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Lewis Claims 400 Meter Hurdles Title at Tiger Track Classic
4/6/2019 8:14:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM - Marielle Lewis notched a victory in the 400 meter hurdles on Saturday with a time of 1:02.18 as the UAB track and field team wrapped up competition at the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala.
Lewis's time is the best of her season and the fourth-best time in Conference USA.
"We came to focus on some individual events this weekend," head coach Kurt Thomas said. "The girls competed hard and we saw some good improvements in some areas. Marielle continues to put together more of the 400 meter hurdle race each week and won today."
Kyla Horn recorded a top-10 finish in the 100 meter hurdles, completing the race with a time of 14.96, while UAB's third and fourth top-10 marks came in the 800 meters as Celestial Moon posted a 2:15.42 and the 200 meters as Louise Wieland came in ninth with a 24.65, a personal record for the freshman.
The Blazers had six more top-15 finishers, with Julianne Manning finishing in 12th in pole vault with a 3.31, Ebony Tolliver claiming 12th place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.93, Ashleigh Ivory notching 12th in the 100 meter hurdles with a 15.36 and Morgan Mihalis running the 3000 meters in 11:34.30 to come in 14th.
Zieandrea Bridges rounded out UAB's top-15s with two of her own, coming in 11th in discus with 33.18 and 13th in the shot put with a distance of 12.06 meters.
Jabriana Jemison was the second Blazer to set a personal record as she did so in the 400 meters with a time of 58.44.
"Louise ran a very good 200 meters and is improving each week," Thomas said. "The hurdlers were racing well before they hit a few hurdles and got thrown off, but they are close to bigger improvements. We need to continue to stay focused, train and get healthy as we get ready for the next few meets and the end of the season."
The Blazers return to the track on Thursday as they head across town to take part in the Alabama Track Challenge at Samford University.
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