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Alabama Track and Field Breaks Two School Records During Day One of its Three-Meet Weekend
2/11/2022 10:53:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Mercy Chelangat decimated her own school mark in the 3,000 meters while racing in Boston, Mass., while Eliud Kipsang downed his previous school standard in the mile while competing in Nashville, Tenn.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Spread out between three meets in three different states, Alabama track and field opened its last weekend of the indoor regular season with a pair of school records.
In Boston, Mass., at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Mercy Chelangat shattered her own school record in the 3,000 meters, dropping nearly 10 seconds off her previous mark with a time 8:53.16, which ranks her fourth nationally this season.
Farther south, Eliud Kipsang bettered his own school standard in the mile with a time of 3:54.36 at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn. His time ranks him third nationally in the mile.
To the west, at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., Bobby Colantonio Jr., opened the weekend by winning the weight throw with a toss of 23.73 meters.
More Standout Performances from Day One of a Three-Meet Weekend
- Jami Reed (4:38.93) and Flomena Asekol (4:40.95) both posted career-best times in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Reed's time, four seconds better than her previous best, ranks her third all-time at Alabama in the mile
- Asekol's time ranks her fifth all-time for the Tide in the mile
- In addition to Bobby Colantonio Jr. winning the men's weight throw at the Tyson Invitational, Kieran McKeag took third with a season-best mark of 21.32 meters, which ranks him 19th nationally
- Milan Fields took seventh in the women's 60 meters in Fayetteville, with a time of 7.46 after running career-best 7.44 in prelims
Up Next
- Alabama returns to action on Saturday at both the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn., and the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.
- The Crimson Tide gets things rolling in Fayetteville at 11:45 a.m. CT with the men's triple jump, while action gets underway in Nashville at 9:45 a.m. CT with the men's 3,000 meters
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