The Sharpe triplets were back in action Saturday, competing at the same meet for the first time in almost a year.
Racing at the Yellow Jacket Invitational at Georgia Tech’s George C. Griffin Track in Atlanta, Arianna Sharpe won the 200 in 24.20 and the 400 in 53.40, Amirah Sharpe was 2nd in the 400 in 53.90 and 3rd in the 200 in 24.60 and Ariel Sharpe placed 4th in the 400 in 57.93 but didn’t race the 200. (Even though they don’t look like it, all the times are FAT.)
Ariel Sharpe competed Saturday for Auburn, where she’s a sophomore. Amirah and Arianna competed unattatched, although it appears likely they still attend Auburn.
All three triplets, who led both Paulsboro and Clayton to state Group 1 championships, began competing for Auburn as freshmen last year indoors.
Arianna ran 24.51 and 52.42 indoors and 24.64 and 54.54 outdoors. Amirah ran 53.37 indoors last year and then 24.23 and 53.44 outdoors. Ariel ran 58.14 indoors and 57.37 outdoors.
Arianni is No. 3 in Auburn history in the indoor 400 and Amirah is No. 9 in the 400 outdoors. Her 52.42 is the fastest 400 ever by an Auburn freshman.
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This past indoor season, Amirah Sharpe didn’t race at all, Arianna competed in one meet in Nashville in February unattached and ran 24.30 and 53.91 and Ariel ran two meets with an Auburn affiliation.
So Saturday’s meet was Amirah Sharpe’s first since NCAA East Preliminaries in May in Jacksonville, Ariannia’s second since NCAA East Prelims and Ariel’s third since a meet in Tuscaloosa in April of 2023.
It was the first meet all three have raced at since that Crimson Tide Invitational last April 21 and 22 at Alabama.
The Sharpe triplets’ dad, Fred Sharpe, starred at Paulsboro and was a two-time All-America for Auburn in 20023.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 