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Posted on 5/15/22 at 11:30 am to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 5/15/22 at 11:30 am to Alabama_Fan
Alabama Men Take Second, Women Eighth at the 2022 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championship
With its runner-up finish, the Alabama men finished second at the SEC outdoor championships in back-to-back years for the first time since 1982 and 1983
In a meet that came down to the wire, the Alabama men battled all the way through the final relay but came up just short of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship, taking second place Saturday at the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex in Oxford, Miss.
The Crimson Tide men tallied 116 points over the three-day event to finish just behind Arkansas (121 points). With its runner-up finish, the Alabama men have now finished second at the SEC outdoor championships in back-to-back years for the first time since 1982 and 1983.
The Crimson Tide men earned five medals on Saturday to close out the meet. Eliud Kipsang took silver in the men's 1,500 meters with a time of 3:39.09. Alan de Falchi (58.49 meters) and Jerimiah Evans (57.68 meters) took silver and bronze in the discus. Corde Long took the bronze in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 49.59, which set a new UA record along the way.
The 4x400-meter relay of Leander Forbes, Long, Demetrius Jackson and Khaleb McRae posted the second-fastest time in school history, going 3:02.31 to close out the meet with a silver-medal finish.
The Crimson Tide women finished in eighth place with 48 points paced by a pair of individual titles from Mercy Chelangat, who won the 5,000 meters (15:22.99) Saturday night after taking top honors in the 10,000 on Thursday, giving her a sweep of the SEC distance events for the second year in a row.
Head Coach Dan Waters Said
"While this wasn't the outcome we wanted, I couldn't be prouder of the way our men fought from the first event to the last this weekend. We had a few things that didn't go our way, which is really tough to overcome in a meet like this with this level of competition, but our guys never stopped battling. We had a number of amazing performances in both the men's and women's meet and we're looking to carry those over into the NCAA Championships."
Up Next
*Alabama returns to action with the first round of the NCAA Championships, the NCAA East Preliminary, May 25-28 in Bloomington, Ind.
*The NCAA East Preliminary serves as one of two conduits to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 8-11 in Eugene Ore.
With its runner-up finish, the Alabama men finished second at the SEC outdoor championships in back-to-back years for the first time since 1982 and 1983
In a meet that came down to the wire, the Alabama men battled all the way through the final relay but came up just short of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship, taking second place Saturday at the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex in Oxford, Miss.
The Crimson Tide men tallied 116 points over the three-day event to finish just behind Arkansas (121 points). With its runner-up finish, the Alabama men have now finished second at the SEC outdoor championships in back-to-back years for the first time since 1982 and 1983.
The Crimson Tide men earned five medals on Saturday to close out the meet. Eliud Kipsang took silver in the men's 1,500 meters with a time of 3:39.09. Alan de Falchi (58.49 meters) and Jerimiah Evans (57.68 meters) took silver and bronze in the discus. Corde Long took the bronze in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 49.59, which set a new UA record along the way.
The 4x400-meter relay of Leander Forbes, Long, Demetrius Jackson and Khaleb McRae posted the second-fastest time in school history, going 3:02.31 to close out the meet with a silver-medal finish.
The Crimson Tide women finished in eighth place with 48 points paced by a pair of individual titles from Mercy Chelangat, who won the 5,000 meters (15:22.99) Saturday night after taking top honors in the 10,000 on Thursday, giving her a sweep of the SEC distance events for the second year in a row.
Head Coach Dan Waters Said
"While this wasn't the outcome we wanted, I couldn't be prouder of the way our men fought from the first event to the last this weekend. We had a few things that didn't go our way, which is really tough to overcome in a meet like this with this level of competition, but our guys never stopped battling. We had a number of amazing performances in both the men's and women's meet and we're looking to carry those over into the NCAA Championships."
Up Next
*Alabama returns to action with the first round of the NCAA Championships, the NCAA East Preliminary, May 25-28 in Bloomington, Ind.
*The NCAA East Preliminary serves as one of two conduits to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 8-11 in Eugene Ore.
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Posted on 5/15/22 at 11:33 am to Alabama_Fan
Women’s Tennis
Loudmilla Bencheikh Advances to NCAA Championships Singles Draw
Petra Sedlackova Earns Spot at NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championships
The NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships is set to run May 23-28 at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois, following the conclusion of the NCAA team championships.
Loudmilla Bencheikh Advances to NCAA Championships Singles Draw
Petra Sedlackova Earns Spot at NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championships
The NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships is set to run May 23-28 at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois, following the conclusion of the NCAA team championships.
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