Alabama Track and Field Wins Three Gold and Five Medals Overall to Open SEC Outdoor Championships

The Crimson Tide opened the day with a pair of medals in the hammer throw, added a medal in the women’s javelin and closed the night by winning double gold in the 10,000 meters

Alabama closed day one of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, being held at the Old Miss Track & Field Complex this week, by sweeping the 10,000 meter titles, after opening the day with a pair of medals in the hammer throw and another in the women's javelin.

Bobby Colantonio Jr., the 2022 NCAA and SEC weight throw champion used a career-best throw of 72.59 to win the Crimson Tide's first SEC title in the men's hammer to open the UA men's championship scoring.

Mercy Chelangat defended her 10,000 meter title from 2021, running a 33:15.66 following a nearly two-hour weather delay. After running with the lead group for the vast majority of the race, Victor Kiprop stepped on the gas over the last two laps to win the men's 10,000 meters by more than four seconds with a time of 29:16.07.

In addition to its gold medalist, the Tide earned a pair of additional top-three finishers, including Kassidy Gallagher (women's hammer) and Samantha Zelden (women's javelin).

Alabama advanced four men and one woman to Saturday's finals in the sprints and hurdles, including Corde Long (men's 400-meter hurdles), Jacob Lamb (men's 800 meters), Amari Brown (women's 200 meters), Demetrius Jackson (men's 200 meters) and Tarsis Orogot (men's 200 meters).

The Crimson Tide men are in first place after day one with 29 points, while the women are in second, one point out of first, with 22 points.

Head Coach Dan Waters Said
"This was a good first day for us on both the men's and women's side of the meet. There was adversity with the weather delay, but I think we handled that pretty well and stayed focused on scoring as many points as we could. There's still a long way to go, but we're off to a good start. We're proud of Bobby, Mercy and Victor for winning titles in the toughest conference in the country. We're also proud of Kassidy and Samantha for making it to the podium and of Hillary (Cheruiyot) and Kieran (McKeag) for scoring important points for us. Now we just have to come back tomorrow and stay after it."

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Alabama Track and Field Adds Two Medals to its Total on Day Two of the SEC Outdoor Championships

Alabama boosted its medal total to seven after earning a silver and a bronze on day two of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, being held at the Old Miss Track & Field Complex this week.

Crimson Tide rookie Hillary Cheruiyot, in his very first steeplechase, posted a time of 8:48.67 to take the silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, after finishing fifth in the 10,000 meters on Thursday night. Isaac Odugbesan closed Alabama's day by taking third in the men's shot put with a throw of 20.04 meters.

Nickolette Dunbar (women's shot put), Chago Basso (men's shot put), Emmanuel Ineh (men's long jump), Quincy Scott (men's long jump) and Carson Burian (men's 3,000-meter steeplechase) all scored for the Tide on day two of the championships.

Eliud Kipsang (men's 1,500 meters), Flomena Asekol (women's 1,500 meters), Leander Forbes (men's 400 meters) and Corde Long (men's 110-meter hurdles) all earned a spot in Saturday's finals.

Overall, the Alabama men are in first place with 54 points, while the women are in fourth place with 26 points, just half a point out of third place.