Auburn sprinters dominated the 60-meter dashes at the UAB Blazer Invite in Birmingham on Friday. Azeem Fahmi and Reese Webster each claimed victories to open the 2026 indoor season.
Fahmi won the men’s 60m in 6.60 seconds after running 6.63 in the preliminary rounds. The 2023 Asian Games 100m bronze medallist matched his second-fastest time ever, just 0.04 seconds off his personal record. The performance improved on his 6.69-second opener from last season.
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Auburn teammate Omari Lewis placed second in 6.66 seconds. Nikoby Johnson of Southern Miss finished third at 6.74, and Auburn’s Ian Myers took fourth in 6.75.
Webster won the women’s 60m final in 7.29 seconds, breaking her previous best by 0.01 seconds. The senior had advanced through the heats with a 7.42-second run earlier in the day.
Diandrenique Gaines of Florida A&M finished second with a personal best of 7.36 seconds. Jayla Kennedy from Georgia State took third in 7.46.
Webster returned for the 200m and posted 23.48 seconds to complete the sprint sweep. Florida A&M athletes filled the next three spots as Janaree Kinchen ran 24.04 for second, Kiersten Clark clocked 24.28 for third, and Arayana Ladson finished fourth in 24.36.
Emme Bates of Southern Miss won the women’s 1000m in 2:48.72, ahead of Auburn’s Hallie Porterfield at 2:49.09. Florida A&M swept the hurdles with Ty’yanah Adams winning the women’s 60m hurdles in 8.41 seconds and Leonard Mustari setting a meet record of 7.65 in the men’s race.
Auburn closed the competition with victories in both 4x400m relays, running 3:42.23 in the women’s race and 3:14.00 in the men’s event.
Complete results are here
