Clark and Colantonio Jr. Earn SEC Weekly Honors
2/11/2020 1:55:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Alabama Track and Field’s Clark nabbed Women's Runner of the Week while Colantonio Jr. was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama track & field's junior Tamara Clark and sophomore Bobby Colantonio Jr. earned Southeastern Conference of the Week honors, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Clark earned Women's Runner of the Week while Colantonio Jr. was named the Men's Field Athlete of the Week following the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
SEC Weekly Honors
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) February 11, 2020
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Women's Runner of the Week
Tamara Clark
- Clark broke her own personal indoor record with an NCAA-leading time of 22.88 for a victory in the women's 200m last weekend in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Her time is second in Alabama history.
- The junior sprinter also won the women's 60-meter dash finals with a time of 7.23.
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— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) February 8, 2020
Women's 200m | 22.81
Tamara Clark with the 2020 NCAA leading time!#RollTide pic.twitter.com/DqDGV538gu
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Bobby Colantonio Jr.
- Colantonio Jr., the school-record holder in the men's weight throw, picked up his third win of the season with a toss of 76-06.50 (23.33m) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
- The sophomore posted the top-three marks of the week among all collegiate indoor track & field throwers.
- He stands second nationally in the men's weight throw this season.
Men's Weight Throw
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) February 8, 2020
1?st Bobby Colantonio, 76-06.50 (23.33m)#RollTide pic.twitter.com/WXQD8FjT8f
Up Next
The Crimson Tide will split its squads for the first time this indoor season, with a contingent heading out west to the Texas Tech Shootout, another group set to compete at the Vanderbilt Music City Invite, while a third group heads north to the Iowa State Classic, all running from Feb. 14-15.
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