CRIMSON TIDE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 2018 SCHEDULE at INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALABAMA NCAA Indoor Meet Date Location UAB Blazer Invitational Jan. 12 Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 19-20 Nashville, Tenn. Track & field Championships Bob Pollock Invitational Jan. 26-27 Clemson, S.C. New Mexico Classic Feb. 2-3 Albuquerque, N.M. / / Iowa State Classic Feb. 9 Ames, Iowa. MARCH 9-10, 2018 12 P.M./12 P.M. CT COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Tiger Paw Invitational Feb. 9-10 Clemson, S.C. Music City Challenge Feb. 9-10 Nashville, Tenn. GILLIAM INDOOR TRACK & FIELD STADIUM SEC Indoor Championships Feb. 24-25 College Station, Texas NCAA Indoor Championships March 9-10 College Station, Texas Meet Notes: The Alabama track & fi eld teams will send nine individuals (six men, three women) and one relay to the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor QUICK FACTS Track & Field Stadium, March 9-10, in College Station, Texas. UNIVERSITY Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded April 12, 1831 Gilbert Kigen (5,000 meters), Vincent Kiprop (5,000 meters), Ruebin Walters (60-meter Enrollment 38,563 hurdles), Shelby McEwen (high jump), Kord Ferguson (shot put) and Daniel Haugh (weight Conference Southeastern throw) will compete for the Crimson Tide men. Daija Lampkin (200 meters), Stacey Destin (high Colors Crimson and White Nickname Crimson Tide jump, pentathlon), Portious Warren (shot put) and the 4x400-meter relay have qualifi ed for the President Dr. Stuart Bell UA women. Athletic Director Greg Byrne Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King COACHING STAFF Live Results: Live results for the NCAA Championships will be available at fl ashresults.com Head Coach Dan Waters Alma Mater Kansas, 1995 Years at Alabama Seventh Season Alabama Wins 2018 Men’s SEC Indoor Championship: The Crimson Tide men stormed Assistant Coach (Short Sprints) Dion Miller to their fi rst conference title since 1972 on the fi nal day of the 2018 Southeastern Conference Assistant Coach (Jumps) Miguel Pate Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 25 in College Station, Texas. In second place after Assistant Coach (Distance) Adam Tribble Assistant Coach (Long Sprints) Blaine Wiley Saturday’s events, the Tide roared to the front of the pack behind a 21-point performance Assistant Coach (Throws) Derek Yush in the 5,000 meters, Shelby McEwen’s win in the high jump and seven additional top-three Volunteer Assistant Coach (Pole Vault) Mike Bartolina Volunteer Assistant Coach Connor Mahoney-Ashberry fi nishes clinch the crown (See page 2 for more). Volunteer Assistant Coach David Virgets TEAM INFORMATION Alabama in the National Rankings: The Alabama men’s track & fi eld team is ranked No. 2018 SEC Indoor Finish Men-1st/Women- 8th 8, while the Crimson Tide women are No. 40 in the latest U.S. Track & Field Cross Country 2017 NCAA Indoor Finish Men- 8th/Women 3rd Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) regular-season indoor rankings released March 4. Returnees Men- 26/Women- 47 Newcomers Men- 21/Women- 17 Home Track Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex Head Coach Dan Waters Outlook: “I think we’re sending a strong group to the NCAA PROGRAM HISTORY Championships this year. We have three school-record holders in Daniel Haugh, Portious Men’s SEC Championships 6 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972, 2018) Warren and Stacey Destin and the remainder of the group ranks in the top fi ve at Alabama in Women’s SEC Championships 1 (1994) their events and all performed well at the SEC Championships. We’re peaking at the right time Men’s National Champions 12 Women’s National Champions 9 so it should be an exciting weekend. 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Gilbert Kigen, Vincent Kiprop 60-Meter Hurdles ...................................................................................................................................Ruebin Walters MEN’S NATIONAL High Jump..............................................................................................................................................Shelby McEwen Rank School Conference Pts. Previous Shot Put ....................................................................................................................................................Kord Ferguson 1 Texas Tech Big 12 130.74 1 Weight Throw ........................................................................................................................................... Daniel Haugh 2 Georgia SEC 102.50 5 3 Florida SEC 100.79 2 Women 4 Arkansas SEC 97.28 3 200 Meters ............................................................................................................................................... Daija Lampkin 5 USC Pac-12 