Tide Competes at SEC Indoor Championships This Weekend

Feb. 26, 2015

LOCATION: Lexington, Ky.
VENUE: Nutter Fieldhouse
TWITTER: @AlabamaTrack
TV/Video Streaming (SEC Network +): The SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships will be streamed live on SEC Network +. Use these WatchESPN Links for SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships streaming:
Day One (Friday, February 27): http://es.pn/1znNIkc
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LIVE RESULTS: http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/stats_2015_sec/

The University of Alabama track & field team, ranked 11th in the latest USTFCCCA men's team national rankings and 26th in the women's rankings, competes in the 2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, at Nutter Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. The Crimson Tide begins competition on Friday at 1 p.m. when the men's high jump, women's pole vault and women's long jump will be contested. A total of 48 athletes (24 women, 24 men) will make the trip to Lexington this weekend. They are slated to compete in a total of 26 events. Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaTrack on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

Head Coach Dan Waters on the Crimson Tide

"Our program is progressing into one of the better ones in the SEC, but we want to be thought of among the top teams nationally. One of the great things about our sport is that we get the chance to earn everything in competition. Rankings are nice, and we are appreciative of the respect, but what matters is our ability to perform in competition. This week is a prime opportunity for us to do that. Our athletes are motivated and ready. We know what to expect, and I think we are ready. We're always process-oriented, so the most important thing this week is what we always stress - to do your best on every attempt, in every race, to make the most of every opportunity. Basically, to put everything you have into your efforts. If we can do that, we will be successful. I like how we have progressed through the indoor season. I hope - and I expect - that we will continue that momentum this weekend."

A Look Back at the 2014 SEC Indoor Championships

The 2014 SEC Indoor Championships marked a breakthrough performance for the Crimson Tide men's team, which scored 76 points, its best point total since 1986 and the sixth-best total ever scored by a Tide team at the SEC Indoor meet as Alabama enjoyed a fourth-place finish, only the third men's top-4 finish by the Tide since 1986. Alabama finished 10th in the women's standings with 27 points. Over the course of the meet, Crimson Tide athletes set 23 individual personal bests and broke two school records, in addition to posting a bevy of performances that ranked among the all-time Alabama top 10 in several events.

Alabama at the SEC Indoor Championships: Historical Perspective

In the SEC indoor meet's 58-year history, the Alabama men have captured five SEC Indoor titles (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1972). Arkansas leads all teams with 20 championships, while Tennessee (18) and Florida (six) are the only teams that have more SEC indoor titles than the Crimson Tide. The Alabama women have one SEC Indoor championship (1994) in the 31-year history of the championships.

Alabama Men's SEC Indoor Meet History

Alabama athletes own four current SEC Championship meet records: Ron Bramlett in the 60-meter hurdles (2002 - 7.52); Kirani James in the 400 meters (2011 - 44.80); Stephen Bolt in the mile (1976 - 3:59.4); and Joel Rop, Terrell Mickens, Emmanuel Bor and Fred Samoei in the Distance Medley Relay (9:39.06 - 2011).
The Crimson Tide has seven Cliff Harper Trophy titles (high-points scorer at the SEC Indoor Championships) all-time, ranking third in the SEC behind only Arkansas and Florida. Alabama's winners: Henry Orum (1972, 1974), Calvin Smith (1983), Clive Wright (1991), Tim Broe (2000) and David Kimani (2001, 2002). Alabama and Arkansas are the only two programs to have two student-athletes win back-to-back titles.
Alabama's highest team points total in the SEC indoor meet is 94.5 points scored in 1983, when the Tide finished second in the team standings (Tennessee - 127).
Alabama's top 10 team points totals at an SEC indoor meet: 94.5 in 1983 (2nd place), 91.5 in 1984 (2nd), 91 in 1985 (3rd), 90 in 1978 (3rd), 85.5 in 1986 (tie-3rd), 76 in 2014 (4th), 74 in 2002 (3rd), 71 in 1979 (3rd), 63 in 2001 (5th), 2000 (4th) and 1972 (1st). Alabama's men's team eclipsed 60 team points two other times (61 in 1987 and 60 in 1999).
The most events won by an Alabama men's team at an SEC indoor meet is 7 in 1972, when Henry Orum (60 hurdles and long jump) won two events along with victories by Jerry Cargile (440), John Hannah (shot put), Jan Johnson (pole vault), Tom Whatley (60) and the mile relay (Cargile, Sullivan, Russell and Faust).
Crimson Tide athletes have won 78 individual SEC champions in the history of the SEC Indoor Championships.
Alabama has recorded 88 SEC Indoor Championships event wins since the Tide began competing in 1957.

