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SEC Indoor Championships
Alabama Track and Field Earns Another Medal at the 2021 SEC Indoor Championships
2/26/2021 11:55:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Mercy Chelangat took the bronze medal in the 5,000-meters with a time of 15:48.32 in Fayetteville Friday night
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mercy Chelangat gave the Alabama track and field squad another podium finish on day two of the 2021 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships being held at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., this week.
Chelangat took third place with at time of 15:48.38, less than two seconds out of first and more than 20 seconds ahead of fourth place. Jake Spotswood used a new school record of 5,603 points to score for the men in the heptathlon, taking sixth place.
Alabama started the meet on Thursday by winning the women's distance medley relay in a championship and school record time and taking second in the men's DMR and the weight throw.
Head Coach Dan Waters Said
"I'm real proud of the way we competed today. We were able to score some points and most importantly put ourselves in a position to be successful tomorrow. This league is so tough that you have to make the most of every opportunity and fight for every point and that's exactly what we did today and what we're looking to do tomorrow. In a meet like this, where the difference between third and seventh or eight is so small, we have to stay focused on the task ahead of and keep battling."
Advancing to Saturday Finals
- Tamara Clark moved into the finals of both the 60 and 200-meters, running a 7.20 and 22.73, respectively
- Clark is a past champion in both the 60 and 200-meters
- Grady Shiflet advanced to the final of the 800-meters with a time of 1:50.22
- The Crimson Tide put two in the final of the 400-meters, with Leander Forbes (46.02) and Champion Allison (46.36) both advancing to Saturday
Other Saturday Finals
- In addition to the track finals the Tide earned on Friday, Alabama will also run the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays
- In the field events finals, Alabama will compete in the men's pole vault, men's and women's shot put and the men's triple jump on Saturday
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