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Samford Invite
Six Blazers Set Personal Bests at Samford Invite
1/17/2025 9:10:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM - The UAB Track & Field team saw six personal records fall on Friday at the Samford Invite at the Birmingham Crossplex.
"We saw a lot of positive things from the team today," said Head Coach Kurt Thomas. "Our meet got canceled last weekend so this is our first time seeing them compete coming off the break and see what else we need to work on. I'm very proud of Juliana and Olivia from competing and executing things in their first Pentathlon ever. That's a hard day. Gabby (Washington) and Hannah Smith had some nice 60m races. Christiana (Mudd) hurdles very well and got 2 new PRs. Lidia (Longo) was a bright spot and the other milers executed good races and competed hard. Hope (Foster) had a great high jump and PRd with some nice attempts at high bars. We have lots to work on, but I'm proud of how we started and see what we'll do the next time we compete."
Birthe Franck-Petersen competed for the Blazers in the Shot Put where she tied her second best mark ever. Franck-Petersen now holds the top five indoor Shot Put throws in UAB school history.
Hope Foster recorded her personal record in the High Jump with a mark of 1.66m (5 feet, 5 ¼ inches). Foster exceeded her previous best by .06m (2 ¼ inches). The freshman now holds the sixth best indoor High Jump in school history.
Christiana Mudd ran her personal best time in the prelims of the 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.69 and won Heat 2. Mudd also ran an 8.73 in the Finals and finished 3rd.
Lidia Longo also recorded a personal record in the 1 Mile race on Friday. Longo finished at 4:59.63 and finished 5th in Heat 1. Lia Castillo also participated in the race for the Blazers as she came in at 5:09.38 and finished 3rd in Heat 2. Sangie Lincoln-Velez finished 5:10.25 and took home the crown in Heat 3 by seven seconds. Lia Ganley secured her PR with a time of 5:31.21.
Leticia Quingostas set her new personal best in the 400m. The junior came in at 58.03 and finished 2nd in Heat 4. Jasmine Dereje placed 2nd in Heat 3 with a time of 58.68.
In the women's 800m race, Regina Harris and Ariana Felton competed for the Blazers with Harris recording a time of 2:18.42 and Felton coming in at 2:20.53.
Gabby Washington finished 2nd (24.13) in the first heat of the 200m for the Green and Gold. Washington now holds the fourth fastest indoor 200m time in UAB school history.
Hannah Smith finished 2nd in Heat 3 in the 200m with a time of 25.28 and Eriyanna Reed won Heat 8 coming in at 25.45.
Ava Brooks set her PR in the 3000m race with a time of 10:40.29. Brooks beat her previous best by nine seconds.
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