Swan tied for first in the high jump event with identical 1.79m (5-10.50) efforts. The mark is the second-highest in school history. 
-Emile Berge had a personal-best 5.64m (18-06.00) effort to win the long jump. Elysa Griffin placed second with a jump of 5.61m (18-05.00).
-USA took the top four spots in the pole vault. Caitlyn Dressler won the event and Megan James placed second with 3.65m (11-11.75) efforts. Savannah Howie was third with 3.35m (10-11.75) vault and Christina Wiggins landed at fourth with a 3.20m (10-06.00) mark.
-Three Jaguars posted personal-best marks in the discus throw. Angeline Smit's 46.30m (151-11.00) throw retained her spot at fifth in the all-time USA records. Hawkins shattered her previous career-high and entered the South Alabama records at seventh with a 43.46m (142-07.25) throw. Halee Thomas also posted a personal-best 38.45m (126-02.00) mark. 

Men's Running Events
-Davis posted a personal-best 10.59 seconds to place fourth in the men's 100m dash.
-USA juniors Ben Rolader and Larry Lombard placed second and third in the men's 800m with times of 1:54.47 and 1:54.62, respectively. Sophomore Migael Strydom ran the event in a personal-best 1:55.25 to claim fourth place. 
-The USA men's 4 x 400m relay team A (Davis, Lombard, Rolader, and Javen Jackson) placed fourth in the event with a time of 3:27.24.

Women's Running Events
-Berge ran the 100m hurdles in a personal-best 14.21 seconds and placed second in the event. Taylor Dames earned fifth place with a time of 14.66 seconds. 
-Gillianne Sharp earned fifth place – out of 39 participants – in the 1,500m with a time of 4:58.21.  
-Griffin ran a career-low 11.85-second 100m dash to earn third in the event; Cierra Hedrick followed in fourth with a time of 11.86 seconds.  
-Cindy von Ahlefeldt and Kailee Kiminski placed fourth and eighth in the 800m with times of 2:18.81 and 2:23.65, respectively.
-Swan moved to fifth in the all-time Jaguar rankings and won the 400m hurdles event with a time of 1:01.84. Darnesha Harris placed fourth overall with a time of 1:04.48.  
-Nicole Van Der Merwe ran the 3,000m in 10:50.32 and claimed third place in the event.
-The 4 x 400m relay team secured second place by completing the event in 3:59.94.  

UP NEXT
USA Track & Field will send competitors to both the Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. and the Gulf Shores Classic in Gulf Shores, Ala. Friday, March 23. 

QUOTES FROM COACH BRUESKE
On overall performance in the meet... "We had some adverse weather at first, but we still had some athletes that stepped up, competed, and did well. We had a lot of personal-best performances and two school records, so that's good that you're breaking records this early in the season. It's all about continuing to strive and improve week to week. That's the key, so that's what we're going to try to do."

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