STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Auburn track and field team recorded two top-5 finishes on Thursday to open competition at the SEC Championships at the Mike Sanders Track Complex.
Sophomore Veronica Eder finished fourth in the women’s 10,000m at 35:17.49, despite losing her right shoe midway through the race. Senior Ty McCormack placed fourth in the men’s 10,000m with a time of 29:55.97.
“What a gutsy performance by Veronica,” head coach Ralph Spry said. “She lost her shoe about two miles into the race and was able to keep pushing and fighting to give us five huge points.