2018 Indoor Track and Field Notes
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CRIMSON TIDE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 2018 SCHEDULE at INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALABAMA Bob Pollock Meet Date Location UAB Blazer Invitational Jan. 12 Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 19-20 Nashville, Tenn. Invitational Bob Pollock Invitational Jan. 26-27 Clemson, S.C. New Mexico Classic Feb. 2-3 Albuquerque, N.M. / / Tiger Paw Invitational Feb. 9-10 Clemson, S.C. JAN. 26-27, 2018 1:30 P.M./10 A.M. CT CLEMSON, S.C. Husky Invitational Feb. 9-10 Seattle, Wash. Alex Wilson Invitational Feb. 16-17 South Bend, Ind. CLEMSON INDOOR TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX SEC Indoor Championships Feb. 24-25 College Station, Texas NCAA Indoor Championships March 9-10 College Station, Texas Meet Notes: The Alabama men’s and women’s track & fi eld teams travel to Clemson, S.C. for the Bob Pollock Invitational, Jan. 26-27, at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex. QUICK FACTS Alabama will enter 26 men and 27 women across 24 individual events and will compete in the men’s and women’s 4x400 and men’s distance medley relays. UNIVERSITY Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded April 12, 1831 Other teams scheduled to compete include Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Enrollment 38,563 Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Conference Southeastern Colors Crimson and White Nickname Crimson Tide President Dr. Stuart Bell Alabama in the National Rankings: The Alabama men’s track & fi eld team is ranked No. Athletic Director Greg Byrne 5, while the Crimson Tide women are No. 16 in the fi rst U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) regular-season indoor rankings released Jan. 22. The Tide COACHING STAFF men jumped four spots from their preseason No. 9 ranking after two solid season-opening Head Coach Dan Waters performances at the UAB Blazer Invitational Jan. 12 and the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 19-20. Alma Mater Kansas, 1995 Alabama climbed six spots from No. 20 to No. 14 in the women’s rankings, fueled primarily by Years at Alabama Seventh Season Assistant Coach (Short Sprints) Dion Miller strong showings in the fi eld events and relays over the fi rst two weeks of the season. Assistant Coach (Jumps) Miguel Pate Assistant Coach (Distance) Adam Tribble Assistant Coach (Long Sprints) Blaine Wiley Head Coach Dan Waters Outlook: “We’ve had a couple of pretty solid performances Assistant Coach (Throws) Derek Yush to open the season. We need to carry that momentum into this weekend and continue to Volunteer Assistant Coach (Pole Vault) Mike Bartolina Volunteer Assistant Coach Connor Mahoney-Ashberry improve. Even though this is only our third meet, we’re already at the mid-point of the indoor Volunteer Assistant Coach David Virgets regular season so we need to be hitting our stride against some pretty good competition at Clemson.” TEAM INFORMATION 2017 SEC Finish Men-2nd/Women- 6th 2017 NCAA Finish Men- 8th/Women 3rd Next Week - New Mexico Classic: The Crimson Tide will travel to Albuquerque, N.M. to Returnees Men- 26/Women- 47 Newcomers Men- 21/Women- 17 compete in the New Mexico Classic, Feb. 2-3, at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Home Track Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex PROGRAM HISTORY Following the Tide: Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaTrack Men’s SEC Championships 5 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics Women’s SEC Championships 1 (1994) on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook. 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INDOOR TRACK & FIELD PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / INDOOR TRACK & FIELD USTFCCCA RANKINGS Bob pollock Invitational Entries Men Latest rankings as of 1/12/18 60 Meters .........................................................................................................................Alize Ford, Keitavious Walter 200 Meters ...............................................Will Allen, Skyler Bowden, Alize Ford, Keitavious Walter, Okeen Williams MEN’S NATIONAL 400 Meters ................................................................................................Will Allen, Skyler Bowden, Okeen Williams Rank School Conference Pts. Previous 800 Meters ........................................................................................................................... Noah Karr, Andrew Powell 1 Florida SEC 197.64 1 Mile................................................................................................Clay