Katelyn Adel Captures Career First SEC Weekly Honor
4/1/2025 4:20:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Adel was named the Women’s SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance at last week’s Texas Relays
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second consecutive week, Alabama track and field has accumulated at least one weekly honor, the Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday. Multi-event athlete Katelyn Adel earned Women's Freshman of the Week recognition, the first weekly award of her career.
Adel finished first in the women's heptathlon at the Texas Relays. Her 5,587-point total became the second-most in program history – only 86 points shy of the program record. Throughout the two days, Adel accumulated top-two finishes in the high jump (first), long jump (second), javelin (second) and shot put (second).
In the first two weeks of outdoor competition, the Crimson Tide has notched three SEC weekly honors, as Adel joins Oussama El Bouchayby (Men's Co-Runner) and Trevor Gunzell (Men's Field Athlete) who earned recognition March 25.
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