The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Begins Competition At Florida Relays
3/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
March 25, 2004
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The UAB track and field team participated in first two events in its first day of competition at the Florida Relays here Thursday.
The Blazers were impressive in the 5000-meters as three UAB runners placed in the top-12. Senior Amanda Kara finished in seventh with a time of 17:55.47. Freshman Emry McKay was ninth finishing in 18:01.75, while another freshman, Jennifer Thompson placed 12th overall, recording a time of 18:16.07.
In the 1500-meters, UAB freshmen Ryanne Fortney and Elizabeth Ambrus finished 15th and 16th respectively. Fortney posted a time of 4:49.67, while Ambrus was right behind here at 4:49.95.
UAB will continue to compete in here as the Florida Relays continue on Friday and Saturday.
