Outdoor Season Begins at Bulldog Relays
3/21/2025 9:47:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide accumulated eight top-five finishes across the first two days of the meet
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Alabama track and field opened its outdoor season in Starkville, Miss., with eight top-five finishes across the first two days of action at the Bulldog Relays.
Further highlighting the early-found success, six of the Tide's top-five results were either first-or-second-place marks, spanning across four different events. Trevor Gunzell (59.25m | 194-5) captured the men's discus event title, while the UA men's 4x800-meter relay squad of Peter Diebold, Kai Crawford, Evan Trapp and Evan Simpson won its event.
Alabama will return to Starkville Saturday for the final day of the Bulldog Relays.
Team Stats
- Alabama racked up eight top-five finishes across the first two days of the outdoor season-opener
- Trevor Gunzell highlighted the day by winning the men's discus event title (59.25m | 194-5)
- The Crimson Tide posted a 1-2 finish in the men's 4x800-meter relay, with both its teams placing in the top two
- The opening day of the meet (Thursday, March 20) saw top-10 finishes in the men's (Tommy Danner, men's, 6th) and women's (Noelle Igberaese, women's, 2nd) hammer throw
Top-10 Alabama Finishes
- 4x800m Relay
- 1st: Alabama A | men's | Peter Diebold, Kai Crawford, Evan Trapp, Evan Simpson | 7:36.24
- 2nd: Alabama B | men's | John O'Donnell, Carter Waters, Arthur Graham, Jackson Harris | 7:43.56
- Discus
- 1st: Trevor Gunzell | men's | 59.25m (194-5)
- 2nd: Christopher Young | men's | 57.26m (187-10)
- 6th: Barry Evans | men's | 51.15m (167-10)
- Pole Vault
- 2nd: Amelia Johnson | women's | 3.85m (12-7.50)
- 3rd: Holly Foley | women's | 3.85m (12-7.50)
- 5th Tristan Barr | women's | 3.70m (12-1.75)
- 6th: Alexis Rickenbacher | women's | 3.70m (12-1.75)
- Hammer Throw (Thursday Results)
- 2nd: Noelle Igberaese | women's | 54.41m (178-6)
- 6th: Tommy Danner | men's | 50.57m (165-11)
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