Alabama Women's SEC Indoor Meet History

Alabama has won one SEC Women's Indoor Championship (1994).
Since that 1994 SEC indoor title, Alabama's highest finish in the women's standings is a sixth-place finish (70.5 points) in 2006.
Alabama's highest team points total in the SEC indoor meet since their 1994 team title is the 70.5 points scored in 2006.
Alabama's 130 points scored in the 1988 SEC indoor meet is the most scored by the Crimson Tide women at an SEC indoor meet. Alabama placed second in the team standings that year (LSU - 141).
In 1986, Alabama won the team title with a school-best 125.3 points scored, but that title was later vacated by an NCAA and SEC ruling.
Alabama has not had more than one individual women's SEC indoor champion since 1994, when four athletes and one relay team won events.
Alabama's most recent SEC indoor women's individual champion is Alexis Paine, who won the pole vault in 2013.
Since 1994, eight Alabama women's athletes have won SEC indoor titles in individual events: Safiya Ingram (2000 - shot put); Beau Walker twice (2005 - 60m hurdles/2006 - 55m hurdles); Trish Bartholomew (2008 - 400m); Kim Laing (2010 - 60m hurdles); Wilamena Hopkins (2011 - shot put); Krystle Schade (2012 - high jump); and Alexis Paine (2013 - pole vault).
The most events won by an Alabama women's team at an SEC indoor meet is 7 in 1988, when Pauline Davis (55 and 200) and Flora Hyacinth (long jump and triple jump) both won two events along with victories by Evelyn Adiru (55), Heidi Olafsdottir (3,000) and Elspeth Turner (5,000). In 1994, Alabama won 6 women's events (200, 800, mile, 3,000, distance medley relay and 4x400-meter relay).
The only Crimson Tide athlete to win the women's Cliff Harper Trophy title (high-points scorer at the SEC Indoor Championships) is Becki Wells, who scored 20 points while winning the mile and 3,000 meters to lead Alabama to the team title in 1994.
The Crimson Tide has had 76 individual SEC champions in the history of the SEC Womens Indoor Championships.
Alabama has recorded 34 SEC Indoor Championships individual event wins and 7 relay champions since the Tide began competing in 1984.

CRIMSON TIDE NOTEBOOK

Competing at an Elite Level

Entering the championship portion of the 2015 indoor season, Alabama athletes have produced 43 performances that rank in UA's all-time top 10 (16 men's and 27 women's).
17 Alabama athletes (11 men, 6 women) currently rank in the top 10 of the SEC in their respective events.

In the Rankings

The Alabama men's track & field team remains No. 11 in this week's edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Feb. 23.
The Tide women currently have the 26th-most points in the survey after ranking 22nd in last week's rankings.
The Tide men are ranked third in this week's South Region rankings while the Alabama women are No. 7 in the South Region team survey.

