Alabama Track Finishes the Bulldog Relays with Five First Place Finishes

Friday, March 21

Starkville, Miss.

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Alabama

Bulldog Relays

Alabama Track & Field (Throws) Trevor Gunzell competes in the shot put event in the Orange and Purple Invitational at Clemson Indoor Facility in Clemson, SC on Saturday, Jan 25, 2025.

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Alabama Track Finishes the Bulldog Relays with Five First Place Finishes

3/22/2025 4:59:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

The Crimson Tide had 24 top-10 finishes across 10 events on Saturday

STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Alabama track and field program wrapped up the opening weekend of the outdoor season Saturday afternoon at the Bulldog Relays in Starkville. The Crimson Tide shined on the day, finishing with 14 top-five finishes in addition to five all-time top-10 performances.

The Crimson Tide dominated the leaderboards, having 30 total athletes finish in the top 10 across 10 events, including six in the women's 800-meter alone. Alabama opened the day up with Megan Albamonti's 50.2m (164-8) toss to take first place in the women's javelin throw and put her in the record books as the seventh-longest throw in program history.

The momentum would continue from there, as the Crimson Tide claimed four more first-place finishes which included Cross Derriso in the men's pole vault, Keaton Morrison in the women's 800-meter, Oussama El Bouchayby in the men's 800-meter and Trevor Gunzell in the men's shot put. All of which put themselves in the program's top-10 of their respective events.

Team Stats

Alabama tallied 14 top-five finishes throughout the final day of the Bulldog Relays
The Crimson Tide had five first-place finishes, including Trevor Gunzell's 19.8m shot put toss that earned him his second event title of the weekend and the fourth longest distance in program history
Five Alabama athletes earned spots in the program's top-10 all-time lists

Top-Five Alabama Finishes

Javelin Throw