Auburn sent athletes to three indoor track meets over the weekend, but the Tigers’ best performances came at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Senior Jesse Johnson broke her own school record in the pole vault, while senior Shawn Johnson took gold in the men’s triple jump.
Jesse Johnson cleared 4.32 meters (14 feet, 2 inches), good for first among collegiate athletes and second overall at the competition. Her vault was the sixth highest nationally this season.
Shawn Johnson improved his jump by 17 inches on his sixth and final attempt to win.
On Friday, Feb. 12, senior Samantha Scarlett won the 60-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Scarlett set a personal record with an 8.14, which is the fifth-fastest time in the country this season and the second fastest time in school history.
Auburn will return to the track Feb. 27-28 at the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville.
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