LEXINGTON, Ky. — Senior Raevan Harris and freshman Marcus Rowland both won individual events with sparkling performances to highlight Saturday’s action for the Auburn track and field teams at the Kentucky Invitational.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Fourth-ranked Auburn (1-2, 0-2 SEC) was narrowly defeated by top-ranked Florida (2-0, 1-0 SEC), 196.500-196.250, on Friday night in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

The No. 4 Auburn gymnastics team (1-1, 0-1 SEC) will hit the road to take on No. 1 Florida (1-0, 0-0 SEC) tonight at 6 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.

Auburn gymnastics, ranked 15th in GymInfo’s preseason poll, jumped 11 spots in the first installment of rankings to No. 4 the Web site released Monday.

The Auburn softball team is one week into its practice schedule in preparations for the opening of the 2009 season at the Florida International Tournament in Miami, Feb. 6-8.

SEBRING, Fla. — Auburn’s Candace Schepperle picked up the second amateur tournament victory of the year Saturday as she posted a final-round 7-under-par 65 to finish the 54th Harder Hall Invitational at 13-under-par 275, winning the tournament by seven strokes.

If you’re thinking basketball, baseball or football, it’d be like losing by half a point.

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