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Alabama Track and Field Breaks into Two Travel Squads for the Third Week of Competition
3/25/2021 3:16:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The men’s and women’s teams will send athletes to both the Raleigh Relays and the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays to compete this weekend
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's and women's track &and field teams split to compete this week at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., and the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays in Starkville, Miss.
Raleigh Relays
- The Tide will send distance runners Vincent Kiprop, Mercy Chelangat and Leah Hanle to compete at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility in Raleigh, N.C., for the Raleigh Relays
- The first day of competition is Thursday, and Mercy Chelangat will run the women's 10k at 9 p.m. CT
- This will be Chelangat's first race after winning the NCAA Cross Country individual title on March 15
- Senior Leah Hanle will compete first for the Alabama squad on Friday with the women's 1,500-meter event beginning at 4:45 p.m. CT
- Vincent Kiprop will continue his outdoor season by competing in the men's 10k at 9 p.m. CT on Friday
- To conclude the Tide's showing at the Raleigh Relays, Leah Hanle will head back to the track on Saturday to compete in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase event at 3:35 p.m. CT
Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays
- The bigger of the two Crimson Tide squads this weekend, including the sprinters, throwers and relay teams, will head a state over to the Mike Sanders Track Complex for the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays in Starkville, Miss.
- Competition will kick off on Friday with the women's and men's hammer throw events starting at 10 a.m. CT and 12 p.m. CT respectively
- The first day of competition will conclude with the men's 5k which starts at 7:30 p.m.
- The second and final day of competition begins with the men's and women's shot put events at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday
- The Bulldog Relays will end after the men's 4x400-meter relay , slated to get underway Saturday at 4:25 p.m. CT
Last Time Out
- Alabama stayed in state to compete at the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala., last weekend
- The Tiger Track Classic was the Tide's second outdoor meet of the season
- The men and women came out of the meet with 26 total top-10 finishes including seven medalists and three event winners
- On the first day of competition, Kieran McKeag won gold in the men's hammer throw with a huge throw of 67.38m
- The second day of the meet proved to be fruitful for the Crimson Tide with Robert Dunning (400-meter hurdles, 51.67) and the women's 4x400-meter relay (3:35.72) earning gold medals with their performances
- Alabama silver medalists included the men's 4x400-meter relay team (3:12.88), Daija Lampkin (200-meter dash, 23.761), Natassha McDonald (400-meter dash, 53.26) and Nickolette Dunbar (shot put, 16.16m)
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