Burchell Looking Strong

Alabama senior sprinter Remona Burchell is following up an outstanding 2014 season with some excellent performances early in the 2015 campaign.
Burchell's 2015 seasonal best of 7.14 in the 60-meter dash on Feb. 13 at Fayetteville, Ark., is tied for the No. 8 fastest time in collegiate history. Burchell's 7.11 that won the 2014 NCAA indoor title is No. 4 on the all-time collegiate list.
Already the school record holder in the indoor 60 and the outdoor 100, Burchell has consistently posted 60-meter times in the sub-7.20 range recently, so she could be on the verge of something special.
She started her 2015 season with a 7.28 in the 60 prelims on Jan. 24 at Vanderbilt, then followed up with a 7.25 in the final to win the event.
On Jan. 31 at Albuquerque, Burchell ran a pedestrian 7.34 in the preliminary heat before blazing to victory in the final in 7.20.
On Feb. 13 at Fayetteville, Burchell ran 7.25 in the prelims, 7.17 in the semis, then blazed a 7.14 to win the final.
The Jamaican has virtually re-written the all-time Crimson Tide top 10 in the 60, owning nine of the 11 fastest 60 times in Alabama history, solidifying her place in Crimson Tide lore.
Many do not know that Burchell ran in pain for much of the 2014 season with an injury that prevented her from running curves, but she is healthy this season so Tide sprints coach Matt Kane and Burchell both have high expectations for her as the championship portion of the schedule is here.
Burchell is currently leads the national in the collegiate 60 and is 6th on the world list for 2015.

Hudson Making An Impact

Tide newcomer Cam Hudson has emerged as one of Alabama's top sprinters and jumpers in the 2015 indoor season.
A transfer from East Carolina who was the 2014 Conference USA outdoor men's long jump champion (25-8; 7.82m), Hudson is currently ranked among the 2015 collegiate top 20 in the long jump (sixth) and the 60-meter dash (13th).
Hudson also is a key part of Alabama's 4x400-meter relay, running the second leg on the unit that broke the school record with a 3:06.05 clocking on Feb. 14 at Fayetteville, Ark.

Amankwah's Record Run Ranks Among Collegiate Leaders

Alabama senior Alex Amankwah's 800-meter time of 1:46.86 ranks fifth nationally in the event through Feb. 25.
The performance on Jan. 24 at the Vanderbilt Invitational earned Amankwah the Southeastern Conference's Men's Runner of the Week honor on Jan. 27.
A native of Ghana who immigrated to the United States and attended high school in Los Angeles, Calif., Amankwah bettered Ghana's men's national record with the performance that broke an 11-year-old Crimson Tide record set in 2004 by Peter Etoot, crossing the line .04 faster than Etoot's previous standard (1:46.90).
Amankwah is currently 13th on the 2015 world list.

Airola and Farnham-Rose Adding to Tide's Middle Distance Strength

Senior Matt Airola was born and raised in California, never stepping foot on an indoor track until joining the Crimson Tide.
Now, with two indoor seasons under his belt, Airola is running some of the best indoor mile times in school history.
Along with sophomore Robbie Farnham-Rose, Airola is closing in on the school's 16-year-old mile record.
So far this season, Airola's ability has landed him two runner-up finishes in both mile races he has entered - with both wins going to teammate Robbie Farnham-Rose.
The two are working together to break Tim Broe's school-record mile time of 3:59.38.
The duo ran fast mile times at the first meet of the season (the Auburn Invitational on Jan. 17), running close to their respective personal bests, then went back into training, emerging three weeks later better and faster.
Both Farnham-Rose and Airola secured personal bests at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational mile on Feb. 7, earning the top two spots in the race. Farnham-Rose's 4:01.34 ranks fourth in Alabama history, while Airola's time of 4:01.66 is the fifth-best time in Tide history.

Ficenec Emerging as Contender in Women's 800

Junior Kimberley Ficenec ran a personal best in the women's 800 meters of 2:05.25 on Feb. 13 at Arkansas, the third-fastest time in Alabama history that ranks tied for 13th nationally.
Ficenec now has produced three of the 10 fastest 800-meter times in Alabama history.
She could be within range of the school record of 2:03.97 set by former running mate Yanique Malcolm, who set that record at the 2014 SEC Indoor Championships in College Station. Texas.

Alabama is Back in the Relays Business - in a Big Way

On Feb. 21, the Crimson Tide's men's distance medley relay of Robbie Farnham-Rose, Steven Gayle, Jacopo Lahbi and Matt Airola set a new school record in the DMR with a clocking of 9 minutes, 29.93 seconds at the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Ind., on the University of Notre Dame campus, breaking a school best that had stood for 15 years.
One week earlier, on Feb. 14 at Fayetteville, Ark., Alabama's men's 4x400-meter relay unit of Steven Gayle, Cameron Hudson, Marlon Humphrey and Alex Amankwah broke a nine-year-old school record by more than a full second, running 3:06.05, a time that is currently fourth on the World List.
Amankwah's 45.5-second anchor leg on the relay pushed the Tide to the record after Gayle ran the first leg in 46.9 with Hudson going 46.3 on the second leg and Humphrey clocking a 46.9 on the third leg.

