GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 After an impressive start to the outdoor season in Atlanta, Auburn track and field travels to Florida to compete at the Pepsi Florida Relays, held April 3\u20134 at the Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium.<\/p>\n
Action begins Friday at 11:00 a.m. CT with the women\u2019s hammer throw, while running events start at 2:30 p.m. with the women\u2019s 4×100 meter race prelims. Saturday\u2019s schedule opens with the men\u2019s discus at 9:00 a.m., followed by running events at noon, with the women\u2019s 100m hurdles prelims.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a solid meet,\u201d head coach Leroy Burrell<\/a> said. \u201cIt\u2019s always a really competitive meet in Gainesville, and this one is a great early test for our group. You\u2019re going to start seeing what we look like as we approach championship season in about a month.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think the best of the best will be there within the conference,\u201d Burrell said. \u201cWe expect to see Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Georgia, along with strong competition from outside the conference in select events.\u201d<\/p>\n At the team\u2019s last outing, the Tigers kicked off the outdoor season with 13 event wins at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.<\/p>\n The sprints group led the way with six individual victories and two relay wins, highlighted by senior Reese Webster<\/a>\u2019s sweep of the 100m and 200m. Webster clocked times of 11.30 and 23.35, ranking No. 2 and No. 7 nationally in those events.<\/p>\n Junior Zuriel Reed<\/a> captured the women\u2019s 400m title with a personal-best time of 52.69, moving her to No. 7 on the AU performers list.<\/p>\n The quartet of Azeem Fahmi<\/a>, Alejandro Cardenas<\/a>, Ian Myers<\/a>, and Tyler Davis<\/a> took the men\u2019s 4x100m relay in 39.75, while the foursome of Brieanna Boyce<\/a>, Zuriel Reed<\/a>, Shakynah Tresvant<\/a>, and Cassidra Thompson<\/a> secured the nation\u2019s No. 4 time in the 4x400m relay winning in 3:35.85.<\/p>\n In the field events, senior Matthew Rueff<\/a> and junior Marley Raikiwasa<\/a> swept the shot-put titles. Rueff recorded a mark of 17.88m\/58-8, while Raikiwasa, competing for the first time since returning from injury, won with a throw of 15.68m\/51-5.5. Senior Seth Allen<\/a> dominated the men\u2019s discus, winning by nearly 10 meters with a mark of 59.27m\/194-5.<\/p>\n In the distance events, sophomores Nickson Chebii<\/a> and Camila Gomes<\/a> each earned gold. Chebii set a personal best in the men\u2019s 1500m with a time of 3:44.17, while Gomes won the women\u2019s 800m in 2:06.79.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really excited about where we are as a team,\u201d Burrell said. \u201cWe\u2019re healthy, and the group is ready to make their mark and show what we\u2019re capable of heading into championship season.\u201d<\/p>\n