The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, September 26
Troy, Ala.
9 a.m.
UAB
at
John 'Doc' Anderson Invite
Blazers Take Home the Title at John ‘Doc’ Anderson Invite
9/26/2020 11:45:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
TROY, Ala. — Powered by four Top 10 finishes, the Blazers took home the team title at the John 'Doc' Anderson Invite Saturday morning.
"Overall, we had a lot better efforts," said head coach Matt Esche. "We did a better job at being assertive in the middle."
This marks the first time since the 2017 at the Memphis Twilight UAB has taken home a team title. In 2014, they also took home the Azalea City Classic team title.
Lauren Robinson, Kathleen Schellman, Isabel Valenzuela and Laura Thompson had top-10 finishes to lead the Blazers to the title scoring 37 points.
Individually, Robinson placed second to lead the way for the Green and Gold, her career best finish. Schellman (seventh-place), Valenzuela (eighth-place) Thompson (ninth-place) rounded out the top-10.
Britney Johnson (11th) Alicia Abalos Cervera (20th) and Gracie Sears (25th) rounded out the top-seven finishes for the Blazers.
As a team, the Blazers were close with Troy all morning. In the end, UAB pulled away due to a tie break.
"We are excited about where we are going from here," said Esche.
Up next, UAB heads to Tallahassee, Fla. for the Florida State Invitational on Oct. 2. Meet information will be provided at a later time.
For more information on the UAB cross country team, follow @UAB_TF_XC on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB Individual Finishes
2. Lauren Robinson
7. Kathleen Schellman
8. Isabel Valenzuela
9. Laura Thompson
11. Britney Johnson
20. Alicia Abalos Cervera
25. Gracie Sears
30. Hannah Bloom
34. Morgan Mihalis
35. Bethan Evans
52. Sarah Slavik
Team Scores
1. UAB - 37
2. Troy - 37
3. Montevallo - 74
4. Alabama-Huntsville - 78
5. Auburn Montgomery - 148
* The release has been corrected to fix an error stating this was the team's first win since 2014 at the Azalea City Classic. They took home a title in 2017 at the Memphis Twilight.
"Overall, we had a lot better efforts," said head coach Matt Esche. "We did a better job at being assertive in the middle."
This marks the first time since the 2017 at the Memphis Twilight UAB has taken home a team title. In 2014, they also took home the Azalea City Classic team title.
Lauren Robinson, Kathleen Schellman, Isabel Valenzuela and Laura Thompson had top-10 finishes to lead the Blazers to the title scoring 37 points.
Individually, Robinson placed second to lead the way for the Green and Gold, her career best finish. Schellman (seventh-place), Valenzuela (eighth-place) Thompson (ninth-place) rounded out the top-10.
Britney Johnson (11th) Alicia Abalos Cervera (20th) and Gracie Sears (25th) rounded out the top-seven finishes for the Blazers.
As a team, the Blazers were close with Troy all morning. In the end, UAB pulled away due to a tie break.
"We are excited about where we are going from here," said Esche.
Up next, UAB heads to Tallahassee, Fla. for the Florida State Invitational on Oct. 2. Meet information will be provided at a later time.
For more information on the UAB cross country team, follow @UAB_TF_XC on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB Individual Finishes
2. Lauren Robinson
7. Kathleen Schellman
8. Isabel Valenzuela
9. Laura Thompson
11. Britney Johnson
20. Alicia Abalos Cervera
25. Gracie Sears
30. Hannah Bloom
34. Morgan Mihalis
35. Bethan Evans
52. Sarah Slavik
Team Scores
1. UAB - 37
2. Troy - 37
3. Montevallo - 74
4. Alabama-Huntsville - 78
5. Auburn Montgomery - 148
* The release has been corrected to fix an error stating this was the team's first win since 2014 at the Azalea City Classic. They took home a title in 2017 at the Memphis Twilight.
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