Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 14
Mobile, Ala.
Troy University
at
South Alabama Outdoor Invitational
Troy Opens Outdoor Season in Mobile
3/13/2025 10:47:00 AM | Track & Field, Track & Field (M), Track & Field (W)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy track and field program is set to open its outdoor season in the South Alabama Outdoor Invitational at the Jaguar Track Complex on Friday and Saturday.
"Outdoor season is finally here," director of track and field / cross country Marc Davis said. "We are starting the season off at South Alabama. It is a two-day meet for many people, especially the men to get their feet wet. Due to impending storms, the schedule for Saturday has been altered. However, we are still looking forward to the competition."
The meet opens on Friday at 2 p.m. with the javelin throw, starting with the men and followed by the women – Friday continues until 7:50 p.m. with the men's 3000m. Then, Saturday begins at 8 a.m. with the 1500m and ends with a rolling schedule at 10:15 a.m. that includes the 800m, 400m hurdles, 200m and 4x400m relay.
"Because it's the first meet, we start with a clean slate," Davis said. "Outdoor season is the season everyone looks forward to, so we look forward to evaluating performances. This meeting will set up what we do for the next few weeks. Next weekend, we will go to South Florida, which will be a tough meeting filled with Power-4 opponents. This meet will help us determine who is ready to compete at a high level. I love meets like this weekend because you really get a chance to see who is about competition. My goal is to get through this meet with a pretty clear picture of who is ready to perform physically."
Meet Information
Location: Mobile, Ala. – Jaguar Track Complex
When: Friday, March 14 – Saturday, March 15
Who: South Alabama, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Morehouse College, Miles, Samford, Tuskegee, Alcorn State, and more.
Indoor Summary
The Trojans are coming off a strong showing through the indoor season, culminating with the SBC Championships. Kady Schwietz shined to open the meet, winning the pentathlon with a personal best of 3,809 points. For the individual events, the junior won the 800m portion of the pentathlon at 2:20.11 before finishing second in the long jump at 5.51 meters.
Biniosa Ezukuse also performed with a top-5 finish in the shot put event, hitting the 15.17m mark for fifth while also hitting a personal best in the weight throw event (18.25m) for ninth. Joy Edwards joined her with a personal best in the shot-put event with a throw of 14.08m for 10th.
Aaliyah Murphy made a statement in her first season, joining the top 10 for Troy program history in 400m (second – 54.43), 300m (second – 39.88) and 60m hurdles (eighth – 8.79). Schwietz extended her lead as the program's leader in the pentathlon event, going from 3,705 last season to 3,809 in 2025. Michael Eady also cemented himself in the record books, timing at 34.69 in the 300m for a Troy record.
"Outdoor season is finally here," director of track and field / cross country Marc Davis said. "We are starting the season off at South Alabama. It is a two-day meet for many people, especially the men to get their feet wet. Due to impending storms, the schedule for Saturday has been altered. However, we are still looking forward to the competition."
The meet opens on Friday at 2 p.m. with the javelin throw, starting with the men and followed by the women – Friday continues until 7:50 p.m. with the men's 3000m. Then, Saturday begins at 8 a.m. with the 1500m and ends with a rolling schedule at 10:15 a.m. that includes the 800m, 400m hurdles, 200m and 4x400m relay.
"Because it's the first meet, we start with a clean slate," Davis said. "Outdoor season is the season everyone looks forward to, so we look forward to evaluating performances. This meeting will set up what we do for the next few weeks. Next weekend, we will go to South Florida, which will be a tough meeting filled with Power-4 opponents. This meet will help us determine who is ready to compete at a high level. I love meets like this weekend because you really get a chance to see who is about competition. My goal is to get through this meet with a pretty clear picture of who is ready to perform physically."
Meet Information
Location: Mobile, Ala. – Jaguar Track Complex
When: Friday, March 14 – Saturday, March 15
Who: South Alabama, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Morehouse College, Miles, Samford, Tuskegee, Alcorn State, and more.
Indoor Summary
The Trojans are coming off a strong showing through the indoor season, culminating with the SBC Championships. Kady Schwietz shined to open the meet, winning the pentathlon with a personal best of 3,809 points. For the individual events, the junior won the 800m portion of the pentathlon at 2:20.11 before finishing second in the long jump at 5.51 meters.
Biniosa Ezukuse also performed with a top-5 finish in the shot put event, hitting the 15.17m mark for fifth while also hitting a personal best in the weight throw event (18.25m) for ninth. Joy Edwards joined her with a personal best in the shot-put event with a throw of 14.08m for 10th.
Aaliyah Murphy made a statement in her first season, joining the top 10 for Troy program history in 400m (second – 54.43), 300m (second – 39.88) and 60m hurdles (eighth – 8.79). Schwietz extended her lead as the program's leader in the pentathlon event, going from 3,705 last season to 3,809 in 2025. Michael Eady also cemented himself in the record books, timing at 34.69 in the 300m for a Troy record.
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