Alabama track and field is set to begin the 2022 outdoor season this weekend, with a large contingent heading to Gainesville, Fla., while a pair of distance aces head to Palo Alto, Calif.
The Tide will send a pair of distance runners to compete at the Stanford Invitational, while most of the team competing this weekend will be at the Florida Relays.
Things open in Gainesville Thursday with the men's hammer throw at 4 p.m. CT. Alabama starts day two of the Florida Relays with the women's hammer throw Friday at 11 a.m. CT. The men's discus opens the final day of competition in Gainesville on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT. Days 2 and 3 of the Florida Relays will be streamed via ESPN+.
In California, the Crimson Tide will compete in the men's 10,000 meters Friday, starting at 7:45 p.m. CT.
In all, a total of 53 student-athletes will be on the road representing Alabama this weekend.
Looking Back at an Outstanding Outdoor Outing in 2021
- The Crimson Tide enjoyed a tremendous outdoor season in 2021, with both the men's and women's teams posting top-15 finishes at the NCAA Championships, with the women taking fourth and the men taking 13th
- The fourth-place finish by the women's team was the fifth podium in program history and third-highest outdoor finish ever
- The 13th-place effort was the fourth-consecutive top-15 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the men
- A total of 15 men and 11 women earned outdoor All-America honors last season
- At the SEC Championship, the men's team nabbed second-place and women took third
- A total of 18 All-SEC honors were earned by the Crimson Tide
- There were 16 men's marks that ranked in the all-time top-ten at UA, while the women's team tallied 21 all-time top-ten marks
- Alabama returns to action April 8-9 at the Joe Walker Invitational in Oxford, Miss., site of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships
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