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Samford Alabama Track Challenge
Alabama Track & Field Turns in Strong Day at Samford Alabama Track Challenge
3/23/2018 6:57:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Jake Spotswood and Kaitlin Walker record top-10 school performances in the pole vault and 400 hurdles
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama track & field teams saw a number of student-athletes make their outdoor debuts on Friday at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge in Birmingham, Ala.
On the track, freshman Tamara Clark led a Tide sweep of the top four spots in the women's 100 meters, crossing the line first in a personal-best time of 11.27. Fellow freshman Daija Lampkin was second at 11.44, which is also a personal best. Sophomore Takyera Roberson finished third at 11.76 and senior Olivia Fotopoulou was fourth in 11.82. In the women's 200 meters, sophomores Katie Funcheon (23.93), Hope Mazi (24.75) and senior Olivia Fotopoulou (24.99) were the top three collegiate finishers with Mazi establishing a new personal best with her time. Senior Kaitlin Walker won the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best 59.09, which ranks as the No. 8 time in school history.
On the men's side, senior Ruebin Walters won the 110-meter hurdles in his first outing of the season in a time of 13.51. Freshman Dylan Scott won the 800 meters in 1:54.00 in his first outdoor collegiate race at that distance. In the 200 meters, junior Keitavious Walter (20.91) and sophomore Alize Ford (21.19) finished 1-2 with Ford recording a new personal best. Freshmen Paul Selden (8:57.29) and Nathan Gamble (8:59.38) finished second and third, respectively in their collegiate outdoor debuts in the 3,000 meters.
In the relays, the team of freshmen Lampkin, Clark, sophomore Symone Darius and Roberson won the women's 4x100-meter relay in a season-best 44.10. The women's 4x400-meter relay of Mazi, Darius, Funcheon and junior Jada Jackson finished first in a time of 3:45.46.
The Crimson Tide men's quartet of Ford, Walter, Walters and junior Skyler Bowden won the men's 4x100 in a time of 40.08 in their first outing of the season.
The Alabama women picked up three field event wins as junior Tianah List won the javelin with a throw of 161-7 (49.26), senior Britainy Smith was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault with a UA season-best clearance of 13-1 ½ (4.00m) and freshman Jaimie Robinson won the long jump in her outdoor collegiate debut with a personal-best of 20-2 ¼ (6.15m).
Senior Danielle McConnell finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 191-6 (58.36m). The throw is her second-best of the season. Junior Portious Warren finished third in the discus in her first outing of the season with a throw of 145-2 (44.24m). Junior Holly Julifs finished fourth at 141-3 (43.05m).
In the lone men's field event for the Tide on Friday, freshmen Jake Spotswood and Ryan Lipe finished third and fourth, respectively, in the pole vault. Spotswood cleared 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) while Lipe cleared 16-6 ¾ (5.05m). Spotswood's clearance equals the 10th-best in school history, giving the Daphne, Ala., native two UA top-10 vaults in the first two outdoor meets of his career.
Alabama will send a contingent of distance runners to the Stanford Invitational, March 30-31, in Palo Alto, Calif. The Tide's next full meet will be the team's lone home outing of the season, the Crimson Tide Invitational presented by Beynon Sports, April 6-7, at the Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex in Tuscaloosa.
Men's Event Summaries – Samford Alabama Track Challenge
Pole Vault – Freshmen Jake Spotswood and Ryan Lipe finished third and fourth, respectively, in the pole vault. Spotswood cleared 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) while Lipe cleared 16-6 ¾ (5.05m). Spotswood's clearance equals the 10th-best in school history, giving the Daphne, Ala., native two UA top-10 vaults in the first two outdoor meets of his career.
Alabama Series
Spotswood – 16-2 ¾ (4.95) (o); 16-6 ¾ (5.05m) (o); 16-8 ¾ (5.10m) (ppp); 16-10 ¾ (5.15m) (ppp); 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) (xxo); 17-2 ¾ (5.25m) (ppp); 17-4 ½ (5.30m) (xxx)
Lipe – 15-3 (4.65m) (xo); 15-9 (4.80m) (xo); 16-2 ¾ (4.95) (xo); 16-6 ¾ (5.05m) (o); 16-8 ¾ (5.10m) (ppp); 16-10 ¾ (5.15m) (ppp); 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) (xxx)
Barrett – 14-9 (4.50m) (xo); 15-3 (4.65m) (o); 15-9 (4.80m) (o); 16-2 ¾ (4.95) (xxx)
Zalesky – (4.35m) (o); 14-9 (4.50m) (o); 15-3 (4.65m) (o); 15-9 (4.80m) (xxx)
Obadia – 13-9 ¼ (4.20m) (xxx)
4x100-Meter Relay – The quartet of sophomore Alize Ford, junior Keitavious Walter, senior Ruebin Walters and junior Skyler Bowden finished first in a time of 40.08 in their first outing of the season.
