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re: UA Volleyball, Soccer, Track, Tennis, Swim/Diving, Rowing (2023-24)
Posted on 6/4/24 at 8:43 pm to MoarKilometers
Posted on 6/4/24 at 8:43 pm to MoarKilometers
The last athletic event of the 2023-24 season. Can’t believe it’s almost over,
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The Alabama track and field program is set to compete at the NCAA Championships, June 5-8, at Oregon's Hayward Field.
The men's team will compete Wednesday and Friday, while the women's competition will be held Thursday and Saturday. Preliminary action on the track for the men's and women's competitions will be Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
The Crimson Tide will open the meet Wednesday night (6:32 p.m. CT) in the men's 4x100-meter relays. The first podium event for Alabama will be the men's 10,000-meter run at 9:08 p.m.
Both Alabama programs will enter the national meet nationally ranked in the top 20, with the men sitting at No. 2 and the women at No. 16.
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Posted on 6/5/24 at 11:30 am to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 6/5/24 at 1:05 pm to Alabama_Fan
Second ever? Congratulations nonetheless
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Posted on 6/5/24 at 10:07 pm to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 6/6/24 at 7:45 am to Alabama_Fan
Day 1 for the men complete. The ladies start today.
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Distance runner Victor Kiprop closed the opening day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the national runner-up in the men's 10,000-meter run, giving Alabama its first podium finish of the national meet behind a 28:08.59 performance.
Earlier in the evening, Samuel Ogazi became the first member of the Crimson Tide to qualify for Friday's final in the men's 400-meter dash, automatically qualifying with a heat-winning time of 45.14. Tarsis Orogot also qualified for the men's 200-meter final after a heat-winning, second-fastest overall time of 20.09.
Reigning national champion Chris Robinson posted a 48.79 performance in his 400-meter hurdles preliminary event, as the Tallahassee, Fla., native will look to defend his title Friday, as teammate and 2023 runner-up Corde Long qualified for the same event final via a 49.51 run.
The men's 4x400-meter relay squad of Robinson, Ogazi, Matthew Weaver and Khaleb McRae became the Crimson Tide's final group of athletes to advance to an event final on Friday, clocking 3:01.88 to earn the fourth-fastest time across all heats.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:55 pm to Alabama_Fan
Bama’s National Champion
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Posted on 6/7/24 at 9:52 am to Alabama_Fan
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Alabama distance runner Hilda Olemomoi closed the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the national runner-up in the women's 10,000-meter run, giving Alabama its second podium finish of the championship meet.
Olemomoi ran a blistering 31:51.89 in the women's 10,000-meter run, giving the Trans-Nzoia, Kenya, native the fastest time in school history and the eighth-fastest time in collegiate history. Her performance also improved her personal best by just over 14 seconds.
Earlier in the evening, UA teammate Doris Lemngole qualified for Saturday's final in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase behind the fastest event prelim time of 9:38.69, outpacing the competition by 10 seconds.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 9:07 pm to Alabama_Fan
One of the last chances to watch a live Bama event this season
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The highest outdoor finish in men’s program history!
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Alabama sprinters Samuel Ogazi (400m) and Chris Robinson (400-meter hurdles) closed the third day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as national runner-ups in their respective events, as the Crimson Tide claimed a fourth-place team finish – its highest outdoor finish in program history.
Ogazi clocked a personal-best 44.52 in the 400-meter dash, taking silver, en route to a school-record-setting performance, outpacing his previous mark by one-hundredth of a second.
Robinson would follow up with a second-place finish of his own, clocking 47.98 in the 400-meter hurdles. Hurdles teammate Corde Long also reached the podium, finishing in sixth after crossing the line in 49.47.
Earlier in the evening, Tarsis Orogot finished fourth behind a 20.14 performance in the 200-meter dash.
The Crimson Tide men accumulated 32 points to secure its fourth-place finish, the highest outdoor finish in UA men's program history.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 11:24 am to Alabama_Fan
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The highest outdoor finish in men’s program history!
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I watched a lot of it last night. It literally came down to the last event, the 4x400 relay. We were 8 points behind Auburn, 40 to 32. They did not have a team in the relay, so they could score no more.
We had run the fastest time in the country this year and could have/should have won it. They were nearly 4 seconds off their season best. If we run that best time from earlier or close, we win the relay, the 10 points and a national championship by 2 points over Auburn.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 1:57 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Damn. That’s brutal.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 4:15 pm to dirtsandwich
Posted on 6/8/24 at 5:25 pm to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 6/8/24 at 5:25 pm to dirtsandwich
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Damn. That’s brutal.
It definitely sucked. Not sure what knocked them off pace. I’m an old track guy and I’ve dreamed of Bama winning a national championship in my lifetime. This is the closest we’ve ever come. Gotta keep knocking on the door.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 5:27 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Posted on 6/9/24 at 7:25 am to Alabama_Fan
And with this post, I bid the 2023-24 sports season adieu. Thanks, Doris, for helping it end on a high note. Looking forward to seeing what the 2024-25 season has in store. Roll Tide!
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Doris Lemngole Crowned National Champion on Final Day of NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The freshman phenom became the Crimson Tide’s first national champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after a record-setting performance
EUGENE, Ore. – Alabama distance runner Doris Lemngole closed the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the national champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase behind a record-setting performance to become the Crimson Tide's first champion in the event in school history.
Pulling away from the field on the final two laps, Lemngole ran a lifetime-best 9:15.24 to give the West Pokot County, Kenya, native the collegiate record, the meet record and the school record.
UA teammate Hilda Olemomoi concluded the final day as the national runner-up in the women's 5,000-meter clocking 15:10.04. The result gave Olemomoi two second-place finishes during the national meet, after first claiming silver in the 10,000-meter run Thursday night.
The Crimson Tide women finished the national championship tied for seventh, accumulating 26 points.
HEAD COACH DAN WATERS
"I'm very proud of Doris, she's now a national champion in the steeplechase and the collegiate record holder, as a freshman.
Overall, to bring home yet another top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships speaks to the standard we've established at Alabama. I'm proud of all our athletes and our coaching staff for the way they represented our program. I saw some great things. We learned quite a bit from where we were indoors to where we are today, we grew a lot as a team, a lot as a program, so I'm proud of that."
Posted on 6/9/24 at 12:17 pm to Alabama_Fan
Thanks for your efforts here. Easiest way to follow that I’ve found on-line is to just come here and check out what’s going on.
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 12:41 pm to Alabama_Fan
Thank you Alabama_Fan, for all you do to keep us updated on all things Alabama athletics. I look forward to every post and often I’m your only upvote. You are the man. 
Let’s start over in a couple of months. Should be an exciting year.
Let’s start over in a couple of months. Should be an exciting year. Posted on 6/9/24 at 6:47 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Bama's anchor on the 4x400 must not have been 100%. He looked pained from the get go. Everyone else looked smooth on the back stretch and he was gritting his teeth.
I was a walk on when Bama was runner up at indoor nationals more than 20 years ago. This year's team has a lot more depth than we did back then.
I was a walk on when Bama was runner up at indoor nationals more than 20 years ago. This year's team has a lot more depth than we did back then.
Posted on 6/9/24 at 7:08 pm to KingOfTheWorld
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