The Florida A&M Rattlers competed in the UAB Blazer Invite at the Birmingham Crossplex Arena in Birmingham, Ala. Senior runner Troy Pollard paced the Rattlers with a second place finish in the 400m dash. He was edged by Middle Tennessee State's Emmanuel Tugmisirize, who finished less than two-tenths of a second ahead of Pollard. Pollard pulled in a time of 47.51 in the finals.