AUBURN, Ala. – The Samford University track and field program trekked to compete in the Auburn University Tiger Track Classic on April 8-9, at Hutsell-Rosen Track.
 
The Bulldogs posted a bevy of Top 10 finishes which was highlighted by Tray Oates taking 3^rd overall in the men's pole vault (5.20m) and Sarah Sanford placing 4^th in the women's 100-meter hurdles (13.53).
 
Sanford also turned in a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 54.97 to place 10^th overall.
 
Javion Lee jumped his way to a 6^th place finish in the men's triple jump (14.95m) while Marquis Barnes stuck a 6.98m leap in the men's long jump to come away with an 8^th place result.
 
For the women, Kimberly Ruch, Karisa Nelson and Emma Garner all tallied Top 10 finishes for the Bulldogs in their respected events. Ruch notched an 8^th place finish with a personal best time of 11.92 in the women's 100 meters while Nelson tabbed a 7^th place finish in the women's 800 meter run with a Samford Top 10 and personal best time of 2:09.09.
 
Garner rounded out the performances with a Samford Top 10 time of her own in the women's 1,500 meters as she took 8^th place with a personal best time of 4:36.21.
 
In the women's 100 meters Ruch was accompanied by a pair of Bulldog standout performances as Tonia McKinley and Daijah White etched their names in the Samford Top 10 with times of 12.11 (15^th) & 12.30 (24^th) respectively.
 
Several more women turned in impressive finishes on the weekend for the Bulldogs as Tatiana Taylor took 24^th place in the women's hammer throw with a heave of 47.31m and Kaitlin West placed 20^th in the javelin with a mark of 28.98m. Both marks vaulted the pair into the Samford Top 10.
 
Other Notable Performances

• Tiana Pisoni placed 19^th overall in the women's triple jump with a mark of 11.41m.
• Luke Weishaar, Paul Richardson & Ben Bryant placed 15^th (15:00.11), 20^th (15:14.40) & 21^st (15:15.13) in the men's 5,000 meters.
• Owen Bailey crushed is old personal best in the men's 1,500 meters with a 22^nd place finish time of 4:01.81. His old mark stood at 4:39.31.
• Brian Smith and Brian Hill cracked the top 20 in the men's shot put. Smith (16^th – 14.55m) and Hill (20^th – 13.73m)
• Ansley Bos raced her way to a 22^nd place finish in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:12.94 and climbed into the Samford Top 10.