Green Looking to Move Up Triple Jump Rankings

Crimson Tide sophomore Jeremiah Green won SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year honors in 2014 and is looking to progress into a national contender this season.
The 2014 SEC indoor champion is already one of the top triple jump athletes in Alabama history and he has a 2015 season best of 52-1 3/4 (15.89m) set Jan. 31 at Albuquerque.
But Green is set on making much better jumps, as his personal best of 53-5 1/2 (16.29m) set in 2014 attests.

Fondren Among SEC Leaders in the Men's High Jump

Alabama junior Justin Fondren enters the SEC indoor meet coming off a career-best clearance of 7-3 (2.21m) at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 14.
Fondren has consistently ranked among the SEC's top high jumpers throughout his collegiate career, but this season, Fondren and his coach, jumps legend Dick Booth, are hoping to see the Oxford, Miss., native become one of the nation's leaders in the event.
Fondren earned All-America honors in 2014 by placing fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last June.
Fondren cleared 7-1 (2.15m) on Jan. 31 in Albuquerque. He is currently tied for the seasonal lead in the SEC in the high jump and ranks tied for seventh nationally among collegiate jumpers.

Taylor Reaching New Heights in Women's Pole Vault

A sophomore from Fort Worth, Texas, Lakan Taylor is beginning to position herself among the top women's pole vaulters in Alabama history along with making a run at the upper echelon of the collegiate ranks.
On Jan. 31, Taylor achieved a new personal best with a clearance of 14 feet, 1 3/4 inches (4.31 meters) to win the event at the New Mexico Team Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. Taylor has improved consistently over the course of the indoor season, taking top collegian honors at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 24 (13-9 1/4; 4.20m) followed by wins at New Mexico (Jan. 31) and Nebraska (Feb. 7) after opening the season fifth at the Auburn Invitational in Birmingham on Jan. 17 (12-7 1/2; 3.85m).
Taylor enters action this weekend ranked fourth in the SEC for 2015, ninth on the collegiate list. She holds four of the top 10 clearances in Alabama history and her PR on Jan. 31 ranks second on the all-time Alabama list behind Alexis Paine's school record 14-3 1/2 (4.35m) set in 2014.

18 Current Tide Athletes Among All-Time Alabama Top 10 Performers in 15 Events

Eighteen members of the 2015 Alabama team have achieved performances in their respective events that rank among the 10 best all-time in Crimson Tide history.
Those 18 athletes owns all-time top 10 spots in 15 events overall. For the men, 10 individuals and two relay units have currently earned sports in the all-time UA top 10 while eight Tide women have achieved that status.

2 Tide Athletes, 1 Relay Rank Among 2015 World Indoor Leaders

Two Alabama athletes and one men's relay team have produced performances than rank among the top 20 in the world as of Monday morning, Feb. 23, in this week's world indoor track performance lists according to All-Athletics.com: senior Alex Amankwah is ninth in the men's 800-meters (1:46.86) while senior Remona Burchell is tied for sixth in the women's 60 (7.14).
This past Saturday, Feb. 21, the Crimson Tide's men's distance medley relay of Robbie Farnham-Rose, Steven Gayle, Jacopo Lahbi and Matt Airola set a new school record in the DMR with a clocking of 9 minutes, 29.93 seconds at the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Ind., on the University of Notre Dame campus, breaking a school best that had stood for 15 years.
On Saturday, Feb. 14, Alabama's men's 4x400-meter relay unit of Steven Gayle, Cameron Hudson, Marlon Humphrey and Alex Amankwah broke a nine-year-old school record by more than a full second, running 3:06.05, a time that is currently fourth on the World List.

