Auburn wins 4×100 relay NCAA title, 2nd overall in team competition
For the second time in as many weeks, Auburn has claimed a national championship.
The Auburn men’s 4×100 relay team won the national championship heat at the NCAA Championships Friday in Eugene, Oregon.
Auburn’s relay team of sophomore Azeem Fahmi, freshman Kanyinsola Ajayi, junior Dario Matau and junior Makanakaishe Charamba finished with a time of 38.03 to win the event.
The foursome is Auburn’s first men’s single-event track NCAA champion since Ty Akins in 2007. Auburn is now just shy of 25 men’s track individual event NCAA titles.
Auburn also went on to finish second in the overall team competition, one point behind the winner, Florida. That is tied for the second-best result in Auburn’s history. Auburn finished second or tied for second in 2003 and 2008.
Auburn’s women’s track and field team won the outdoor title in 2006.
Auburn has 23 team national championships after men’s golf won the NCAA title in late May. Men’s and women’s swim and dive are Auburn’s most decorated programs with 13 total combined NCAA team titles. Auburn’s equestrian team also has six national championships.
Freshman Ja’Kobe Tharp also finished second in the 110-meter hurdles.
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