MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama Track & Field is set to close the regular season at Jaguar Track as it hosts the Jaguar Invitational on Friday, May 1.
Meet Information
Jaguar Invitational
Date: May 1
Location: Mobile, Ala. | Jaguar Track & Field Complex
Meet Schedule
Live Results
Originally scheduled for a 2 p.m. CT start time for the throwing events, the meet schedule has been revised due to inclement weather expected on Friday. The Jaguars will compete against eight other programs, including Louisiana, Loyola New Orleans, Marion Military Institute, Southern Miss, Southern, Spring Hill, USSU, and Xavier-Louisiana.
Notes
Heading into the final meet of the regular season, 11 Jaguar entries are currently in qualifying position for the NCAA East First Rounds, where athletes must rank within the top 48 in their respective events to advance.
On the men's side, Samuel Warriner, Reuben Booysen (javelin), Terek Logan and Will Frederick (pole vault), Jonathan Henderson (high jump), and Nieko Garnes (400-meter hurdles) are all positioned inside the top 48.
For the women, Calli Stokes has qualified in the heptathlon, while Iyana Johnson (hammer throw) and Kayden Engel (high jump) also remain within the qualifying threshold.
Jonathan Henderson ranks 27th nationally in the high jump with a season-best clearance of 2.15m (7-0.5), while Reuben Booysen sits 33rd in the country in the javelin with a top mark of 68.97m (226-3).
Freshmen Nieko Garnes and Alexia Jones are both coming off standout performances for the Jaguar sprint crew. Garnes clocked a 47.40 in the 400 meters at the Josh Reidinger Invitational, marking the ninth-fastest time in program history. Jones recorded times of 24.46 in the 200 meters and 56.36 in the 400 meters.
The men's javelin group of Booysen, Jackson Laughlin, Dylan Hale, and Brody Hamilton is ranked No. 6 in the nation, while the men's 400-meter hurdles group of Garnes, Omari Taylor, Jadon Thomason, and Bo Webb ranks 14th nationally.
On the women's side, Charleen Elizondo currently leads the Sun Belt in the 5000 meters after posting a time of 16:54.82 earlier this season. Kayden Engel ranks third in the conference in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m, while Ava Grace Wheaton sits third in the javelin with a mark of 45.81m.
A total of 12 seniors will be honored on Friday, as Amos Pkemoi, Tyler Doty, Carson Barlow, Iyana Johnson, Dylan Hale, Dianna Goodman, Calli Stokes, Mallory Norton, Flora Dupans, Diego Andres Dougan, Allie Germann, and Megan Hamilton Strong will be recognized at 4:30 p.m. CT.
Up Next
Following the Jaguar Invitational, South Alabama will host the Sun Belt Conference Track & Field Championships from May 14–16 at the Jaguar Track & Field Complex.
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