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NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Alabama at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
6/10/2017 6:15:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Alabama track and field men and women are competing at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon. This page will be updated throughout the week with results, notes and reaction from each event.Â
Broadcast Coverage: ESPN3 beginning at 1:30 p.m. (CT). ESPN beginning at 5:30 p.m. (CT).
Saturday, June 10
The Alabama women conclude competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships beginning today at 3 p.m. (PT)/5 p.m. (CT). Event updates will be available here throughout the evening.Â
UPDATE:Â 3Â p.m. (PT)/5Â p.m. (CT)
Final: High Jump – Sophomore Stacey Destin tied for sixth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-11 ½ (1.82m). The finish is the first in the top eight in the event at the NCAA Championships for Alabama since Krystle Schade finished fourth in 2012.
UPDATE: 3:32 p.m. (PT)/5:32 p.m. (CT)
Final: 4x100-Meter Relay – The Crimson Tide 4x100-meter relay of seniors Quanesha Burks and Diamond Gause and freshmen Symone Darius and Takyera Roberson shattered the school record they set just two weeks ago with a time of 42.56 to finish second in Saturday's final. The relay team ends the season having run six of the 10-fastest times in school history in 2017, including the three fastest times ever in their last two meets. The foursome finished second in Thursday's prelim in 43.08, which is now No. 3 all-time at UA and ran a then-school-record 42.91 at the East Regional on May 27. They first surpassed the previous school record of 43.54 that had stood since 1987 when they finished third at the SEC Relays in 43.17 on April 29.
Friday, June 9
UPDATE: 7:51Â p.m. (PT)/9:51Â p.m. (CT)
Final: 4x400-Meter Relay – Alabama's 4x400-meter relay of freshman Will Allen, junior Steven Gayle, sophomore Skyler Bowden and junior Jereem Richards finished sixth in Friday's final in 3:03.81, the ninth-fastest time in school history. The race caps off a four-meet stretch dating to May 6 that has seen the quartet record five of the 10-fastest times in Alabama history in its last seven races, including the fourth-best time ever in Wednesday's semifinals.
UPDATE:Â 7:07 p.m. (PT)/9:07Â p.m. (CT)
Final: 200 Meters – Jereem Richards finished third in the 200 meters in 20.55. The finish is the best for Alabama since Calvin Smith finished second in 1982 and 1983. The finish caps a stellar individual outdoor season for Richards that saw him post four of the 10-fastest times in school history and break Smith's 24-year-old school record of 19.99 with a time of 19.97 at the NCAA East Regional on May 27. The two are the only men to run under 20 seconds in the 200 meters ever at Alabama.
UPDATE:Â 5:05 p.m. (PT)/7:05 p.m. (CT)
Final: Discus – Senior Joe Williams finished 11th in the discus with a throw of 188-3 (57.39m). Williams ends his career with back-to-back appearances at the NCAA Championships, earning second-team All-America honors in both trips to Eugene.
UPDATE:Â 5:40 p.m. (PT)/7:40 p.m. (CT)
Final: Triple Jump – Senior Klyvens Delaunay finished 23rd in the triple jump with a leap of 47-10 (14.58m). Â
UPDATE: 6:32 p.m. (PT)/8:32Â p.m. (CT)
Final: 400 Meters – Senior Steven Gayle finished seventh in the 400 meters in 45.59 to earn first-team All-America honors in the event for the second time in his career at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Gayle finished fifth in the event at the 2015 NCAA Championships.Â
UPDATE: 6:12 p.m. (PT)/8:12 p.m. (CT)
Final: 110-Meter Hurdles – Junior Ruebin Walters finished second in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 13.54. Walters' finish is the best for Alabama in the 110-meter hurdles since Ron Bramlett won back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002. It also gives the Tide All-Americans in the event in back-to-back seasons. Tony Brown finished sixth at the 2016 championships.
Thursday, June 8
UPDATE: 7:48 p.m. (PT)/9:48Â p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 4x400-Meter Relay – Alabama's 4x400-meter relay squad of freshman Takyera Roberson, senior Diamond Gause, freshman Symone Darius and senior Domonique Williams finished 10th in the semifinals in 3:33.57.
UPDATE: 5:45 p.m. (PT)/7:45 p.m. (CT)
Final: Javelin – Freshman Samantha Zelden finished 13th in the javelin with a mark of 168-4 (51.31m). The mark is the sixth-best in school history. Zelden also recorded the seventh- and eighth-best marks ever at Alabama on Thursday evening. She ends her freshman year with eight of the top 10 javelin marks ever recorded at Alabama.
