Auburn’s Favour Ashe recorded the fastest time in the first round of the men’s 100m event on Day 1 at the 2023 NCAA East First Round meet held in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, May 24. Ashe achieved a slightly wind-aided time of 10.01 seconds (+2.3 m/s), winning the sixth and final heat of the day.
The Auburn sophomore, who secured a second-place finish at the recently concluded SEC Outdoor Championships, demonstrated his return to top form after overcoming a minor setback earlier in the season due to an injury. Read more: Kostas Zaltos leads Hammer field heading to Austin for NCAA Championships
Brandon Hicklin of LSU finished second to Ashe, clocking a time of 10.04 seconds. Meanwhile, Cole Beck of Virginia Tech recorded the fastest legal wind-aided time of the day, finishing in 10.05 seconds to win the third heat and secure the third-fastest overall time.
In other heats, Alaba Akintola of Middle Tennessee State emerged victorious with a time of 10.07 seconds (+2.4 m/s), Taylor Banks of Florida State won heat one with a time of 10.08 seconds (+1.7 m/s), narrowly ahead of the SEC Champion Godson Oghenebrume of LSU (10.10 seconds).
Wanya McCoy of Clemson claimed victory in heat two with a time of 10.10 seconds, and Robert Gregory of Florida finished the fourth heat in 10.12 seconds (+2.7 m/s).
2023 NCAA East First Round: Men’s 100m Preliminaries
- Favour Ashe (Auburn) 10.03 Q +2.3 6 (1) SB
- Brandon Hicklin (LSU) 10.04 Q +2.3 6 (2) SB
- Cole Beck (Virginia Tech) 10.05 Q +1.5 3 (1) PB
- Amir Willis (Florida State) 10.06 Q +2.3 6 (3) SB
- Alaba Akintola (Mid. Tenn. State) 10.07 Q +2.4 5 (1)
- Taylor Banks (Florida State) 10.08 Q +1.7 1 (1) PB
- JaVaughn Moore (Indiana State) 10.09 q +2.3 6 (4) SB
- Da’Marcus Fleming (LSU) 10.10 (10.092) Q +1.5 3 (2)
- Wanya McCoy (Clemson) 10.10 (10.093) Q +1.9 2 (1) PB
- Godson Oghenebrume (LSU) 10.10 (10.096) Q +1.7 1 (2)
- Robert Gregory (Florida) 10.12 (10.116) Q +2.7 4 (1) SB
- Sterling Warner-Savage (Louisville) 10.12 (10.117) Q +2.4 5 (2) =SB
- Rodney Heath Jr. (Louisiana Tech) 10.13 Q +1.9 2 (2) PB
- PJ Austin (Florida) 10.14 (10.135) Q +2.4 5 (3)
- Javonte Harding (Tennessee) 10.14 (10.136) q +2.3 6 (5)
- Travis Williams (Albany) 10.15 Q +1.9 2 (3) PB
- Keshaun Black (Georgia) 10.17 q +1.9 2 (4) SB
- Jacory Patterson (Florida) 10.18 (10.175) Q +1.5 3 (3) SB
- Andre Bent (Campbell) 10.18 (10.177) q +1.9 2 (5) PB
- Antonio Laidler (Indiana) 10.19 q +1.9 2 (6) PB
- Dorian Camel (LSU) 10.20 q +2.4 5 (4)
- Azeem Fahmi (Auburn) 10.21 Q +1.7 1 (3)
- Langston Jackson (Kentucky) 10.22 +1.9 2 (7) PB
- Cameron Rose (Clemson) 10.23 +1.5 3 (4)
