Trapp, Morrison Clock Consecutive Top-Five National Times to Open Battle on the Bayou

BATON ROUGE, La. – In back-to-back events, Alabama track and field's Evan Trapp (men's 3,000m steeplechase) and Keaton Morrison (women's 1,500m) both captured the fourth-fastest national time of the season, respectively, to close the opening day of Battle on the Bayou. In his steeplechase event debut, Trapp glided to a 9:11.83, first-place finish at the Bernie Moore Track and Field Stadium, before Morrison broke her 1,500-meter PR by 10 seconds en route to a 4:16.23, fourth-place finish. Morrison now holds the ninth-fastest time in UA history.

Off the track, the Crimson Tide advanced a trio of student-athletes to their respective event finals (RJ Decker, Noelle Igberaese – hammer throw; Megan Albamonti – javelin), while pole vaulter Holly Foley used a season-best performance to secure another top-10 placement for Alabama.

Team Stats

Alabama racked up 12 top-10 finishes throughout the day, including seven top-five placements

Four student-athletes, in three events, broke into the season-leading, NCAA top-20 list
- Kai Connor | men's 3,000m steeplechase | 9:21.84 | currently ranked No. 16 in NCAA
- RJ Decker | men's hammer throw (63.96m | 209-10) | currently ranked No. 20 in NCAA
- Keaton Morrison | women's 1,500m | 4:16.23 | currently ranked No. 4 in NCAA
- Evan Trapp | men's 3,000m steeplechase | 9:11.83 | currently ranked No. 4 in NCAA
Trapp secured the lone event title on Friday while making his event debut in the 3,000-meter steeplechase

Up Next

The Crimson Tide returns to Bernie Moore Track and Field Stadium Saturday for the final day of the Battle on the Bayou
Mye'Joi Williams will get the day started at 10:30 a.m. CT in the second flight of women's discus

Top-10 Alabama Finishes

Hammer Throw
- 6^th: RJ Decker | men's | 63.96m (209-10) | NCAA No. 20 this season
- 7^th: Noelle Igberaese | women's | 53.49m (175-06)
Pole Vault
- 9^th: Holly Foley | women's | 3.95m (12-11.50) | season best
Javelin
- 5^th: Megan Albamonti | women's | 48.34m (158-07)
3,000m Steeplechase
- 1^st: Evan Trapp | men's | 9:11.83 | NCAA No. 4 time this season
- 2^nd: Kai Connor | men's | 9:21.84 | NCAA No. 16 this season
1,500m
- 4^th: Keaton Morrison | women's | 4:16.23 | PR, NCAA No. 4 this season, No. 9 UA all-time
5,000m
- 2^nd: Joel Gardner | men's | 14:34.98
- 4^th: Dylan Wood | men's | 14:37.17
- 5^th: Jack Hawes | men's | 14:48.19
- 7^th: Carter Waters | men's | 14:50.96
- 9^th: Leah Kleekamp | women's | 17:26.07

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