Alabama Has 10 Athletes, 1 Relay, Among 2015 Collegiate Indoor Leaders

Remona Burchell leads all collegiate runners in the women's 60-meter dash, leading a group of 10 Crimson Tide athletes in 11 events (plus the men's 4x400-meter relay and men's distance medley relay) that rank among the nation's top 20 through as of Monday morning, Feb. 23.
For the men, junior Cameron Hudson is among the leaders in two men's events - the 60-meter dash (13th) and the long jump (sixth); Amankwah is fifth in the men's 800; sophomore Jacopo Lahbi is 18th in the men's 800; junior Justin Fondren is seventh in the men's high jump; and sophomore Jeremiah Green has the nation's 14th-best mark in the men's triple jump while the men's 4x400-meter relay is currently fifth in the nation and the men's distance medley relay ranks 8th nationally.
For the women, junior Kimberley Ficenec ran a personal best 2:05.25 on Feb. 13 at Arkansas, the third-fastest time in Alabama history that ranks 12th nationally, while sophomore pole vaulter Lakan Taylor is ninth in the vault; sophomore hurdler Vanessa Clerveaux is tied for the nation's 20th-best time in the 60-meter hurdles.

17 Alabama Athletes in 14 Events, 4 Relay Teams Among SEC's 2015 Indoor Top 10

As of Monday, Feb. 23, 17 Alabama athletes in 14 events, plus four relay teams, have produced performances that rank among the conference's top 10 overall this season as Burchell leads the SEC in the women's 60 while Fondren shares the SEC lead in the men's high jump.

111 Performances in The Waters Era Rank In Alabama's All-Time Top 10

Since the start of the Dan Waters Era in 2012, a total of 111 performances that rank among the current all-time top 10 in 26 events rank among the 10 best all-time in Crimson Tide history.

Waters Era Athletes Hold School Records in 9 Events

Since taking over the Crimson Tide program prior to the 2012 season, head coach Dan Waters and his staff have groomed athletes who have set indoor school records in nine events (six men's, three women's): the men's 60-meter dash, the women's 60 the men's 200, the men's 800, the men's 4x400-meter relay, the men's distance medley relay, the women's high jump, the women's pole vault and the men's weight throw.

Burchell, Reed Represent Alabama on Watch Lists for The Bowerman

Alabama's two returning NCAA individual champions from 2014, senior sprinter Remona Burchell and sophomore thrower Hayden Reed, were both among an elite group of collegiate athletes listed among the preseason favorites for consideration for the 2015 Bowerman Trophy, collegiate track and field's highest honor.
Burchell, the reigning indoor 60-meter and outdoor 100-meter NCAA champion is among 10 members of the award's Watch List.
Reed, the 2014 NCAA and USATF men's discus champion, received votes but ranked just outside the top 10 on the Preseason Watch List for The Bowerman. Reed competes in the shot put during the indoor season.

Tide Roster Has Youthful Slant

Both the men's and women's rosters of the 2015 Alabama track & field team are predominantly populated by student-athletes classified as redshirt sophomores or younger in classification.
A total of 56.4 percent (22 of 39) of the Tide women's roster consists of either freshmen or sophomores, while 52.2 percent (24 of 46) of the men's roster is either freshmen or sophomores.
Overall, 55.4 percent (46 of 85) members of the current Crimson Tide team are either freshmen or sophomores.

4 Tide Footballers Contributing on Alabama's Track & Field Team

Four members of Alabama's football team are competing in track & field for the Tide this season.
Anthony Averett just completed his redshirt freshman season for the Tide on the gridiron, having redshirted in 2013 and getting a season under his belt in 2014. Averett is competing in the sprints and jumps during the indoor season.
Sophomore hurdler/sprinter Tony Brown just finished his freshman season with football after enrolling in January 2014 and seeing action on the track last year. Brown played in 13 games this past season as a reserve defensive back and on special teams, racking up 10 tackles (7 solos), one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.
Freshman Marlon Humphrey is competing in the sprints and hurdles for the Tide on the track, having just completed a redshirt season as a true freshman for the Tide football team.
Bradley Sylve is competing in the short sprints for the Tide after completing his junior season with the football team. In 2014, Sylve played in all 14 games for the football team and had 8 tackles (7 solos) and broke up 2 passes.

