Auburn track and field recorded two top-5 finishes on Thursday in the first round competition at the SEC Championships in Starkville, Mississippi.
Sophomore Veronica Eder finished fourth in the women’s 10,000 meters at 35:17.49, when she overcame losing her right shoe midway through the race. Senior Ty McCormack placed fourth in the men’s 10,000m with a time of 29:55.97.
“What a gutsy performance by Veronica,” said coach Ralph Spry. “She lost her shoe about two miles into the race and was able to keep pushing and fighting to give us five huge points. I am really proud of her, and hopefully we can use that as momentum heading into tomorrow.
Sophomores Teray Smith and Kahlil Henderson qualified for the 200m final Saturday, May 16, after placing second in their heats at approximately 21.04 and 21.12.
In the men’s javelin, sophomore Justin Carter placed eighth to earn a point with a season-best throw of 222-8/67.87m. Senior Adam Civitano earned a new personal-best in the 400mH with a time of 52.60 to finish 10th.
In the women’s 400m hurdles, sophomore Sashel Brown placed seventh with a personal-best time of 58.69 and will qualify for the final on Saturday at 5:10 p.m.
In the decathlon, Parker Shearer currently stands at fifth with 3,763 points, including a personal best in the 100m at 11.56, 400m at 51.50 and long jump with a distance of 22-9.25/6.94m and shotput at 44-5.5/13.55m.
Coren Crompton is eighth with 3619 points after the first five events. Crompton set a personal record in the 100m at 11.20, 400m with a time of 49.63, high jump with a clearance of 6-4.25/1.94m and shot put with a throw of 37-4.5/11.39m.
“Overall, I thought we had a really good day, as we were able to get two guys into the 200m final and Sashel (Brown) in the 400m hurdle final," Spry said. "The name of the game is getting people in the finals, so we have to keep on building tomorrow.”
Shearer and Crompton competed in the 110m hurdles at 10 a.m. Friday morning, May while the men’s and women’s long jump will be underway later Friday at 2 p.m.
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