MEET RECAP: Alabama Track and Field, 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships
7/9/2023 11:12:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Quanesha Burks (women’s long jump), Daniel Haugh (men’s hammer throw) and Shelby McEwen (men’s high jump) all earned second-place finishes to highlight the Crimson Tide’s showing at the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships
EUGENE, Ore. – The Alabama track and field program saw three of its alumni earn second-place finishes at the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships this weekend at the renowned Hayward Field.
NCAA champion and All-American Quanesha Burks used a 6.82-meter performance (22-4.50) in the women's long jump to secure her second-place finish. In the men's hammer, SEC champion and All-American Daniel Haugh launched a season-best, 77.24-meter throw (253-5) before NCAA champion and All-American Shelby McEwen earned a second-place finish of his own in the men's high jump (2.26m | 7-5), also a season-best.
With their top-two finishes, the three 2020 Olympians have all but solidified themselves a spot on the U.S. World Team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships (Aug. 19-27) in Budapest, as well as the 2023 Pan American Games (Oct. 20-Nov. 5) in Santiago, Chile.
Crimson Tide Results at 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships
Sunday, July 9
- Tamara Clark recorded a second-place finish in her 200-meter, semifinal heat (22.02) to advance to the event final
- Shortened her season-best time that was just set in Saturday night's opening round of the event
- Clark returned to the track for her final race of the weekend, clocking a seventh-place finish (22.45) in the women's 200-meter event final
- Chelsea Igberaese finished 13th in the women's discus (51.46m | 168-10)
- Robert Dunning finished third in his 110-meter hurdle, semifinal heat (13.29) to automatically advance to the event final where he finished seventh (13.40)
- Dunning returned for the final event of the Championships, finishing seventh in the 110-meter hurdle event final (13.40)
- Shelby McEwen finished second in the men's high jump, securing a season-best, 2.26-meter mark (7-5)
- Quanesha Burks took second place in the women's long jump (6.82m | 22-4.50)
- Emmanuel Bor recorded a 15th-place finish in the men's 5,000-meter run (13:39.88)
Saturday, July 8
- Caelyn Harris started the third day for Alabama, participating in the women's long jump at the U20 USATF Championships
- Daniel Haugh finished second in the men's hammer, securing his season-best, 77.24-meter mark (253-5) on his fifth throw
- In her second event of the meet, Tamara Clark advanced to Sunday's semifinal by clocking a heat-winning time (22.05) in the first round of the women's 200 meters
- Robert Dunning ran a heat-winning time of 13.33 in the first round of the men's 110-meter hurdles to automatically advance to Sunday's semifinal
- Khaleb McRae finished eighth (45.50) in the men's 400-meter final
- Chelsea Igberaese took 10th in the women's shot put via a 17.62-meter mark (57-9.75)
Friday, July 7
- Chris Robinson finished 23rd in the first round of the men's 400-meter hurdles, clocking 53.82
- Tamara Clark clocked a second-place finish in her 100-meter, semifinal heat (10.98) to advance her to Friday's event final where she finished fourth (11.03)
- Christian Edwards took 12th in the men's triple jump via a 15.11-meter (49-7) mark
- Khaleb McRae ran 45.16 in his men's 400-meter, semifinal heat to qualify for Saturday night's event final
Thursday, July 6
- Tamara Clark opened the meet for Alabama with a heat-winning time (11.02) in the first round of the 100 meters
- Automatically advanced to Friday's semifinal
- Khaleb McRae finished second in his 400-meter heat (45.53) to automatically advance to Friday's semifinal
Alabama's USATF Championships Contingent
Current student-athletes
- Christian Edwards – men's triple jump
- Chelsea Igberaese – women's shot put, discus
- Khaleb McRae – men's 400 meters
- Chris Robinson – men's 400-meter hurdles
- Caelyn Harris (U20 Championships) – women's long jump
Alumni
- Emmanuel Bor – men's 5,000m
- Quanesha Burks – women's long jump
- Tamara Clark – women's 100 meters, 200 meters
- Robert Dunning – men's 110-meter hurdles
- Daniel Haugh – men's hammer throw
- Shelby McEwen – men's high jump
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