110-Meter Hurdles – Senior Ruebin Walters won the 110-meter hurdles in his first outing of the season in a time of 13.51.
800 Meters – Freshman Dylan Scott won the 800 meters in a time of 1:54.00 in his first collegiate outing at that distance outdoors.
200 Meters – Junior Keitavious Walter (20.91) and sophomore Alize Ford (21.19) finished 1-2, respectively, in the 200 meters. Ford's time is a personal-best. Junior Skyler Bowden finished fourth in 21.81.
3,000 Meters – Freshmen Paul Selden (8:57.29) and Nathan Gamble (8:59.38) finished second and third, respectively in their collegiate outdoor debuts in the 3,000 meters.
Women's Event Summaries – Samford Alabama Track Challenge
Hammer Throw – Senior Danielle McConnell finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 191-6 (58.36m). The throw is her second-best of the season.
Alabama Series
McConnell – 134-11 (41.14m); 163-9 (49.92m); 171-9 (52.36m); 189-5 (57.73m); 191-6 (58.36m); 177-6 (54.10m)
Javelin – Freshman Tianah List won the javelin with a throw of 161-7 (49.26m).
Alabama Series
List – 138-4 (42.17m); 148-11 (45.39m); Foul; 161-7 (49.26m); 159-7 (48.65m); 157-5 (48.00m)
Pole Vault – Senior Britainy Smith was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault with a UA season-best clearance of 13-7 ¼ (4.15m). Freshman Colleen Clancy finished second with a vault of 12-7 ½ (3.85m), which her season-best. Redshirt freshman Abigail Dickinson finished seventh with a personal-best of 11-1 ¾ (3.40m).
Alabama Series
Smith – 10-2 (3.10m) (ppp); 10-8 (3.25m) (ppp); 11-1 ¾ (3.40m) (ppp); 11-7 ¾ (3.55m) (ppp); 12-1 ½ (3.70m) (ppp); 12-7 ½ (3.85m) (ppp); 13-1 ½ (4.00m) (ppp); 13-3 ½ (4.05m) (xo); 13-7 ¼ (4.15) (o); 14-1 ¼ (4.30) (xxx)
Clancy – 10-2 (3.10m) (ppp); 10-8 (3.25m) (ppp); 11-1 ¾ (3.40m) (ppp); 11-7 ¾ (3.55m) (ppp); 12-1 ½ (3.70m) (o); 12-7 ½ (3.85m) (xxo); 13-1 ½ (4.00m) (xxx)
Dickinson – 10-2 (3.10m) (xxo); 10-8 (3.25m) (xo); 11-1 ¾ (3.40m) (xo); 11-7 ¾ (3.55m) (xxx)
Riley – 10-2 (3.10m) (xo); 10-8 (3.25m) (xo); 11-1 ¾ (3.40m) (xxx)
Neumann – 10-2 (3.10m) (xo); 10-8 (3.25m) (xxx)
Pickett – 10-2 (3.10m) (xxo); 10-8 (3.25m) (xxx)
Stuchell – 10-2 (3.10m) (xxx)
Cecil – 10-2 (3.10m) (xxx)
Discus – Junior Portious Warren finished third in the discus in her first outing of the season with a throw of 145-2 (44.24m). Junior Holly Julifs finished fourth at 141-3 (43.05m).
Alabama Series
Warren – Foul; 117-10 (35.92m); 143-2 (43.64m); 145-2 (44.24m); 128-8 (39.22m); Foul
Julifs – 138-4 (42.17m); Foul; 141-3 (43.05m); Foul; Foul; Foul
High Jump – Sophomore Esme Phillips did not record a clearance in the high jump.
Alabama Series
Phillips – 5-1 (1.55m) (xxx)
Long Jump – Freshman Jaimie Robinson won the long jump in her outdoor collegiate debut with a personal-best of 20-2 ¼ (6.15m) on her final attempt of the competition. Junior Tamara Moncrieffe finished second at 19-5 ½ (5.93m).
Alabama Series
Robinson – 19-3 ¼ (5.87m); Foul; 20-1 (6.12m); 19-0 (5.79m); 19-7 (5.97m); 20-2 ¼ (6.15m)
Moncrieffe – Foul; 17-8 ¾ (5.40m); Foul; 18-1 ¾ (5.53m); 19-5 ½ (5.93m); Foul
4x100-Meter Relay – The team of freshmen Daija Lampkin and Tamara Clark and sophomores Symone Darius and Takyera Roberson won the 4x100-meter relay in a season-best 44.10.
100 Meters – Freshman Tamara Clark won the 100 meters in a personal-best time of 11.27. Fellow freshman Daija Lampkin was second at 11.44, which is also a personal-best. Sophomore Takyera Roberson finished third at 11.76 and senior Olivia Fotopoulou was fourth in 11.82.
