Results

AUBURN, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's and women's track and field programs completed the opening day of the Tiger Track Classic Friday evening. The Jaguars had eight student-athletes to record personal bests and six student-athletes to earn top-five finishes.

MEET INFORMATION
Date: 3/19-20
Event: Tiger Track Classic
Host: Auburn
Site: Hutsell-Rosen Track (Auburn, Ala.)

NOTES
- Redshirt Freshman Josh Estes won the javelin throw with a career-best distance of 63.05m. His mark currently ranks fifth on USA's all-time performance list.
- Autavia Fluker claimed the top spot in the hammer throw with a 64.39m performance. Colette Uys posted a personal best in the same event with her mark (52.46m) ranking 10th in program history.
- Redshirt Sophomore Susanna Pudner ran a career-best time of 17:32.68 in the 5000m for a third-place finish. Her mark is the 10th fastest time on South's all-time performance list.
- Ariel Atias threw a 6.60m distance in the same event for a fifth-place finish.
- Rickssen Opont's effort in the hammer throw (58.81m) is the eighth-best distance in Jaguar history.
- Victor Turek and Dimitrios Manesiotis recorded personal bests in the hammer throw, while Francois Prinsloo was .03 away from his personal best in the same event.
- Charlie Slaughter (1500m) and Thomas Sand (5000m) also recorded personal bests in their respective events.

UP NEXT
- The Jaguars will return to action tomorrow for the final day of the Tiger Track Classic.
    
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Paul Brueske
- On day one of the Tiger Track Classic: "The first day was pretty good. Tata [Fluker] got another win in the hammer throw, and she was against some very good SEC throwers. Redshirt freshman Josh Estes won the Javelin. To win an individual event against the caliber of athletes at Auburn's meet is no easy task. I thought the distance runners ran well in the 1500 and 5000-meter races. Good to see the improving and competing well on the track."
 
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