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  Joel Lynch

Joel Lynch

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Fayetteville, Ga.

High School:
Whitewater

Height:
5-11

Position:
Sprints

Birthdate:
08/26/1990

04/13/2013

Batson Runs Fastest 100 Time in the World for 2013 To Lead Tide

University of Alabama sprinter Diondre Batson ran the fastest 100-meter dash time in the world.

04/06/2013

Hakansson's UA Record in Hammer Highlights Day at Crimson Tide Invite

Alabama Men 2nd, Women 4th at Crimson Tide Invite.

04/04/2013

Track and Field Hosts Crimson Tide Invitational Saturday

Action on the track begins at 5 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay. The meet starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with the men's hammer throw

03/30/2013

Paine Breaks Pole Vault Mark at Yellow Jacket Invitational

Alabama track and field athletes won 8 events on Saturday in Atlanta.

03/23/2013

Stadium Dedication Highlights Final Day of John Mitchell Alabama Relays

Former head coach John Mitchell and alumni athletes honored at Sam Bailey Track Stadium.

Career Bests
• 200 meters - 21.66
• 400 meters - 47.43
• 800 meters - 2:02.00

Senior
2013 Outdoor Season
Ran the first leg on the 6th place 4x400 relay team (3:06.36) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the preliminary 400 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships finishing 17th with a time of 48.21 ... ran on the 4x400-meter relay team (4th - 3:06.04) and the sprint medley team (5th - 3:19.70) at the Drake Relays ... finished 4th at the LSU Alumni Gold's 400 meters B Section with a time of 47.94 ... recorded a 400 meter finish of 47.96 and finished 7th at the Spec Towns Invitational ... was a part of the winning 4x400 relay team that ran a 3:08.89 at the Spec Towns Invitational ... garnered a 7th place finish at the Crimson Tide Invitational in the 400 meters with a time of 47.72 ... competed on the 4x400 meter relay team at the Crimson Tide Invitational that finished 1st with a 3:07.75 ... clocked at 21.66 in the 100 meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and finished seventh ... ran with the 4x400 meter relay team at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and finished 1st with a 3:08.47 ... competed at the Alabama Relays in the Sprint Medley Relay (1st with a 3:20.52) and the Distance Medley Relay (1st with a 9:51.62).

2013 Indoor Season

Ran in the 400 meters preliminary at the SEC Championships ... clocked at 48.73 in the 400 meters at the Mark Colligan, good enough for sixth ... recorded a 49.97 in the 400 meters and a eighth place at the Indiana Relays ... ran a 48.68 at the Auburn Invitational and finished 13th in the 400 meter ... participated in the 4x400 relay team that finished eighth at the Auburn Invitational and the distance medley relay team that finished sixth ... clocked a 49.91 in the 400 meter and a 15th place finish in the season opener at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener... competed in the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth at the Crimson Tide Opener.

Junior
2012 Indoor Season
Placed second in 400 meters with a time of 48.58 at High Tide Qualifier ... set a PR in the 400 meters prelims with a time of 48.55 ... recorded a 48.79 in the 400 meters at the Texas A&M Invitational ... ran a 1:05.12 in the 500 meters at the New Balance Invitational to finish seventh ... timed a 48.68 in the 400 meters at the Auburn Invitational with a sixth-place finish.

2012 Outdoor Season
Turned in a personal best 400-meter time of 47.43 to finish 15th in the event at the SEC Championships ... also ran legs on the 4x400 and 4x100-meter relays that finished seventh and eighth, respectively, at the SEC Championships ... timed a 47.98 in the 400 meters on the way to a sixth-place finish at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational ... placed fifth in the 400 meters at the Spec Towns Invitational with a time of 47.91 ... recorded a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 47.89 at the Ole Miss Invitational ... ran the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished first at Alabama Relays ... timed a career-best 21.80 in the 200 meters to finish third overall at the Bulls Invitational.

Sophomore
2011 Outdoor Season
Ran as part of the 4x400-meter relay team that recorded its fastest time to date and finished third with a time of 3:08.56 at the Mississippi Open ... was an alternate on the 4x400-meter relay team that advanced to the NCAA Championships ... set a personal best in the 11th spot with a mark of 48.97 at the UTEP Invitational ... part of Tide's 4x400-meter relay team that finished first with a time of 3:09.18 at the UTEP Invitational ... finished 14th with a personal best of 22.31 in the 200 meters at the Alabama Relays ... ran a leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second with a time of 3:15.35 at the Alabama Relays.

2011 Indoor Season
Turned in his top time of the season in the 400 meters with a 49.62 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational ... part of Tide's 4x400-meter relay squad that turned in the top time at the Kentucky Invitational with a time of 3:12.87.

Freshman
2010 Outdoor Season
Finished 20th in the 400 meters at the Alabama Relays with a time of 50.32 ... ran as part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Alabama Relays with a time of 3:18.42 ... had a season best time of 22.87 in the 200 meters at the Alabama Relays.

2010 Indoor Season
Did not compete.

Redshirt
2009 Outdoor Season
Was awarded a redshirt season by the NCAA after competing only once outdoors at the Alabama Relays in the 400 meters.

2009 Indoor Season
Was awarded a redshirt season by the NCAA after competing only once indoors at the Kentucky Invitational running the 400 meters in a season-best time of 51.21.

Prep and Personal
Coached by Richard Penland Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga. ... member of the 2007 4x800-meter relay county champions team ... also played football for two years ... member of the A/B Honor Roll ... son of Leslie and Tania Lynch ... born August 26, 1990, in Brooklyn, N.Y.