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UAB Green and Gold Invite
UAB Returns to Birmingham Crossplex This Weekend
2/5/2026 2:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM - UAB Track & Field returns to the Birmingham Crossplex this weekend for the Green and Gold Invitational (Feb. 6) and the UAB Invitational (Feb. 7). Friday's events are set to begin at 9 a.m. while Saturday's events will start at 8:45 a.m.
THE FIELD
Among the teams competing with UAB this weekend will be Georgia State, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Memphis, Mercer, Southeastern Louisiana, Samford, Southern Miss, Tennessee Tech, Troy, and others.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
Gabby Washington finished 9th out of 66 runners in the 200m coming in at 24.83. Leticia Quingostas finished at 25.35. In what was the Blazers' best event of the day, the Blazers had four of the top six finishes in the 1 Mile race. Lidia Longo was the overall leader coming in at 5:03. Lia Castillo finished third and Sangie Lincoln-Velez placed fifth. Hope Foster competed in the High Jump for the Blazers and finished second with a mark of 1.63m (5' 4 ¼"). Noelle Hambrick and Victoria Freeland competed in the Pole Vault on Saturday. Hambrick placed fourth overall with a mark of 3.71m (12' 2"), setting what was then her PR and also tied her for the fourth best pole vault mark in school history. Freeland placed eighth with a mark of 3.43m (11' 3").
THE LAST TIME OUT
Corinne Ball began the day for the Blazers with her Indoor PR in the Long Jump where she jumped to a mark of 5.52m. The Duren sisters, Kat and Nessa, competed in the 60m Hurdles for the Green and Gold. Kat recorded her season best time with a time of 8.89 seconds. Nessa recorded her personal best time coming in at 9.00 seconds, surpassing her previous best by .27 seconds. Kenlie Nelson (7 seconds), Sangie Lincoln-Velez (3 seconds), and Savannah Meyer (3 seconds) all competed in the Mile race for the Blazers and eclipsed their previous bests. Lincoln-Velez's time of 4:55.98 is now the 7th-best Indoor Mile time in school history. Lia Castillo also recorded her season best time in the race. Jasmine Dereje made her season debut in the 400m race and recorded her personal best time. Dereje finished in 56.72 seconds.
MEET INFORMATION
Fans can access live results, meet information, and the entire meet schedules on uabsports.com/sports/womens-track-and-field.
ENTRY TO THE CROSSPLEX
Only credit cards will be accepted on the campus of the Birmingham Crossplex.
FOLLOW THE BLAZERS
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