MOBILE, Ala. — South Alabama’s men’s and women’s track and field teams both won team titles at the Battle of I-65 over the weekend at Jaguar Track on the university’s campus.
The Jaguar men won 13 events and scored 107 points, well ahead of Samford with 40 and Alabama State with 16. The South Alabama women won five events and finished with 74 points, edging Samford (68) and Alabama State (34).
Men’s Throws
The South Alabama men won all four throwing events.
- Shot put: Adam Peterson won at 16.23 meters. Jarrod Kedzior was second (15.61m) and Jeff Long fourth (15.16m).
- Discus: Jan-Louw Kotze won with a mark of 53.17 meters, and Long placed fourth (44.93m).
- Hammer: The Jaguars took the top five places. Renaldo Frechou won at 60.71 meters, followed by Long (57.96m), Patterson (56.93m), Kedzior (55.53m) and Zach Blahnik, competing unattached, with a personal-best 55.39m.
- Javelin: Robert King won with a personal-best 53.31 meters.
Men’s Track and Jumps
South Alabama swept the top three spots in the 110-meter hurdles. Ravaughn Pope won in 14.88 seconds, edging Tyler Agee (14.89), with Spencer Anderson third (15.50). Anderson also won the 400-meter hurdles in 53.45.
Mark Watts won the 400-meter dash in 48.87, with Michael Smith second in 49.04. Michael Pienaar won the 800 meters in 1:56.05, and Justin Housley was runner-up in 1:57.22. Cameron Ellis won the mile in a personal-best 4:19.68.
Jaylon Holt won the triple jump at 14.55 meters, with Tyson Berron second (13.77m) and Lezyon Legarde third (13.58m). Legarde won the long jump at 6.74 meters, just ahead of Holt (6.71m). Holt also placed second in the high jump at 2.04 meters, just short of his personal best.
Relays
The men won both relays. Tevin Barnett, Holt, Legarde and Smith combined to win the 4×100-meter relay in 42.27 seconds, and Watts, Barnett, Agee and Smith won the 4×400 in 3:22.88.
Women’s Results
Leah Hixon won the javelin with a personal-best throw of 48.42 meters. Noelle Jones was second with a personal-best 46.42m, and Ashton Pennington placed fourth (40.24m).
Phoebe Dowson won the discus at 44.88 meters, with Bobbie Williamson third (39.85m) and Morgan Jones fourth (39.83m). Williamson also took second in the hammer throw at 56.04 meters.
Tori Lawson won the 3,000 meters in 10:17.37, and Shannen Weyer was third in 10:39.23. Joanna McCoy led the Jaguars in the mile, placing third in 5:09.39.
Up Next
South Alabama competes Friday and Saturday at the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa.
