Women's Track Set for Ole Miss Invitational
4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM
April 8, 2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama women's track and field team will travel to SEC foe Mississippi, April 10, to compete at the Ole Miss Invitational being held in Oxford, Miss., at the Ole Miss Track and Field Stadium.
Competition for the ladies is slated to get underway on Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. (CDT) with the javelin, and will continue throughout the day. The last event, the 4x400m relay, is scheduled for a 7:45 p.m. start time.
LIVE RESULTS
Live results for the Ole Miss Invitational can be found at cfpitiming.com.
IN THE POLLS
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Week 2 Rankings for the 2010 outdoor season were released this week. The Alabama women fell 12 spots from 45th to 57th. There are 194 women's teams ranked this week.
The current USTFCCCA women's poll includes six SEC teams in the top 25 led by the LSU Tigers who check in at No. 3 in the nation. The Florida Gators follow closely at No. 5, while the Auburn Tigers are 14th, the South Carolina Gamecocks are 19th, the Arkansas Razorbacks are 23rd and the Tennessee Lady Vols are 24th.
BEST IN THE SEC
The Crimson Tide women currently have seven student-athletes holding eight times and marks that rank among the top five in the conference in their respective events. Senior Chealsea Taylor (high jump) as well as juniors Meghan Austin (javelin) and Rachel Robbs (heptathlon) hold the No. 2 mark in their events.
LADIES MAKING HISTORY
The Crimson Tide women have posted three of the best marks in school history during the 2010 outdoor season. Sophomore Andrea Torske leads the way with the No. 3 steeplechase time (10:59.01), while freshman Wilamena Hopkins is No. 6 in the discus (159-10) and freshman Elsbeth Denton is No. 10 in the 1,500m (4:39.55).
OPENING WITH TOP MARKS
Opening its 2010 outdoor season at home as hosts of the Alabama Relays March 25-28, the Alabama women tallied four of the top 48 times/marks in the country this season, including one of the top 24 heptathlon scores.
LEADING THE NATION
The Alabama women currently have three student-athletes, in four events, ranking among the top 25 in the NCAA in their respective events. Senior Chealsea Taylor is ranked in the 200m (No. 22) and high jump (No. 8) to lead the team, while freshman Wilamena Hopkins ranks in the shot put (No. 21) and junior Talaya Owens in the 400m hurdles (No. 23).
2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING
New in 2010, the NCAA altered the qualification standards for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The new format consists of two regions - East and West. There will be no qualifying standards, but instead the top 48 athletes and the top 24 relay teams per region, that declare, on the descending order list in each event will compete in the preliminary round. The top 24 heptathletes and decathletes overall, that declare, will contest their event at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. The two regional sites in Austin, Texas, and Greensboro, N.C., will act as the "prelims" for the NCAA Championships, essentially the beginning of one continuous meet leading to Eugene.
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