200 Meters – Sophomore Katie Funcheon was the top collegiate finisher in the 200 meters in a time of 23.93. Sophomore Hope Mazi was second in a personal-best 24.75 and senior Olivia Fotopoulou was third in 24.99.
400-Meter Hurdles – Senior Kaitlin Walker won the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best 59.09, which ranks as the No. 8 time in school history. Junior Jada Jackson finished third in 1:08.34.
4x400-Meter Relay – The 4x400-meter relay of sophomores Hope Mazi, Symone Darius, Katie Funcheon and junior Jada Jackson finished first in a time of 3:45.46.
Samford Alabama Track Challenge
Friday, March 23, 2018
Birmingham, Ala. (Samford University)
Men
200 Meters – 1. Keitavious Walter, 20.91; 2. Alize Ford, 21.19 (PB); 4. Skyler Bowden, 21.81
800 Meters – 1. Dylan Scott, 1:54.00
3,000 Meters –2. Paul Selden, 8:57.29; 3. Nathan Gamble, 8:59.38
110-Meter Hurdles – 1. Ruebin Walters, 13.51
4x100-Meter Relay – 1. Alabama A (Alize Ford, Keitavious Walter, Ruebin Walters, Skyler Bowden), 40.08
Pole Vault – 3. Jake Spotswood, 17-0 ¾ (5.20m); 4. Ryan Lipe, 16-6 ¾ (5.05m); 8. Henry Barrett, 15-9 (4.80m); 9. Jake Zalesky, 15-3 (4.65m); NH. Mark Obadia
Women
100 Meters – 1. Tamara Clark, 11.27 (PB) (TSB); 2. Daija Lampkin, 11.44 (PB); 3. Takyera Roberson, 11.76; 4. Olivia Fotopoulou, 11.82; DNS. Symone Darius
200 Meters – 1. Katie Funcheon, 23.93; 2. Hope Mazi, 24.75 (PB); 3. Olivia Fotopoulou, 24.99; 11. Amber Saffore, 27.23
400-Meter Hurdles – 1. Kaitlin Walker, 59.09 (PB); 3. Jada Jackson, 1:08.34
4x100-Meter Relay – 1. Alabama A (Daija Lampkin, Tamara Clark, Symone Darius, Takyera Roberson), 44.10 (TSB)
4x400-Meter Relay – 1. Alabama A (Hope Mazi, Symone Darius, Katie Funcheon, Jada Jackson), 3:45.46
High Jump – NH. Esme Phillips
Pole Vault – 1. Britainy Smith, 13-1 ½ (4.00m) (TSB); 2. Colleen Clancy, 12-7 ½ (PSB); 7. Abigail Dickinson, 11-1 ¾ (3.40m) (PB); 9. Kaylee Riley, 10-8 (3.25m); 11. Emma Neumann, 10-2 (3.10m); 12. Taylor Pickett, 10-2 (3.10m); NH. Kayla Cecil; NH. Avery Stuchell
Long Jump – 1. Jaimie Robinson, 20-2 ¼ (6.15m) (PB); 2. Tamara Moncrieffe, 19-5 ½ (5.93m)
Discus – 3. Portious Warren, 145-2 (44.24m); 4. Holly Julifs, 141-3 (43.05m)
Hammer Throw – 2. Danielle McConnell, 191-6 (58.36m)
Javelin – 1. Tianah List, 161-7 (49.26m)
Alabama Superlatives
School Top-10 Performances
Men
Pole Vault – T-10. Jake Spotswood, 17-0 ¾ (5.20m)
Women
400-Meter Hurdles – 8. Kaitlin Walker, 59.09
Personal Bests
Men
200 Meters – Alize Ford, 21.19
Women
Pole Vault – Abigail Dickinson, 11-1 ¾ (3.40m)
100 Meters – Tamara Clark, 11.27
100 Meters – Daija Lampkin, 11.44
200 Meters – Hope Mazi, 24.75
400-Meter Hurdles – Kaitlin Walker, 59.09
Long Jump – Jaimie Robinson, 20-2 ¼ (6.15m)
Personal Season Bests
Men
200 Meters – Alize Ford, 21.19
Women
Pole Vault – Colleen Clancy, 12-7 ½
Team Season Bests
Women
Pole Vault – Britainy Smith, 13-1 ½ (4.00m)
4x100-Meter Relay – Alabama A (Daija Lampkin, Tamara Clark, Symone Darius, Takyera Roberson), 44.10
100 Meters – Tamara Clark, 11.27
PB – Personal Best
PSB – Personal Season Best
TSB – Team Season Best
SR – School Record
MR – Meet Record
NM – No mark
NH – No height
DNF – Did not finish
DNS – Did not start
Q – Qualified for final with heat finish
q – Qualified for final with heat time
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