Bama men and women indoor track & field both finish Top 10

Here’s what I put in the ‘catch all’ sports thread - I’ll check to see if UA has put any more out today. Up in Nashville so its been a challenge keeping up

Awesome run by both programs!


Alabama Claims Three Medals on Opening Day of NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships

The Crimson Tide won silver, bronze in the women’s 5,000m before claiming silver in the men’s weight throw

The Alabama track and field teams kicked off the first day of the NCAA Indoor Championships by claiming three podium finishes across two events.

Hilda Olemomoi and Mercy Chelangat finished second and third, respectively, in the women's 5,000-meter final, as the two first team All-Americans claimed the Crimson Tide's first medals of the weekend. Bobby Colantonio Jr. followed suit in the men's weight throw (23.40m | 76-9.25), securing Alabama's third medal of the opening night.

Flomena Asekol opened the national championship meet in the women's mile prelim. Her 4:39.63 third-place finish solidified her spot in Saturday's final. Tarsis Orogot also advanced to Saturday's 200-meter final after breaking his own school record (20.17).

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No write up posted yet but a series of tweets within the last couple of hours

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BRONZE FOR FLO FROM ALABAMA

@FlomenaAsekol clocks 4:35.18 to claim the Tide's first medal of Day Two and fourth overall!!

#RollTide #BamaTrack

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Alabama Earns Podium Finishes in Five Events on Final Day of NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships

The Crimson Tide won silver, bronze in the women’s mile, men’s 200-meter final

On the final day of the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Alabama track and field teams reached the podium in every event represented by a Crimson Tide athlete.

Flomena Asekol started off the final day of the national meet by claiming bronze in the women's mile (4:35.18) to earn first team All-American status. Later, Tarsis Orogot would win silver for Alabama as the first team All-American ran 20.20 in the 200-meter final to secure the top-two finish. Despite winning his heat, Orogot would walk away as the national runner up due to a faster time getting clocked in the event's first section of 200-meter finalists. The finish gave the Crimson Tide its fifth overall medal of the weekend and third silver medal across the two-day meet.

Triple jumper Christian Edwards became a first team All-American after his 16.33-meter (53-7) jump Saturday evening. The men's 4x400-meter relay squad (Chris Robinson, Demetrius Jackson, Orogot, Khaleb McRae) also earned first team All-American honors for UA after their eighth-place finish (3:04.42) in the event. Alabama would protest that interference caused by another team impacted its slower finish in the 4x4, but the protest would be denied. Distance-running duo Hilda Olemomoi and Mercy Chelangat hit the track again, this time for the women's 3,000-meter final. The pair earned first and second team All-American honors, respectively, a day after finishing second-third in the 5,000-meter race.

Alabama finished in the top 10 of both respective team standings, with the women finishing tied in seventh and the men ending tied in ninth.


NCAA Indoor Championships Final Results LINK