Akintola wins 100m and 200m at Crimson Tide Invitational

Saturday, April 22

Tuscaloosa, AL

Middle Tennessee

Crimson Tide Invitational

4/23/2023 10:56:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Bradley Hartman, MTSU Athletic Communications

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams completed the competition in Alabama with multiple personal records. Alaba Akintola took first in the 100m with a season-best time of 10.14s and won the 200m as well.

Men's Top Performances

· Alaba Akintola placed first in the men's 100m and 200m. In the 100m he ran a time of 10.14s for a season best and in the 200m he ran a 20.43s.
· Stephen Eloji placed first in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 13.74s for a new personal best.
· Habtamu Geta finished third in the men's 1500m with a new personal-best time of 3:49.44s.
· In the men's 400m, Joshua Flynn ran a 48.94s time for a personal best.
· Mohlouwa Molutsi finished fourth right behind his teammate Geta in the 1500m race and set his own personal best with a time of 3:49.47s.

Women's Top Performances

· In the women's 1500m Faith Nyathi took second place with a new personal best of 4:30.03s.
· Leonie Beu finished third in the women's 400m with a personal best time of 54.76s.
· Glory Nyenke set a new personal best in the women's 200m with a time of 24.03s.
· in the women's 400m Francisca Jebor ran a 59.05s for a new personal best.
· Irene Jeptoo ran a 4:57.12s in the 1500m race for a new personal best.
· Freshman, Ruth Kimaiyo set a personal record in the 1500m race with a time of 5:00.92

Head coach Keith Vroman

"It's exciting seeing the team perform at a high level late in the regular season. We are peaking at the right time."

Next up

The men's and women's teams will be in Nashville for the Music City Challenge on April 28-29.

Final Results

View the final results of this weekend's meet here.

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