RESULTS

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Behind a first-place finish and three Sand Sharks advancing to the finals, the USCB men's and women's outdoor track and field teams opened action at the Spike Classic on Saturday at the ERAU Track and Field Complex.  

Field Highlights

In the first field event of the day, Allayah Bryan and Sophia Stalford competed in the women's hammer. Bryan led the Sand Sharks with her throw of 32.70m, which slotted her in 11th place. Stalford made a throw of 19.23m. 

In the biggest headline of the Spikes Classic, Jones claimed a dominating win in the women's long jump. She posted a distance of 5.63m, which bested the field by 0.08m. De'Andra Brown, Algeria Scott and Aniah Wright also jumped with Brown leading the threesome in 15th place. 

On the men's side of the long jump, Jordan Rivers and Ramon White jumped. Rivers finished in the upper half of the field in 11th place with his leap of 6.35m. White posted a distance of 6.06m. 

USCB had four athletes in the men's javelin. Brayden Fowler, Michael Corrales, Zach Markow and Tucker Czeck represented USCB in the event. 

Track Highlights

Kicking off the track events with a bang, USCB sent two athletes to compete in the women's 100mH. With eight people in the field, both LeeAisha Ford and Brown punched their tickets to the finals after hitting a qualifying time. Ford finished in third with a 15.60 mark, while Brown placed seventh with a 16.94 time. Both Sand Sharks advance to finals that will be held on Saturday.

As the lone Sand Shark in the women's 100m, Jones showed her dominance in both track and field events, as she punched her tickets to the finals in the event. Out of 27 sprinters, Jones finished in sixth with a qualifying time of 12.34. She was just 0.07 seconds from moving into the top-5. The finals of the 100m will be hosted on the final day of the Spikes Classic.

On the men's side of the 100m, USCB had three runners compete - White, Michael Johnson and Steven Nesbitt. White and Johnson finished 31st and 34th, respectively. Nesbitt rounded out the placements in 39th.

In the men's 3k steeplechase, Jay King finished in the upper half of the field - fourth place. King posted a time of 10:37.01 in the distance event.

Jacob Mitchell posted a respectable time and placement in the men's 1500. He finished in 33rd out of 91 runners with a time of 4:10.67. Eli Smith and Travis Patten also ran, as they finished 83rd and 88th - respectively.

Ford continued her success with a near top-10 mark in the women's 200m. The first-year Sand Shark finished in 11th with a time of time of 26.60. She was just 0.06 seconds from the 10th-place finisher. 

USCB had a slew of Sand Sharks compete in the men's 200m - seven runners. Augustis Fraiser led the pack with his 34th place finish at 23.63. Also running was Rivers, Marquis Sparks, Johnson, Markow, Skyler Sicoli and Caelan Sammy. 

What's Next?

The Spikes Classic will continue into Saturday, and the second and final day of the meet will commence at 9 a.m. with the men's and women's discus.