MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's and women's track and field programs completed their opening meet of the outdoor season Friday evening. The Jaguars had individual in 14 events earn victories in the first of two home meets this spring. 

MEET INFORMATION
Date: Mar. 6
Meet: Jaguar Opener
Host: South Alabama 
Site: Jaguar Track (Mobile, Ala.)
Results (PDF) 

NOTES
- In her first meet of the spring, redshirt senior Autavia Fluker broke the program record in the hammer throw. Her mark of 62.70 meters bested the mark that last year's conference champion, Michaela Preachuk (61.59m), established last season. Fluker also won the shot put with a throw of 16 meters. 
- Xavier Rogers swept the men's 100- and 200-meter dashes running a lifetime best 10.93 seconds in the 100 meters and a colligate best 21.77 in the 200-meter dash. 
- Noah Mumme won the men's pole vault and set a new personal best of 5.05 meters, a mark that is tied for the seventh best in program history. Evans Finnorn took second in the event setting a new personal record with a vault of 4.95 meter, which is the 10th best mark in Jaguar history.  
- Ina Edstrom won the women's pole vault with a lifetime best vault of 3.81 meters. She now ranks seventh all-time in South Alabama history.  
- Quinton Webb set a new personal best with a mark of 55.20 meters to win the men's weight throw. Rickssen Opont finished second in the event, also establishing a new personal record (51.56m).  
- Gram Denning won the men's 1500-meter run in his first career race, covering the distance in 4:15.77.
- Kirami Yego placed first in the 3000-meter run after finishing the event in 9:04.97. 
- Francois Prinsloo won the discus in his first competition as a Jaguar throwing 47.15 meters. Ageline Smit won the discus for the women throwing 44.32 meters.
- The men's 4x100 meter relay team took home first place. The team of Josh Norris, Keith Davis, Rogers, and Thad Porter posted at time of 41.77 in their first race of the season. 
- Eight Jaguar student-athletes set new personal bests in their first competition of the spring: Edstrom (pole vault), Finnorn (pole vault), Fluker (hammer), Mumme (pole vault), Opont (hammer), Rogers (100m), Brylan Shirley (high jump), and Webb (hammer & discus). 

UP NEXT
- The Jaguars will host the South Alabama Invitational March 20; it will be their second and last home meet of the year. 

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Paul Brueske
- On the Jaguar Opener: "We had a lot of promising performances. The pole vaulters continue to get better and better; Ina, Noah and Evans all had good performances. We did have a lot of athletes that weren't competing because it is so close to the end of the indoor season and there are a few minor injuries we are trying to overcome. Overall, it was a promising performance. All in all, for a first meet it was a positive experience. We are going to come back and get to work these next two weeks and when we come back on the 20th I'm hopeful we will see more good performances."
- On Autavia Fluker's record-breaking performance: "One of the highlights was Tata [Autavia] Fluker broke the school record in the hammer by over one meter. That was fantastic, because Michaela Preachuk was a great thrower and a multiple-time conference champion. Tata has been working very hard for a long time and I believe that she has a lot left in her. Although she broke the record, I still think that she can and will throw further than she did today."

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