Trevor Gunzell Claims Fourth Consecutive Discus Title of Season at LSU Invitational

Saturday, May 3

Baton Rouge, La.

All Day

Alabama

LSU Invitational

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Alabama Track & Field (Throws) Trevor Gunzell
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Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Trevor Gunzell Claims Fourth Consecutive Discus Title of Season at LSU Invitational

5/3/2025 6:22:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Final Results (Web)

The Crimson Tide’s thrower needed only his first attempt of 60.33m (197-11) to take his fourth straight first-place finish of his outdoor campaign

BATON ROUGE, La. – Alabama track and field's Trevor Gunzell captured his fourth consecutive event title in men's discus (60.33m | 197-11) as the Crimson Tide closed its regular season Saturday at the LSU Invitational.

Megan Albamonti (women's javelin | 53.81m | 176-6), Christopher Crawford (men's shot put | 19.00m | 62-4), Oussama El Bouchayby (men's 800m | 1:46.45), Gunzell (men's discus | 60.33m | 197-11) and Alabama's 4x400-meter relay contingent of Samuel Ogazi, Donald Chiyangwa, El Bouchayby and Peter Diebold (3:04.43) all won their respective events. Following Gunzell's fourth men's discus title of the season were Crawford (third | 58.67m | 192-6) and Young (fifth | 58.34m | 191-5), as the trio garnered top-five finishes in the event for the fourth consecutive meet.

Alabama will take a week off before traveling to Lexington, Ky., for the SEC Championships. The conference meet will run from Thursday, May 15, to Saturday, May 17.

Head Coach Dan Waters Said

"I'm proud of the effort our team put forth today. It was a solid day of competition with several strong performances. The focus, energy and determination we saw are exactly what we've been building toward. Now, it's time to shift our attention and prepare for the SEC Championships."

Team Stats

Four edits were made to the Crimson Tide's all-time top-10 lists
- Megan Albamonti | women's javelin | No. 3
- Ruben Banks | men's hammer throw | No. 5
- Cross Derriso | men's pole vault | No. 5
- Mariia Horielova | women's long jump | No. 5
Albamonti recorded the 15th best mark in the nation this season in women's javelin (53.81m | 176-06)
Alabama racked up 18 top-five placements during the one-day meet, highlighted by a 1-3-4 finish in both the men's discus and the men's shot put
Of the five event titles won by UA, three were in field events (Albamonti, javelin; Crawford, shot put; Gunzell, discus) and two were from the track (El Bouchayby, 800m; men's 4x4)

Top-10 Finishes

Hammer Throw
- 2^nd: Ruben Banks | men's | 67.57m (221-8) | PR, No. 5 all-time UA
- 6th: RJ Decker | men's | 65.62m (215-3)
1,500m
- 7^th: Jami Reed | women's | 4:22.47
Shot Put
- 1^st: Christopher Crawford | men's | 19.00m (62-4)
- 3^rd: Christopher Young | men's | 18.74m (61-5.75)
- 4^th: Trevor Gunzell | men's | 18.52m (60-9.25)
- 7^th: Cleo Oye-Agyepong | women's | 14.96m (49-1)
Pole Vault
- 2^nd: Cross Derriso | men's | 5.28m (17-3.75) | PR, No. 5 all-time UA
- 6^th: Holly Foley | women's | 3.96m (12-11.75) | season best
Discus
- 1^st: Trevor Gunzell | men's | 60.33m (197-11)
- 3^rd: Christopher Crawford | men's | 58.67m (192-6)
- 4^th: Christopher Young | men's | 58.34m (191-5)
400m
- 7^th: Donald Chiyangwa | men's | 45.79 | PR
800m
- 1^st: Oussama El Bouchayby | men's | 1:46.45
- 3^rd: Peter Diebold | men's | 1:48.02
Long Jump
- 2^nd: Mariia Horielova | women's | 6.48m (21-3.25) | PR, No. 5 all-time UA
200m
- 5^th: Precious Nzeakor | women's | 23.21 | PR
Triple Jump
- 5^th: Mitchell Allen | men's | 15.12m (49-7.25)
Javelin
- 1^st: Megan Albamonti | women's | 53.81m (176-6) | PR, No. 3 all-time UA, No. 15 NCAA this season
- 4^th: John Landers | men's | 47.57m (156-1)
- 4^th: Ellie Partrick | women's | 49.49m (162-4) | PR
- 5^th: Patrick Daves | men's | 40.21m (131-11) | PR
4x400m Relay
- 1^st: Samuel Ogazi, Donald Chiyangwa, Oussama El Bouchayby, Peter Diebold | 3:04.43
- 6^th: Andrew Sirras, Ryan Nash, Adin Lathrop, Quinn Harder | 3:14.10