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American Conference Indoor Championships
Blazers Set to Compete in American Conference Indoor Championships
2/26/2026 5:18:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Track & Field wraps up the indoor portion of its schedule this weekend as the Blazers are set to compete in the American Conference Indoor Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex. The first athletes for UAB will begin at 1:05 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
THE FIELD
All 13 American Conference Track & Field teams will participate in this weekend's meet.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
The Blazers look to improve on their result from last season's meet. Hope Foster finished seventh overall in the High Jump. Lia Castillo finished 13th overall in the 1 Mile race. Lidia Longo eclipsed the 10 minute mark and placed 24th in the 3000m race. UAB also placed fifth and scored four points in the Distance Medley.
THE LAST TIME OUT
Victory George continued her hot stretch as the senior jumped into seventh all-time in the Long Jump with a mark of 5.85m. It was the second straight week she eclipsed her personal best and the second time this season she has jumped over 5.8m.
Sarah Hopkins' incredible true freshman season continued two weeks ago. The Bonita Springs, Florida native upped her personal best once again as she finished with a mark of 15.71m. Hopkins extended her 3rd-best Weight Throw in school history.
Sangie Lincoln-Velez extended her nice stretch of recent meets. Lincoln-Velez finished the 1 Mile race in 4:55.50 which is good for 7th-best in school history. Lia Castillo also broke the sub-5 minute threshold coming in at 4:58.21.
Kelly Hughes, a true freshman from Mount Sinai, NY, broke the school record in the 600m on Friday night. Hughes completed the race in 1:35.05. Last week, Hughes jumped to 3rd-best in the 600m.
Katie Keur ran the 5k for the Blazers on Friday night. Keur smashed her previous indoor 5k personal record by more than two minutes as the junior finished in 17:04.51. Kenlie Nelson also beat her personal best by almost 40 seconds as she finished the race in 17:22.31.
To cap off the weekend, the UAB 4x400 team consisting of Jasmine Dereje, Leticia Quingostas, Gabby Washington, and Jordyn Dortch ran their season-best on Saturday. The quartet clocked a time of 3:48.25 which ranks 10th best all-time in school history.
MEET INFORMATION
Fans can access live results, meet information, and the entire meet schedules on uabsports.com/sports/womens-track-and-field. All the action this weekend will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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