Alabama Track & Field will Split its Squads this Weekend

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track & field will split its squads for the first time this indoor season, with a contingent heading out west to the Texas Tech Shootout and another group set to compete at the Vanderbilt Music City Invite on Feb. 14-15. The Crimson Tide will also send a handful of women's distance runners to Washington's Husky Classic and one lone runner to the Iowa State Classic Friday.

Texas Tech Shootout

In Texas, the Tide will compete in the sprints, hurdles, jumps and relays.
The Friday and Saturday meet will welcome another solid crop of programs, including Arizona, BYU, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech.
The Texas Tech Shootout will begin Friday at 4 p.m. CT and Saturday's events will start at 11 a.m. CT.

Vanderbilt Music City Invite

The majority of the Crimson Tide distance corps and throwers will be competing in the Vanderbilt Music City Invite on Friday and Saturday at the Vanderbilt Mulitpurpose Facility.
Events are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. CT Friday and 10 a.m. CT Saturday.

Iowa State Classic

Sophomore Noel Rotich is the solo Crimson Tide distance runner that will face an elite group of competition at the Iowa State Classic.
The sophomore is set to compete in the 5000m at 6:25 p.m. CT.

Husky Classic

In addition to the three meets, Alabama will take a group of three to Seattle, Wash. for the Husky Classic.
Friday, graduate student Leah Hanle will run the 3000m at 5:15 p.m. CT while senior Esther Gitahi competes at 9:30 p.m. CT. Sophomore Mercy Chelangat will begin competition in the 5000m at 10:10 p.m. CT.
The threesome will seek to gain qualifications for the NCAA Championships by racing at a talented distance meet in the Pacific Northwest.

Last Time Out

Alabama women rank No. 20 in the Week Three USTFCCCA National Rating Index, and stand at No.3 in two individual event rankings.
The Crimson Tide won eight titles with a handful of PRs at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic last weekend.
Junior Tamara Clark had a break out race in the women's 200m, where she won the race with a big indoor PR and posted a 2020 NCAA leading time of 22.81.
In the men's 400m, senior Stephan Holcombe clocked the fastest time of 47.79, while senior Natassha McDonald (52.64) picked up a victory for the women.
Sophomore Bobby Colantonio Jr., who broke the school record in men's weight throw last week, picked up his third win of the season with a toss of 76-06.50 (23.33m).
Junior Isaac Odugbesan out-threw the field with a 62-02.25 (18.95m) mark in men's shot put and junior Christian Edwards cleared 52-07.50 (16.04m) to place first in men's high jump.
Senior Robert Dunning clocked a time of 7.73 in the prelim of the 60m hurdles to grab the fastest qualifying time and picked up the victory in the finals with a time of 7.76.
Another notable Crimson Tide performance came from junior Ryan Lipe in the men's pole vault, he finished second out of collegians at a PR of 17-07.00 (5.36m), pushing him to No. 2 currently in the Southeastern Conference and improving on his place at No. 15 in the NCAA.

For all the latest information on the team, follow AlabamaTrack on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can be found @UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.