Alabama
Bob Pollock Invitational
Alabama Men’s 4x400 Relay Clocks Nation’s No. 1 Time on Final Day of Bob Pollock Invitational
1/28/2023 5:00:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide men run 3:03.99 to claim the event title and move to second all-time in school history
CLEMSON, S.C. – Alabama track and field program ended the Bob Pollock Invitational with a national-best performance in the men's 4x400m relay, clocking 3:03.99 to take hold of the nation-leading time. The squad's performance is now the second-fastest time in UA history for the event.
Joining the 4x4 squad (Chris Robinson, Leander Forbes, Corde Long, Khaleb McRae), Flomena Asekol, on the women's side, now holds the second-fastest time in the women's 800 meters. Tarsis Orogot tied the Crimson Tide's fifth-fastest time in the men's 200-meters.
UA finished with 15 top-10 finishes on the final day of the Clemson meet, with multiple athletes improving their indoor times in their respective events.
Alabama Head Coach Dan Waters Said
"Overall, I think we performed well this weekend. There's always room for improvement this early in a season, but a lot of positives can be taken away from this meet as we get closer to postseason. We had athletes from almost every facet excel in their respective area which is something we can continue to build off of as our indoor season continues."
Crimson Tide Top Finishes
- Alabama's Flomena Asekol (2:04.42) and Jami Reed (2:08.53) both clocked top-five times in the women's 800-meter race with Reed setting a new PR. Asekol now holds the second-fastest time in UA women's history
- Christian Edwards claimed the Tide's first event title of the day, winning men's triple jump with a 16.07m (52-8.75) mark
- UA's Tarsis Orogot clocked 20.71 to claim fourth in the men's 200m and tie the Tide's fifth-fastest time in program history. Teammates Demetrius Jackson (21.12) and Matthew Weaver (21.47) rounded out the top-10, finishing sixth and ninth, respectively
- The Tide's Eliud Kipsang clocked 1:51.49 in the men's 800-meter race to record a ninth-place finish
- Amari Brown recorded a seventh-place finish in the women's 200-meter race, logging 23.64
- Cherisse Murray improves her indoor PR, throwing 17.18m (56-4.50) en route to the women's shot put title. Teammates Chelsea Igberaese (15.77m | 51-9) and Taylor Gorum (14.06m | 46-1.50) rounded out the top-10, finishing fourth and eighth, respectively
- Elka Machan (9:28.79) clocked a top-six time in the women's 3,000-meter race
- Alan de Falchi (17.38m | 57-0.25) finished 10th in the men's shot put, while teammate Nathan Cooper (15.90m | 52-2) also placed a top-15 mark
- John Landers (4.76m | 15-7.25) and Louis Martinez (4.76m | 15-7.25) both finished in a tie for 10th place in men's pole vault
- Alabama swept the 4x400m relays, with the women clocking 3:41.11 before the men ended the day by running their nation-leading race
Up Next
- Alabama will take a weekend off before touring the nation in multiple, different states ranging from Boston, Mass., Albuquerque, N.M., and Nashville, Tenn. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11
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