Austell, J.P. Brinyark, Elliott Miller, Josh Short 2 Georgia SEC 101.73 2 3,000 Meters ...................Alfred Chelanga,Gilbert Kigen, Vincent Kiprop, Josh Short, Conner Thompson, Alex Wind 3 Texas A&M SEC 98.04 17 60-Meter Hurdles ......................................................................................................Jake Spotswood, Ruebin Walters 4 Texas Tech Big 12 85.73 10 4x400-Meter Relay ........................................................................................................................................ Alabama A 5 ALABAMA SEC 81.51 9 Distance Medley Relay ................................................................................................................................. Alabama A 6 Kentucky SEC 79.27 18 Pole Vault ...........................................................................Henry Barrett, Will Herrscher, Ryan Lipe, Jake Spotswood 7 Arkansas SEC 75.08 3 8 Colorado Pac-12 69.76 5 High Jump.............................................................................................................. Christian Edwards, Shelby McEwen 9 Indiana Big Ten 69.54 14 Triple Jump ...........................................................................................................Christian Edwards, Michael Wiggins 10 Colorado State Mountain West 65.62 6 Shot Put ....................................................................................................................................................Kord Ferguson 11 Houston AAC 63.07 19 Weight Throw ............................................................................................................................................ Daniel Haugh 12 Virginia Tech ACC 61.62 8 13 USC Pac-12 61.60 4 Women 14 Oregon Pac-12 61.09 7 60 Meters .......................................................................................................................Symone Darius, Daija Lampkin 15 Texas Big 12 58.68 15 200 Meters ................................................................. Tamara Clark, Symone Darius, Daija Lampkin, Mauricia Prieto, 16 Stanford Pac-12 54.71 12 400 Meters ...................................................................Katie Funcheon, Jada Jackson, Hope Mazi, Takyera Roberson 17 Washington Pac-12 51.90 13 18 Penn State Big Ten 50.87 22 600 Meters ......................................................................................... Caroline Brooks, Margot Dooley, Kaitlin Walker 19 BYU WCC 49.39 20 800 Meters ........................................................................................................................................... Kristyn Williams 20 Kansas Big 12 49.01 11 Mile...................................................Caroline Barlow, Caroline Brooks, Margot Dooley, Nicole Gardner, Gabby Prizio 21 Virginia ACC 46.53 16 3,000 Meters ...............................................................................Caroline Barlow, Elisabeth Danis, Maddie Dearborn, 22 Iowa Big Ten 45.12 32 ..........................................................................................................Nicole Gardner, Brittany Tolson, McKenzie Yanek 23 Florida State ACC 42.24 36 4x400-Meter Relay .................................................................................................................... Alabama A, Alabama B 24 Ohio State Big Ten 42.03 27 Pole Vault ........................................................................................................................ Colleen Clancy, Britainy Smith 25 Syracuse ACC 41.91 25 Long Jump ............................................................................................................... Filippa Fotopoulou, Kiara Williams Triple Jump ..........................................................................................................Tamara Moncrieffe, Jaimie Robinson WOMEN’S NATIONAL Shot Put .................................................................................................................................................Portious Warren Rank School Conference Pts. Previous Weight Throw ................................................................................................................................................Holly Julifs 1 Oregon Pac-12 156.87 1 2 Arkansas SEC 140.18 2 3 Georgia SEC 125.76 3 4 USC Pac-12 118.13 4 5 Florida SEC 112.84 6 6 Kentucky SEC 107.95 9 7 Texas A&M SEC 100.69 10 8 Texas Big 12 88.69 5 9 LSU SEC 77.67 7 10 Ole Miss SEC 69.08 8 11 Minnesota Big Ten 60.98 13 12 Baylor Big 12 53.89 19 13 Wisconsin Big Ten 53.14 11 14 ALABAMA SEC 51.28 20 15 Ohio State Big Ten 50.81