The Alabama track and field team participated in two different invitational events over the weekend, the Stanford Invitational and the Florida Relays.

The Crimson Tide distance runners showcased in the Stanford Invitational on Friday night. In the men’s 10,000-meter Invite, senior Gilbert Kigen posted a career best time of 28:20.28 to take home third place. Fellow senior Alfred Chelanga took 13th overall in his first race since last spring, posting a time of 28:43.71. Freshman Noel Rotich finished second in the third section of the men’s 5,000 meters.

In the women’s portion of the Invitational, Rebecca Buteau earned 13th in the third section of the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:36.72, the fastest time for Alabama since 2015.

In the Florida Relays, the Crimson Tide women sprinters stole the show. The quartet of Takyera Roberson, Mauricia Prieto, Tamara Clark and Natassha McDonald earned third-place in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:28.60, the second fastest time in school history and just .04 of a second off the school record.

“We had some amazing performances this weekend and we finished really well today,” Alabama head coach Dan Waters said in a press release. “That 4×400-meter relay was so fast and just a hair off the school record and as good as we were in the 4×100 relay, we still have room to faster as we go along. To have two 4x100s run like that really says a lot about our depth in the sprints. We had some great efforts in a lot of events all over the track. Now we just have to continue to work to get better as we go along.”

Daija Lampkin, Symone Darius, D’Jai Baker and Krystal Sparling finished first among collegiate teams in the 4×200-meter relay with a time of 1:31.80 and second overall. Two Alabama squad’s made the top-10 in the 4×100-meter relay. Lampkin, Sparling, Prieto and Clark took home sixth-place with a time of 43.65. Sophomore Demi Washington, Darius, Baker and Roberson finished in ninth-place with a time of 44.16.

In the field portion of the Invitational, three Crimson Tide women throwers placed in the top-10 of the shot put. Senior Portious Warren finished second with a toss of 17.43 meters. Fellow senior Haley Teel finished fourth with a throw of 17.13 meters and sophomore Nickolette Dunbar finished seventh with a distance of 16.15 meters.

In the men’s field events, senior Kord Ferguson medaled in two events. Ferguson finished second in the shot put with an effort of 19.44 meters and third in the discus with a throw of 50.04 meters. Freshman Chago Basso finished in the top-10 in the shot put as well, throwing a distance of 18.15 meters.

In the pole vault, senior Will Herrscher took home second-place with a clearance of 5.32 meters. Junior Tamara Moncrieffe finished the field events for Alabama in the women’s triple jump, finishing ninth among collegians and 11th overall with a best leap of 12.54 meters.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will be back on the track Saturday at LSU in the Battle on the Bayou at Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA.