TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – In only the second meet of the outdoor season, Alabama track and field’s all-time top-10 lists have already been rewritten as both Chelsea Igberaese and Chris Robinson now sit at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, in the record book.
On the first day of the Texas Relays, Igberaese’s mark of 62.39 meters (204-8) in the women’s hammer throw gave the Dacula, Ga., native the fifth-farthest throw in Crimson Tide history. The result came off her third throw of the event as Igberaese ultimately finished eighth.
On the track, Robinson clocked 50.05 in the 400-meter hurdles preliminary round to not only win his heat, but automatically qualify for the event final on Friday evening (March 31). The result is now the fourth-fastest time in UA history.
Additionally competing for Alabama was Jacob Wiggers, over in San Francisco, Calif., at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic. Wiggers finished third in the 10,000-meter run behind a personal-best time of 30:11.90.
Crimson Tide Top Finishes | Texas Relays
- Chelsea Igberaese finished eighth in the women’s hammer throw (62.39m | 204-8). The mark is now the fifth-farthest throw in program history.
- Chris Robinson advanced to Friday’s 400-meter hurdles final behind a 50.05, heat-winning run. The mark is now the fourth-fastest time in program history.
- Hailey Poole also added a top-10 performance for the Tide, finishing ninth in the women’s javelin behind a 44.88-meter (147-3) throw
Crimson Tide Top Finishes | Mike Fanelli Track Classic
- Jacob Wiggers finished third in the 10,000-meter run (30:11.90) behind a personal-best performance
Look-Ahead: Florida Relays | Live Results
- Alabama will begin at 10:55 a.m. CT Friday morning in the men’s 4×800-meter relay (Eliud Kipsang, Kai Crawford, Quinn Harder, Arthur Graham)
- The Tide will then race in back-to-back 1500-meter races, starting with Flomena Asekol, Macy Schelp and Keaton Morrison (3:05 p.m.). Hillary Cheruiyot, Jace Jones and Mark Shannon will follow at 3:20 p.m.
- Alabama’s Brady Barton and Carter Waters will then compete in the men’s steeplechase at 7:05 p.m.
- The Tide will round out the event in the women’s (7:20 p.m.) and men’s (7:45…
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