The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

UAB Hosts Spring Invite This Weekend
3/26/2026 7:59:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Track & Field is set to host its lone Outdoor meet of the season as the Blazers will host the UAB Spring Invite this weekend. Friday's action will start at 1 p.m. while Saturday is slated to begin at 9 a.m. Additionally, the Blazers will honor their seniors on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
THE FIELD
Along with UAB competing, other teams include Alabama, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Auburn, Samford, Tennessee Tech, and others.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
Katie Keur made her Track season debut on Friday in the 3000m race. Keur placed third with a time of 10:48.71. Kaitlyn Wende finished 4th coming in at 10:58.59. In the Pole Vault, Victoria Freeland notched her season-best mark of 3.60m. Noelle Hambrick vaulted to a mark of 3.45m. Juliana Patton achieved her season-best in the Long Jump with a mark of 5.41m, finishing sixth out of 27. Corinne Ball placed 8th with a mark of 5.30m. Hope Foster placed fifth in the High Jump and finished at 1.58m. The Green and Gold had a trio of good finishes in the 400m Hurdles. Jasmine Dereje finished second with a time of 1:00.11. Leticia Quingostas placed fifth with a time of 1:02.33. Right behind her was Nessa Duren who finished in 1:04.47.
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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