Alabama Track and Field’s Tamara Clark Earns National and Conference Recognition

NEW ORLEANS – Alabama track & field's Tamara Clark secured USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week and Southeastern Conference Women's Runner of the Week honors, it was announced Tuesday. Clark snags the weekly honors after a record-breaking performance at the LSU Alumni Gold last weekend.

USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week and Women's SEC Runner of the Week

Tamara Clark

Ran a PR of 10.96 in the 100 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold meet, winning the race in school-record time
With her sub-11 seconds time, Clark matched the seventh-fastest mark in collegiate history
Her mark of 10.96 bettered the three-year-old Alabama program record that sat at 11.02, recorded by Clark at the 2018 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a freshman
Clark also holds the second-best national mark of the season in the women's 200 meters (22.50) after her performance at the Florida Relays in March
This is the first time since 2015 that a female athlete from Alabama has been named National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season

Up Next

The Crimson Tide heads back to Baton Rouge, La., to compete in the LSU Invitational on May 1, wrapping up the outdoor regular season

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