Alabama
Mount Sac Relays
Alabama Track & Field Wraps Up Competition at Mount SAC Relays on Friday
4/14/2017 9:58:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Crimson Tide now turns focus to Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational at UCLA on Saturday
TORRANCE, Calif. – The Alabama women's track & field team wrapped up competition at the Mount SAC Relays on Friday while the men sent a pair of distance runners to the Brian Clay Intercollegiate at Azusa Pacific on Friday evening.
At Mount SAC, the Alabama sprinters opened the day for the Tide with senior Quanesha Burks finishing sixth in the 100 meters in a time of 11.52. Junior Filippa Fotopoulou finished 25th in 11.95. Sophomore Stacey Destin finished 21st in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.42. Fellow sophomore Kiara Williams finished sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 39-7 ¼ (12.07m).
Senior Hannah Waggoner was the sixth collegiate finisher in the open 5,000 meters in a personal-best time of 16:39.46, the 10th-fastest time in school history. Sophomore Nicole Gardner was the 12th collegiate finisher in the invitational 5,000 meters in a personal-best 16:46.08.
For the men, senior Robbie Farnham-Rose was the eighth collegiate finisher in a blistering 1,500 meter race at the Brian Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific. Farnham-Rose crossed the line in a personal-best 3:41.64, the third-fastest time in school history. Senior Payton Ballard finished 39th in a personal-best 3:46.61.
In action late on Thursday night, junior Conner Thompson finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at Mount SAC, crossing the line in a personal-best 29:26.50.
Alabama will conclude its west coast swing at the UCLA's Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. The Crimson Tide will be part of a field that includes the host Bruins, Texas A&M, UTEP and Arizona State. Competition gets underway with the women's hammer throw at 10:30 a.m. (CT). Running events will begin at 4:15 p.m. (CT) with the women's 4x100-meter relay.
Women's Event Summaries – Mount SAC Relays- Day 2
Finals
100-Meter Hurdles – Sophomore Stacey Destin finished 21st in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.42.
100 Meters – Senior Quanesha Burks finished sixth in the 100 meters in a time of 11.52. Junior Filippa Fotopoulou finished 25th in 11.95.
5,000 Meters – Senior Hannah Waggoner was the sixth collegiate finisher in the open 5,000 meters in a personal-best time of 16:39.46, the 10th-fastest time in school history. Sophomore Nicole Gardner was the 12th collegiate finisher in the invitational 5,000 meters in a personal-best 16:46.08.
Triple Jump – Sophomore Kiara Williams finished sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 39-7 ¼ (12.07m).
Alabama Series
Kiara Williams- 39-7 ¼ (12.07m); 39-1 ¼ (11.92m); Foul; Foul; Pass; Pass
Men's Event Summaries –Brian Clay Invitational
Finals
1,500 Meters – Senior Robbie Farnham-Rose was the eighth collegiate finisher in a blistering 1,500 meter race on Friday evening. Farnham-Rose crossed the line in a personal-best 3:41.64, the third-fastest time in school history. Senior Payton Ballard finished 39th in a personal-best 3:46.61.
Mount SAC Relays (El Camino College)
Friday, April 14, 2017
Alabama Results
Women
Finals
100 Meters – 6. Quanesha Burks, 11.52; 25. Filippa Fotopoulou, 11.95
Invitational 5,000 Meters – 12. Nicole Gardner, 16:46.08 (PB)
5,000 Meters – 6. Hannah Waggoner, 16:39.46 (PB); 39. Hannah Capek, 17:20.19 (PB)
100-Meter Hurdles – 21. Stacey Destin, 14.42
Triple Jump – 6. Kiara Williams, 39-7 ¼ (12.07m)
Brian Clay Invitational (Azusa Pacific University)
Friday, April 14, 2017
Alabama Results
Men
Finals
1,500 Meters – 8. Robbie Farnham-Rose, 3:41.64 (PB); 39. Payton Ballard, 3:46.61 (PB)
Alabama Superlatives
School Top-10 Performances
Men
1,500 Meters- 3. Robbie Farnham-Rose, 3:41.64
Women
5,000 Meters- 10. Hannah Waggoner, 16:39.46
Personal Bests
Men
3,000-Meter Steeplechase- Josh Short, 9:04.71
Discus- Kord Ferguson, 197-5 (60.19m)
10,000 Meters- Conner Thompson, 29:26.50
1,500 Meters- Robbie Farnham-Rose, 3:41.64
1,500 Meters- Payton Ballard, 3:46.61
Women
5,000 Meters- Nicole Gardner, 16:46.08
5,000 Meters- Hannah Waggoner, 16:39.46
5,000 Meters- Hannah Capek, 17:20.19
Season Bests
Men
Discus- Joe Williams, 195-7 (59.63m)
Discus- Hayden Reed, 195-4 (59.55m)
Women
Discus- Haley Teel, 164-6 (50.15m)
PB- Personal best
SB- Season best
SR- School record
NB- National best
NM- No mark
NH- No height
DNF- Did not finish
DNS- Did not start
Q- Qualified for final with heat win
q- Qualified for final on time
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