91.66 4 4x400-Meter Relay ........................................................................................................................................ Alabama A 6 Texas A&M SEC 85.94 6 High Jump..................................................................................................................................................Stacey Destin 7 Florida State ACC 82.66 7 8 ALABAMA SEC 73.31 8 Shot Put .................................................................................................................................................Portious Warren 9 Ohio State Big Ten 66.98 10 Pentathlon..................................................................................................................................................Stacey Destin 10 Houston AAC 65.47 11 11 TCU Big 12 64.15 13 12 Virginia Tech ACC 60.39 9 Alabama Men Win 2018 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championship 13 Syracuse ACC 59.11 12 14 Penn State Big Ten 53.89 14 The Alabama Crimson Tide men stormed to their fi rst conference title since 1972 on the fi nal day of the 15 South Carolina SEC 51.58 15 2018 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 25 at Texas A&M’s Gilliam 16 Oregon Pac-12 50.04 17 Indoor Track & Field Stadium in College Station, Texas. In second place after Saturday’s events, the Tide 17 Kentucky SEC 46.54 18 roared to the front of the pack behind a 21-point performance in the 5,000 meters and four additional 18 New Mexico MWC 45.27 20 top-three fi nishes on Sunday to clinch the crown. 19 Texas Big 12 45.21 16 20 Clemson ACC 45.14 19 21 Southern Utah Big Sky 44.95 21 “This was a total team championship,” head coach Dan Waters said following the meet. “Everyone 22 UTEP CUSA 44.74 23 contributed. One of the most impressive things about this championship was where the points came 23 Colorado State MWC 44.24 28 from. Our freshman triple jumper, Christian Edwards, fi nishing second. Kord Ferguson fi nishing second in 24 Stanford PAC-12 38.73 24 the shot put with an amazing mark. Shelby McEwen winning the high jump for our only individual title. 25 Auburn SEC 35.74 27 Our distance runners scoring 31 points in the 3,000 and 5,000. It was a total team effort and that’s how we built this program. Everyone chipped in one way or another.” WOMEN’S NATIONAL Rank School Conference Pts. Previous Alabama won the title with 91 points, three points ahead of runner-up Arkansas (88). Florida (83.5), 1 Georgia SEC 183.12 1 Texas A&M (75.5) and Georgia (71) round out the top fi ve. 2 Arkansas SEC 156.04 2 3 Kentucky SEC 142.23 3 4 LSU SEC 130.76 4 The conference crown is the sixth indoor championship in school history. The men previously won the 5 USC Pac-12 128.06 5 SEC in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1972. 6 Florida SEC 100.13 7 7 Oregon Pac-12 99.09 6 Alabama entered the day trailing Saturday leader Florida, 30.5-28 following junior Shelby McEwen’s 8 New Mexico MWC 84.50 8 win in the high jump, a second place fi nish by senior Daniel Haugh in the weight throw and third- and 9 Stanford Pac-12 80.05 9 fi fth-place fi nishes by juniors Vincent Kiprop and Gilbert Kigen, respectively, in the 3,000 meters. The 10 Texas A&M SEC 59.68 10 Gators extended the lead with multiple scorers in Sunday’s fi rst-fi ve events but senior Ruebin Walters 11 Minnnesota Big Ten 56.24 12 and junior Keitavious Walter kept the Tide within striking distance with second- and seventh-place 12 Virginia Tech ACC 54.56 11 fi nishes in the 60-meter hurdles and 60 meters, respectively. 13 Boise State MWC 54.36 14 14 Missouri SEC 50.51 13 15 New Hampshire America East 45.65 34 However, it was the longest race of the day that catapulted the Crimson Tide into championship conten- 16 Colorado MWC 44.44 19 tion as Kigen, Kiprop and seniors Alfred Chelanga and Conner Thompson fi nished 2-3-5-6 in the men’s 17 Mississippi State SEC 42.20 27 5,000 meters for 21 points to push Alabama into a lead it would not relinquish. 18 Purdue Big Ten 41.60 15 19 Tennessee SEC 41.43 16 Alabama continued to pile up the points as senior Will Herrscher and freshman Jake Spotswood 20 Clemson ACC 40.62 17 fi nished 3-4 in the pole vault. Freshman Christian Edwards and junior Kord Ferguson added second- 21 Auburn SEC 39.75 21 place fi nishes in the triple jump and shot put, respectively, and Walter fi nished sixth in the 200 meters. 22 Arizona State Pac-12 39.72 24 Alabama clinched the championship with an eighth-place fi nish in the 4x400-meter relay, the fi nal event 23 Cincinnati AAC 39.29 20 of the evening. 24 Kansas Big 12 38.80 23 25 Florida State ACC 38.60 22 40. ALABAMA SEC 24.07 39 “I’m just so proud of everyone,” Waters added. “From our student-athletes to our assistant coaches and support staff and our administration. It’s been a seven-year process to get here so it’s extremely reward- ing to win this championship.