UPDATE: 6 p.m. (PT)/8 p.m. (CT)
Final: Long Jump – Senior Quanesha Burks finished 11th in the long jump with a mark of 20-7 (6.27m). Junior Filippa Fotopoulou finished 19th at 19-5 ½ (5.93m). Burks ends her career with NCAA titles in the indoor (2016) and outdoor (2015) long jump, three SEC outdoor long jump titles (2015, 2016, 2017) and the 2016 SEC indoor long jump crown.
UPDATE: 5 p.m. (PT)/7 p.m. (CT)
Final: Pole Vault – Senior Lakan Taylor tied for eighth in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-7 ¼. Taylor ends her career as the school record holder in the indoor pole vault and won the pole vault crown at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships.
UPDATE: 6 p.m. (PT)/8 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 400 Meters – Senior Domonique Williams (52.50) and freshman Takyera Roberson (53.18) finished 11th and 12th, respectively, in the semifinals of the 400 meters.
UPDATE: 5:46 p.m. (PT)/7:46 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 100 Meters – In her second of three events on Thursday, senior Quanesha Burks finished 12th in the semifinals of the 100 meters in 11.41.
UPDATE: 4:32 p.m. (PT)/6:32 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 4x100-Meter Relay – The quartet of seniors Quanesha Burks and Diamond Gause and freshmen Symone Darius and Takyera Roberson finished second in the semifinals of the 4x100-meter relay in 43.08. The time is the second-fastest in school history behind the 42.91 the same foursome turned in at the NCAA East Regional on May 27. The Tide women have now run five of the 10 fastest times in school history this season.
UPDATE: 2 p.m. (PT)/4 p.m. (CT)
Final: Hammer Throw – Junior Danielle McConnell finished 16th in the hammer throw with a mark of 200-3 (61.05m). The mark is the 10th-best in school history. McConnell now owns seven of the top-10 throws in Alabama history, all of which were set this season.
Wednesday, June 7
UPDATE: 7:48 p.m. (PT)/9:48 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 4x400-Meter Relay – The Alabama 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Will Allen, junior Jereem Richards, sophomore Skyler Bowden and senior Steven Gayle rolled to a time of 3:03.26 to easily advance to Friday's final. The time is the fourth-fastest in school history and the quartet has now run four of the seven-fastest time ever at Alabama in their last four outings.
UPDATE: 7:08 p.m. (PT)/9:08 p.m. (CT)
Final: 10,000 Meters – Junior Alfred Chelanga finished 11th in the 10,000 meters in 29:12.34, the 10th-fastest time in Alabama history. Senior Antibahs Kosgei finished 16th in 29:34.13.
UPDATE: 5:45 p.m. (PT)/7:45 p.m. (CT)
Final: Javelin – Senior McLean Lipschutz finished 10th in the men's javelin with a mark of 227-8 (69.41m), the ninth-best mark in school history. Lipschutz had an earlier throw of 226-5 (69.03m) ranks as the 10th-best all-time at UA. He ends his career with six of the top-10 throws in school history, five of which were recorded this season.
UPDATE: 5 p.m. (PT)/7 p.m. (CT)
Final: Pole Vault – Sophomore Will Herrscher tied for 12th in the pole vault with a clearance of 17-4 ½ (5.30m). The mark ranks No. 5 all-time at Alabama. Herrscher ends the season having recorded seven of the top-10 pole vault marks in Crimson Tide history.
UPDATE: 6:44 p.m. (PT)/8:44 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 200 Meters – Junior Jereem Richards won his semifinal heat in the 200 meters with a time of 20.04 to easily advance to Friday's final. The time is was the second-fastest on Wednesday and is the fourth-best in Alabama history. Richards has now run three of the four fastest times in school history in his last three meets.
UPDATE: 6 p.m. (PT)/8 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 400 Meters – Senior Steven Gayle advanced to the final in the 400 meters, finishing second in his heat in 45.45. The time is the seventh-fastest in school history and is the third UA top-10 time for Gayle this season.Â
UPDATE: 5:46 p.m. (PT)/7:46 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 100 Meters – Junior Tony Brown finished 11th in the semifinals of the 100 meters in a personal-best 10.12. The time is an Alabama season-best and ties for the eighth-fastest time in school history.
UPDATE: 5:32 p.m. (PT)/7:32 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 110-Meter Hurdles – Junior Ruebin Walters advances to Friday's final in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing first in his heat in a time of 13.43. Walters' time was the third-fastest in the semifinals.
UPDATE: 4:46 p.m. (PT)/6:46 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 1,500 Meters – Senior Robbie Farnham-Rose finished 11th in his heat of the men's 1,500 meters in a time of 3:50.51.
UPDATE: 4:32 p.m. (PT)/6:32 p.m. (CT)
Semifinal: 4x100-Meter Relay – Alabama's 4x100-meter relay of senior Steven Gayle and juniors Jereem Richards, Terry Jernigan and Tony Brown finished seventh in heat two in a time of 39.19.
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