Alabama
NCAA Indoor Championships
Jake Spotswood Scores in the Heptathlon with School Record on Day Two of the NCAA Indoor Championships
3/12/2021 10:17:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
In addition to Spotswood’s seventh-place finish Eliud Kipsang, Champion Allison and Tamara Clark all advanced to finals on Saturday
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Jake Spotswood broke the school heptathlon record for the third time this season to score for the Crimson Tide on day two of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships being held at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., this week.
Spotswood boosted the school mark to 5,715 points to take seventh place. He was in 10th place after the first day, which included the first four events. Taking top honors in the pole vault helped boost him into a scoring position.
Alabama also advanced to four finals on Saturday, the championships' last day, including Eliud Kipsang (mile) and Champion Allison (400m) on the men's side of the meet and Tamara Clark (60m and 200m) on the women's side. The men will also compete in the 4x400-meter relay, while Christan Edwards has the triple jump.
The Alabama men are currently in 16th place with six points with seven of 17 events scored.
Head Coach Dan Water Said
"We had some great events and we had some that didn't go our way, but the most important thing for tomorrow is to maximize the opportunities we have and keep fighting through to the end. We're super proud of the job that Jake did today, it's always a big deal when you set a school record. Tamara, Eliud and Champ were great in their semis and we're looking forward to seeing Christian and the men's 4x400 in action."
Advancing to Finals
- Eliud Kipsang won the second semifinal heat of the mile to advance to Saturday's final
- Champion Allison used a new career-best time of 45.97, ranking him second all-time at Alabama, to move on to Saturday's final of the 400-meters
- Tamara Clark used a PR of 7.18 to advance to the finals of 60-meters and ran a 22.77 to advance to the 200-meter final, where she is seeded second heading into Saturday
- Clark's 60-meter time is the eighth fastest in school history and ranks her second all-time at UA behind NCAA Champion Remona Burchell
- Clark's 22.77 in the 200-meters ranks third all-time at UA and gives her seven of the 10 fastest times in Alabama history, including the school record
NCAA Indoor Championships Day Two
- Isaac Odugbesan finished 11th in the men's shot put with a mark of 62-10¾ (19.17m) on his second toss
- Cherisse Murray took 13th in the women's shot put with a 52-10¾ (16.12m) on her first effort
- The men's distance medley relay of Grady Shiflet, Gabe Serrano, Mark Shannon and Jace Jones finished 12th with a time of 9:50.92
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