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Yellow Jacket Invitational
Blazers Set 10 Personal Bests in Big Weekend in Atlanta
3/22/2025 9:35:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
ATLANTA, GA. - UAB Track & Field put together strong results at Georgia Tech's Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta this weekend. The Blazers set 10 PRs, put together 13 top 10 finishes, and won two events (400m Hurdles and Steeplechase).
"We had a positive outdoor season opener," said Head Coach Kurt Thomas. "There's always a transition for every team with outdoor, with new and longer events from indoor so we're still adjusting in a few areas. But everyone came out and competed hard and it showed. Lots of PRs, lots of top 10 finishes, some very quality marks in the steeplechase and 400m hurdles and lots of performances we can build off of. I'm proud of them and we're excited to compete in front of friends and family next weekend at our home meet."
In the Shot Put, Birthe Franck-Petersen missed tying the Outdoor school record by .01 meters, but still marked a personal best throw of 13.65m.
Mya McDanal, Hope Foster, and Christiana Mudd competed for the Green and Gold in the Javelin throw. McDanal's best mark of the weekend came in at 42.33m. Foster's first career throw marked 38.06m. Mudd finished at 29.21m.
Mudd was the top Blazer finisher in the 100m Hurdles coming in at 14.51 seconds.
Juliana Patton's first career Outdoor Long Jump resulted in a 4th place finish. The freshman finished with a mark of 5.37m.
Sangie Lincoln-Velez and Lia Castillo paced each other in the 1500m race. The duo finished at 4:36.89 and 4:37.48 respectively. Lincoln-Velez beat her PR by three seconds and Castillo and Castillo beat her's by one second.
Lidia Longo won the Steeplechase for the Blazers. Longo placed first out of seven participants and finished at 10:45.64, breaking her PR by 18 seconds.
Hope Foster, Olivia Beard, and Christiana Mudd competed in the High Jump. Foster came in at 1.65m while Beard jumped 1.55m. Mudd finished at 1.50m.
Noelle Hambrick and Victoria Freeland returned to their home state to compete in the Pole Vault. Hambrick's final mark was 3.70m and Freeland came in at 3.55m.
Jasmine Dereje won the 4x100m race. Dereje placed first out of 12 participants as she finished at 1:00.62. Leticia Quingostas finished in 1:04.15 and Nessa Duren finished in 1:04.78.
Gabby Washington placed 2nd out of 43 runners in the 200m race. Washington finished in 24.23 seconds. Hannah Malone finished 11th at 25.34 seconds.
Mudd, Regina Harris, Patton, and Ariana Felton won Heat 2 in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:54.34.
The Blazers return to action next weekend as they host the UAB Blazer Spring Invite on Friday and Saturday at the UAB Track & Field Complex. Saturday's Senior Day celebration will take place at 12:30 p.m.
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