8 Tide Athletes Were Ranked Among World, U.S. Leaders in 2014

Eight University of Alabama athletes and three relay foursomes ended the 2014 world track & field season ranked among the best on the final United States and/or World Lists for top performances in the sport by Track & Field News magazine. The magazine, known internationally as the foremost authority on the sport, produced its top 10 World and United States rankings as part of its review of the entire 2014 athletics season in the February 2015 issue.
Sprinter Remona Burchell of Jamaica and thrower Hayden Reed of the USA were the most prominent members of the 2014 Crimson Tide team on the year-end lists, but by no means were they the only athletes to earn mention among World or US leaders in their respective events over the course of the entire 2014 calendar year.
Burchell, winner of the NCAA indoor women's 60-meter title and the NCAA outdoor women's 100-meter championship, ended the year with the 13th-fastest 100-meter dash time with her best clocking of 11.03 set at the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 30. Burchell actually posted a wind-aided time of 10.95 seconds in the semi-finals of the 100 at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 11, but that mark does not officially count for record-keeping purposes as it was above the legal wind speed allowable. However, that time ranked as the fastest wind-aided mark in the world in 2014, and the fifth-fastest 100 run under any conditions in 2014.
After a breakout season in which he captured the NCAA and USATF discus championships, Reed finished the 2014 season ranked as America's No. 1 discus athlete. Reed became the first man since Kamy Keshmiri in 1990 to win the NCAA and USA titles in the discus in the same year. Reed, who won the NCAA crown with his final throw at the Outdoor Championships in early June, had a throw of 62.19 meters (204 feet) on his second attempt at the USATF Championships in late June, and that effort held up throughout the rest of the competition. His best throw of the 2014 season was a 209-1 effort on May 17 at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Ky., a performance that earned a second-place finish for Reed. His winning effort at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., went 205 feet, 10 inches.
Several other athletes from the 2014 Crimson Tide team ended the year among the world or American leaders in a variety of events.
Sprinter Diondre Batson, who won the NCAA indoor men's 200-meter title in March, ended an injury-plagued senior season with the 27th-fastest 100-meter time in the world for 2014, a 10.04 on May 3 at a meet in Starkville, Miss. Batson's 20.32 clocking in the 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships at Albuquerque, N.M., placed him 33rd on the 2014 final World List in the event.
Thrower Charodd Richardson made remarkable improvements in the hammer and weight throw in 2014. Richardson ended up 37th overall on the U.S. List in the men's hammer via his personal best of 213-6 (65.07m).
High jumper Justin Fondren was 30th on the U.S. list in the event via a 7-3 (2.21m) clearance he made in Tuscaloosa on April 5.
In the women's pole vault, Alexis Paine completed her outstanding collegiate career during the indoor season with a school-record clearance of 14-3 1/2 (4.35m) on February 7 in Birmingham. That effort put Paine 21st on the final 2014 U.S. List in the event.
As a freshman, Quanesha Burks ended the 2014 season tied for 22nd on the U.S. List in the long jump with a best of 20-11 1/4 (6.38m) set during the indoor season.
Nia Barnes finished 2014 at 34th on the U.S. List in the hammer with a best of 203-9 (62.11m) set at the NCAA East Regional meet in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 29.
The Crimson Tide relay teams also made the lists. Alabama's men's 4x100-meter relay quartet of Alex Sanders, Diondre Batson, Akeem Haynes and Dwight Davis was 35th on the 2014 World List with a time of 38.91 set on April 5 in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama's men's 4x400 relay unit of Dwight Davis, Alex Amankwah, Jacopo Lahbi and Ken Taylor was 40th on the 2014 U.S. List with a clocking of 3:07.09 set at the SEC Outdoor Championships on May 18 at Lexington, Ky.
The Tide women's 4x100 quartet of Quanesha Burks, Remona Burchell, Dominique Kimpel and Sarah Thomas was 34th on the 2014 World List with a 43.76 set on June 11 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Up Next

The Tide takes the weekend of March 6-7 off before heading to Fayetteville, Ark., for the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships on Friday-Saturday, March 13-14.

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