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LSU Invitational
Alabama Track and Field Goes Big in Regular-Season Finale
4/30/2022 6:56:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide posted 25 top-five finishes during Saturday’s LSU Invitational
BATON ROUGE, La. – Alabama track and field closed out its outdoor season with the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, tallying more than two-dozen top-five finishes, including at trio of top finishes.
Alan de Falchi took first in the men's discus with a toss of 59.65 meters, while Hailey Poole took first among collegians in the women's javelin with a career-best throw of 50.49 meters, which ranks her fifth all-time at UA. Bobby Colantonio Jr. posted a throw of 69.37 meters to take first among collegians.
Tarsis Orogot ran a career-best 20.15 in the men's 200 meters, which ranks him fourth all-time at UA, while Emmanuel Ineh posted a leap of 7.86 meters in the men's long jump invitational, ranking him among UA's top-10 at No. 8. Chago Basso threw a career-best 19.30 meter, strengthening his grip on fifth all-time at UA.
Crimson Tide Top-Five Finishes at LSU Invitational
- Alabama took first, second and fifth in the men's discus, led by Alan de Falchi (59.65 meters), Jerimiah Evans (58.21 meters) and Chago Basso (49.13 meters)
- Hailey Poole (50.49 meters) and Samantha Zelden (49.24 meters) took first and second among collegians in the women's javelin
- Bobby Colantonio Jr. (69.37 meters) and Kieran McKeag (69.07 meters) took first and second among collegians in the men's hammer throw
- Samantha Kunza (61.03 meters) and Kassidy Gallagher (60.44 meters) took second and third among collegians in the women's hammer throw
- Mark Shannon (3:53.33) took second, while Brady Barton (3:59.06) and Collin Jones (4:04.32) went fourth and fifth among collegians in the men's 1,500 meters
- Corde Long finished second among collegians in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.90
- Emmanuel Ineh was third among collegians in the long jump invitational with a leap of 7.86 meters, which ranks him among UA's top-10
- Christal Mosley, Amari Brown, Na'Taja Ballard and Amara Obi ran a 3:34.28 to take third in the 4x400-meter relay
- Khaleb McRae (45.89) and Leander Forbes (46.16) took third and fourth among collegians in the men's 400 meters
- Cross Derriso finished third in the men's pole vault after clearing 4.81 meters
- Tarsis Orogot posted a huge 20.15 in the men's 200 meters, taking third among collegians
- Basso posted a career-best throw of 19.30 meter to finish fourth among collegians in the men's shot put
- Quincy Scott posted a leap of 7.34 meters to take fourth among collegians in the men's long jump
- Gavin Saacke took fourth in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:29.03
- Nickolette Dunbar used a toss of 15.83 meters to take fourth among collegians in the women's shot put
- Sydney Milani (1:00.22) finished fourth among collegians in the women's 400-meter hurdles
- Talaya Lewis, Amari Brown, Na'Taja Ballard and Ayla Stanisclaus combined to take fourth among collegians in the 4x100-meter relay after posting a 44.04
Up Next
- The Crimson Tide opens the postseason at the SEC Outdoor Championship in Oxford, Miss., May 12-14
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