Alabama Track & Field Competing at Three Different Meets to Close the Indoor Regular Season

Alabama Track & Field Competing at Three Different Meets to Close the Indoor Regular Season

2/10/2022 5:30:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

The Crimson Tide will send a contingent to Fayetteville, Ark., Nashville, Tenn., and Boston, Mass.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track & field is primed for its last weekend of the indoor regular season, sending competitors to three different meets

Tyson Invitational

The majority of the Crimson Tide's contingent will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete in the Tyson Invitational Feb. 11-12
The Tide is sending 39 student-athletes to the meet, which opens on Friday at 2:15 p.m. CT
Competition continues Saturday with Alabama jumping into action starting at 11:45 am. CT

David Hemery Valentine Invitational

A portion of the women's distance corps will make its way north to run in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11
A total of four women will run in Boston on Friday
The first event will get underway at 4 p.m. CT

Music City Challenge

The Tide will also send members of the men's and women's middle distance and distance squads to Nashville, Tenn., for the Music City Challenge
There will be 15 men and five women in Nashville, for a total of 20 competitors
Competition begins on Friday starting at 5 p.m. CT, and runs into Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m. CT

Last Time Out

Alabama enjoyed a big weekend at the Charlie Thomas Invitational Feb. 4-5 in College Station, Texas, winning 11 events and setting two school records and three meet records
Isaac Odugbesan's school-record toss of 20.59 meters led a 1-2-3-5 run for the Tide in the men's shot put, followed by Chago Basso (18.26m), Jerimiah Evans (18.11m) and Alan de Falchi (17.66m)
Chelsea Igberaese broke the school weight throw record for the third time this season with a toss of 21.88 meters, becoming the first UA woman to go over 21 meters
The Crimson Tide picked up a win in the women's distance medley relay, with Jami Reed, Margaret Conteh, Sophie Spada and Elka Machan combining to post a meet-record 11:25.56
Eliud Kipsang (3:56.70), Jace Jones (4:06.12) and Arthur Graham (4:15.35) finished first, fourth and 10th in the men's mile, with Kipsang setting a new meet record on the way to the win
Bobby Colantonio Jr. (22.88m) and Kieran McKeag (21.08m) earned the top-two spots in the men's weight throw, with Colantonio Jr. setting a new meet record
Hillary Cheruiyot (7:58.83), Kipsang (8:10.93), Jacob Wiggers (8:21.58) and Carson Buri-an (8:25.82) finished 1-2-6-8 in the 3,000 meters
Leander Forbes (46.56) and Khaleb McRae (46.88) finished first and second in the men's 400 meters, while Gabe Serrano (47.50) took ninth
Nickolette Dunbar won the women's shot put with a throw of 16.68 meters
Emmanuel Ineh (7.63m), Quincy Scott (7.32m) and Julian Collins (7.13m) finished first, third and sixth in the men's long jump
Cheruiyot (7:58.83) and Kipsang (8:10.93) went one-two in the 3,000 meters, while Jacob Wiggers (8:21.58) and Carson Burian (8:25.82) followed close behind, taking sixth and eighth, respectively
Jack Hawes (14:34.78) got the win in the men's 5,000 meters

Up Next

With the regular season in the books, Alabama heads to the first round of the postseason with the Southeastern Conference Championships March 25-26
The meet will be held in College Station, Texas, at Gilliam Indoor Stadium
Alabama has already made the trip to College Station this season after a highly successful weekend at the Charlie Thomas Invitational

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