re: UA Volleyball, Soccer, Track, Tennis, Swim/Diving, Rowing (2023-24)

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On the final day of the Crimson Tide Invitational, Alabama track and field grabbed seven event titles at the Sam Bailey Track and Field Stadium. The Crimson Tide's Caelyn Harris (women's long jump), Lilly Walters (women's 3,000-meter steeplechase), Keaton Morrison (women's 800-meter), Samuel Ogazi (men's 200-meter dash), Doris Lemngole (women's 1,500-meter), Carson Burian (men's 1,500-meter) and Chris Robinson, Tarsis Orogot, Matthew Weaver and Spencer Gudgel (men's 4x400-meter relay) all claimed titles in their respective events.

With both men's 4x400-meter relay contingents trailing the entirety of the race, both Robinson and Khaleb McRae overtook Louisiana on the final backstretch, with Robinson's squad crossing the line in 3:08.52 to win and McRae's squad finishing five-hundredths of a second behind their counterpart (3:08.57).

To highlight the final day, Lilly Walters and Macy Schelp both added to UA's all-time top-10 list in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with Walters (first | 10:28.46) clocking the second-best time in program history and Schelp (third | 10:44.19) adding the eighth-best mark.

Doris Lemngole also broke into the top-10 list in the women's 1,500-meter with a first-place finish (4:11.90) after clocking the fourth-fastest time in the NCAA this season, which also happens to be the fourth-fastest in program history.

In total, Alabama claimed seven event titles and 40 top-10 finishes while competing on its home turf. Five different athletes also adjusted UA's all-time top-10 lists over the weekend.

HEAD COACH DAN WATERS
"It was a great weekend. Obviously, the first thing I've got to say is that I'm just so happy and proud of everyone that helped put this together, it takes a complete army to put on a track meet like this."

"The performances that we have at home, and the way people compete, having friends and family in the stands, it just makes you feel really good. So, a lot of energy, a lot of effort, but it panned out, we got a lot of great performances, and we're super proud."

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