Women's Cross Country Roster

Fr.

Owens Cross Roads, Ala. Huntsville

Sr.

Layton, Utah Northridge

Sr.

Powder Springs, Ga. Hillgrove

Jr.

Alamosa, Colo. Alamosa

R-Fr.

Marietta, Ga. Walton

Fr.

Auburn, Ala. Auburn HS

R-Jr.

Cutler Bay, Fla. IMG Academy

Fr.

Madison, Ala. James Clemens

Sr.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel

Fr.

Mount Sinai, NY Mount Sinai

So.

Iten, Kenya Middle Tennessee State

Jr.

Oxford, Ala. Oxford

Sr.

Auburn, Ala. Auburn

Jr.

Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison

Fr.

Cumming, Ga. West Forsyth

Sr.

Guntersville, Ala. Guntersville

So.

Vestavia Hills, Ala. Vestavia Hills

Coaching Staff

Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach /Women's Cross Country

trpope@uab.edu

Women's Track and Field Head Coach /Women's Cross Country

934-7248

kt89@uab.edu

Support Staff

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (FB Secondary, Baseball, XC/TF) /Women's Cross Country

205-975-0722

apoole3@uab.edu

Athletic Trainer /Women's Cross Country

merrittv@uab.edu

Strength and Conditioning /Women's Cross Country

Student-Athlete Advisor (FB, BOWL, XC, T&F) /Women's Cross Country

kchrist2@uab.edu

Full Name	Academic Year	Hometown / High School
Emma Kate Alexander	Fr.	Owens Cross Roads, Ala. / Huntsville
Anna Behmer	Sr.	Layton, Utah / Northridge
Ava Brooks	Sr.	Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove
Lia Castillo	Jr.	Alamosa, Colo. / Alamosa
Daniela Delgado	R-Fr.	Marietta, Ga. / Walton
Valeria Escalera	Fr.	Auburn, Ala. / Auburn HS
Lia Ganley	R-Jr.	Cutler Bay, Fla. / IMG Academy
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Kylie Gero	Fr.	Madison, Ala. / James Clemens
Kyra Hayes	Sr.	Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Siegel
Kelly Hughes	Fr.	Mount Sinai, NY / Mount Sinai
Faith Jepchirchir	So.	Iten, Kenya /
Katie Keur	Jr.	Oxford, Ala. / Oxford
Sangie Lincoln-Velez	Sr.	Auburn, Ala. / Auburn
Lidia Longo	Jr.	Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison
Savannah Meyer	Fr.	Cumming, Ga. / West Forsyth
Kenlie Nelson	Sr.	Guntersville, Ala. / Guntersville
Kaitlyn Wende	So.	Vestavia Hills, Ala. / Vestavia Hills

Coaching Staff
	Travis Pope	Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach	trpope@uab.edu
	Kurt Thomas	Women's Track and Field Head Coach	kt89@uab.edu	934-7248


Andy Poole	Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (FB Secondary, Baseball, XC/TF)	apoole3@uab.edu	205-975-0722
Torri Merritt	Athletic Trainer	merrittv@uab.edu
Noe Garcia Padilla	Strength and Conditioning
Katelynn Cole	Student-Athlete Advisor (FB, BOWL, XC, T&F)	kchrist2@uab.edu

Blazers Head to Charlotte for American Conference Championships

Thursday, October 30

Blazers Battle in Loaded Crimson Classic, Nine Personal Bests Set

Friday, October 17

9/20/25 Alabama Birmingham Cross Country Firehawk Invitational

Photo by Trent Spruell

Cross Country Competing in Crimson Classic on Friday

Thursday, October 16

2025 Cross Country team at Chile Pepper Festival

Five Blazers Set Personal Bests at Chile Pepper Festival

Sunday, October 05

UAB MBB vs WKU (Exhibition) | Postgame Press Conference

Thursday, October 30

Monday Morning with Mort | Week 10

Tuesday, October 28

Monday Morning with Mort | Week 11

Saturday, October 25

UAB Football | The Rewind: Game 7 vs Memphis | Battle For The Bones

Friday, October 24

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Travis Pope	Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach	trpope@uab.edu
	Kurt Thomas	Women's Track and Field Head Coach	kt89@uab.edu	934-7248

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Emma Kate Alexander

Anna Behmer

Ava Brooks

Lia Castillo

Daniela Delgado

Valeria Escalera

Lia Ganley

Kylie Gero

Kyra Hayes

Kelly Hughes

Faith Jepchirchir

Katie Keur

Sangie Lincoln-Velez

Lidia Longo

Savannah Meyer

Kenlie Nelson

Kaitlyn Wende

Travis Pope

Kurt Thomas

Andy Poole

Torri Merritt

Noe Garcia Padilla

Katelynn Cole