Thursday, April 8
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Samford University
vs
Crimson Tide Invite
Bulldogs Set For Crimson Tide Invite
4.7.21 | Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford track and field team travels to Tuscaloosa for its third meet of the 2021 outdoor season.
Samford will compete on back-to-back weekends for the first time in the young outdoor season at the Crimson Tide Invitational hosted by the University of Alabama. The Bulldogs will be competing on all three days of the meet held from Thursday, April 8 until Saturday, April 10.
The opening day of the meet will be multi events only as Samford will have four student-athletes competing in the men's decathlon; Ty Kimberlin, Landon Wright, Thomas Ozburn Jr., and McCray Kelton; and two student-athletes the women's pentathlon, Mia Milasinovic and Caroline Huff. Thursday's events will begin at 12:00 p.m. CT.
Samford will participate in the full-day competition on Friday and Saturday, with Friday's events kicking off with the Men's Decathlon 110-meter hurdles at 10:00 a.m. CT. Saturday will host a wide range of events beginning with the Women's Discus at 11:00 a.m. CT.
MEET NOTES
Meet: Crimson Tide Invitational
Host: University of Alabama
Date: Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Site: Sam Bailey Track & Field Stadium
Time: All Day
BULLDOGS TO WATCH:
Participating Teams:
Samford will compete on back-to-back weekends for the first time in the young outdoor season at the Crimson Tide Invitational hosted by the University of Alabama. The Bulldogs will be competing on all three days of the meet held from Thursday, April 8 until Saturday, April 10.
The opening day of the meet will be multi events only as Samford will have four student-athletes competing in the men's decathlon; Ty Kimberlin, Landon Wright, Thomas Ozburn Jr., and McCray Kelton; and two student-athletes the women's pentathlon, Mia Milasinovic and Caroline Huff. Thursday's events will begin at 12:00 p.m. CT.
Samford will participate in the full-day competition on Friday and Saturday, with Friday's events kicking off with the Men's Decathlon 110-meter hurdles at 10:00 a.m. CT. Saturday will host a wide range of events beginning with the Women's Discus at 11:00 a.m. CT.
MEET NOTES
Meet: Crimson Tide Invitational
Host: University of Alabama
Date: Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Site: Sam Bailey Track & Field Stadium
Time: All Day
BULLDOGS TO WATCH:
- Titus Moore has one both men's 110-meter hurdle events he has participated in at the Yellow Jacket Invite and the UAB Spring Invite. At UAB Moore broke his own school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a mark of 13.96.
- Tally Wilson won the women's pole vault at the UAB Spring Invite with a mark of 3.95-meters. Wilson, a senior, has not participated in outdoor events since 2019, but is the reigning SoCon champion in the women's pole vault.
- Justin Stuckey continued his men's high jump dominance at the UAB Spring Invite winning the event with a jump of 2.06 meters.
- Emma Garner is coming off back-to-back meets with first-place finishes. At the Yellow Jacket Invite Garner won the 2000-meter steeplechase with a time of 6:45.99 and at the UAB Spring Invite Garner captured first-place in the women's 1500-meter run.
Participating Teams:
- South Alabama, Tulane, Troy, UL-Lafayette, LSU, UAB, Alabama, Indiana State, Samford, Memphis, Kennesaw State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, and Southern Mississippi.
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