The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, September 11
Mobile, Ala.
5:50 p.m.
UAB
at
Azalea City Classic
Blazers Open 2020 Season with Third Place Finish at Azalea City Classic
9/11/2020 7:42:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
MOBILE, Ala. — The UAB cross country team finished third in the Azalea City Classic, hosted by South Alabama to begin the 2020 season Friday.
"We got the cobwebs off," said head coach Matt Esche. "We got to race for the first time since February and now we will get back to training."
As a team, UAB finished three seconds behind first-place finisher Troy. Host institution South Alabama came in second with a total time of 1:36:16.
Individually, sophomore Lauren Robinson led the way with a sixth-place finish with a time of 19:04.5. Freshman Isabel Valenzuela and junior Britney Johnson also had top 10 finishes with times of 19:19.0 and 19:28.4 respectively.
Three other runners finished in the top 25 for UAB as Laura Thompson (19:55.8) placed 13th, Alicia Abalos Cervera (20:13.6) finished in 16th and Hannah Bloom (20:49.2) placed 23rd.
"Our top-five were strong," said Esche. "When you don't race three of your top girls, things like this will happen today."
Up next, UAB heads to the Troy Invitational on Sept. 26 in Troy, Ala. Meet information will be provided at a later date.
For more information on the UAB cross country team, follow @UAB_TF_XC on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB Individual Finishes
6. Lauren Robinson – 19:04.5
8. Isabel Valenzuela – 19:19.0
9. Britney Johnson – 19:28.4
13. Laura Thompson – 19:55.8
16. Alicia Abalos Cervera – 20:13.6
23. Hannah Bloom – 20:49.2
26. Laura Gonzalez – 21:05.6
28. Gracie Sears – 21:14.3
34. Bethan Evans – 21:54.9
36. Morgan Mihalis – 22:05.8
Team Scores
1. Troy - 31
2. South Alabama - 43
3. UAB - 52
4. Louisiana - 119
5. Wallace State - 148
6. Mobile - 170
7. Marion Military Institute - 183
"We got the cobwebs off," said head coach Matt Esche. "We got to race for the first time since February and now we will get back to training."
As a team, UAB finished three seconds behind first-place finisher Troy. Host institution South Alabama came in second with a total time of 1:36:16.
Individually, sophomore Lauren Robinson led the way with a sixth-place finish with a time of 19:04.5. Freshman Isabel Valenzuela and junior Britney Johnson also had top 10 finishes with times of 19:19.0 and 19:28.4 respectively.
Three other runners finished in the top 25 for UAB as Laura Thompson (19:55.8) placed 13th, Alicia Abalos Cervera (20:13.6) finished in 16th and Hannah Bloom (20:49.2) placed 23rd.
"Our top-five were strong," said Esche. "When you don't race three of your top girls, things like this will happen today."
Up next, UAB heads to the Troy Invitational on Sept. 26 in Troy, Ala. Meet information will be provided at a later date.
For more information on the UAB cross country team, follow @UAB_TF_XC on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB Individual Finishes
6. Lauren Robinson – 19:04.5
8. Isabel Valenzuela – 19:19.0
9. Britney Johnson – 19:28.4
13. Laura Thompson – 19:55.8
16. Alicia Abalos Cervera – 20:13.6
23. Hannah Bloom – 20:49.2
26. Laura Gonzalez – 21:05.6
28. Gracie Sears – 21:14.3
34. Bethan Evans – 21:54.9
36. Morgan Mihalis – 22:05.8
Team Scores
1. Troy - 31
2. South Alabama - 43
3. UAB - 52
4. Louisiana - 119
5. Wallace State - 148
6. Mobile - 170
7. Marion Military Institute - 183
Players Mentioned
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