Alabama set to Compete at Birmingham’s Samford Invitational

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Alabama set to Compete at Birmingham’s Samford Invitational

1/19/2023 2:26:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

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The Crimson Tide will compete Friday, down the road, inside the Birmingham CrossPlex

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama track and field teams get set to make the shortest trip of the indoor season, in Birmingham, for the Samford Invitational.

The Crimson Tide opens the one-day competition inside the Birmingham CrossPlex with the women's weight throw leading off at 10 a.m. Friday morning.

The Meet

The women will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday (weight throw), followed by the men at 11:30 a.m. (long jump)
The women are sending 18 to Birmingham, while the men's travel list is 26 strong
In addition to host Samford, Alabama will face Alcorn State, Chattanooga, Life University, McNeese State, Mercer, New Orleans, Shorter University, South Alabama, Tulane, UAB, UNAT-Alcorn State and UT-Tyler

Last Time Out

The Crimson Tide tallied 22 top-10 finishes across 11 different events in Music City for the Commodore Challenge
The men secured four of the top-six spots in the 3,000-meter race with Victor Kiprop (8:01.41), Hillary Cheruiyot (8:02.11) and Jacob Wiggers (8:11.60) going one-two-three
On the women's side, Amari Brown (7.35) and Milan Fields (7.39) went one-two in the women's 60 meters
Jekovan Rhetta (6.67) and Josh Thomas (6.73) clocked a second-and-third-place finish in the men's 60 meters
Cherisse Murray (52-8.75) and Taylor Gorum (50-4) both finished in the top-five in the women's shot put
The women's pole vaulting trio of Victoria Faber (12-1.5), Holly Foley (11-7.75) and Riley White (11-7.75) all ended with a top-10 mark

Up Next

Following the Samford Invitational, Alabama will split up on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, competing at both the John Thomas Terrier Classic and Bob Pollock Invitational held in Boston, Mass., and Clemson, S.C., respectively.

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