Day Two of Crimson Tide Invite Complete

Friday, April 9

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

All Day

Mississippi State

Crimson Tide Invitational (O)

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Day Two of Crimson Tide Invite Complete

April 09, 2021 | Track & Field

Day Two Results (PDF)

By: Madelon Allen, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Even with some shakeups in scheduling, the Bulldogs had a successful second day of the Crimson Tide Invitational on Friday.

The day started off with the completion of the heptathlon which contained three Bulldogs in the competition, Shayla Broughton, Asia Poe and Aley Woodberry. Broughton finished highest of the three, coming in fourth, Woodberry right behind in fifth, and Poe coming in seventh.

Here are how the last three events of the heptathlon broke down: in the long jump, Broughton took the win with a personal-best 6.02m jump, with Poe coming in third and Woodberry in fifth with a new personal best at 5.68m. The javelin saw Woodberry come in sixth, Broughton in 10^th and Poe fouling. To round out the seven events was the 800m, with Poe coming in second in a new best, Woodberry in seventh and Broughton in 11^th.

In the women's 1500m, all the Bulldogs finished in the top-50. Breja Hooks led the pack of Bulldogs, finishing in 25^th. Ashley Melcherts was just behind in 26^th, with Silvia De La Pena Garibay in 32^nd and Zoe Brito in 49^th. Garibay and Hooks both ran to personal-bests.

On the men's side, Kenya Small came in 29^th with a personal best at 3:59.24.

Men's Results
1500m: Eliud Kipsang, Alabama, 3:36.00
MSU: 29. Kenya Small, 3:59.24

Women's Results
1500m: Amaris Tyynismaa, Alabama, 4:12.72
MSU: 25. Breja Hooks, 4:40.32; 26. Ashley Melcherts, 4:40.45; 32. Silvia De La Pena Garibay, 4:43.67; 49. Zoe Brito, 5:04.78

Heptathlon: Hannah-Mai Vaikla, South Alabama, 5411 points)
MSU: 4. Shayla Broughton, 5312 points; 5. Aley Woodberry, 5094 points; 7. Asia Poe, 4841 points)

Hept Long Jump: Shayla Broughton, MSU, 6.02m (19'9") (856 points)
MSU: 3. Asia Poe, 5.74m (18'10") (771 points); 5. Aley Woodberry, 5.68m (18'7.75") (753 points)

Hept Javelin: Hannah-Mai Vaikla, South Alabama, 43.87m (143'11") (742 points)
MSU: 6. Aley Woodberry, 30.88m (101'4") (493 points); 10. Shayla Broughton, 27.72m (90'11") (434 points); -- Asia Poe, foul

Hept 800m: Migle Muraskaite, Tulane, 2:19.20 (834 points)
MSU: 2. Asia Poe, 2:23.06 (782 points); 7. Aley Woodberry, 2:31.59 (673 points); 11. Shayla Broughton, 2:34.50 (638 points)

Day Three – Saturday
The final day of the Crimson Tide Invitational kicks off for the Bulldogs with the women's and men's 5000m at 11 and 11:30 a.m. followed by the men's discus throw at noon.

Following are the men's and women's 100 and 110m hurdles at 1:20 and 1:35 p.m., with the women's 400m after at 2:00 p.m. The women's pole vault was moved up to 2 p.m., and the women's javelin and high jump will happen at 2:30 and 2:50 p.m.

The women's and men's 800m come at 3:25 and 3:45 p.m., with the women's and men's long jump moving to 4 and 4:30 p.m. The running events come to an end with the men's 4x400m relay at 4:10 p.m.

With a shakeup in the schedule, the men's hammer was moved from Friday to Saturday evening, set to follow the women's hammer which begins at 7 p.m.

A full recap and results will be posted to HailState.com after completion of competition. The meet will be broadcast on the SEC Network +, beginning at noon.

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