Alabama Wraps Up Regular Season at Princeton, Pre-National Invitationals

Saturday, October 19

Terre Haute, Ind.

W 10 A.M. CT

Alabama

Pre-National Invitational

Alabama Wraps Up Regular Season at Princeton, Pre-National Invitationals

10/19/2019 3:50:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Women's Results Men's Results

Chelangat leads the Crimson Tide women, while Rotich leads the men on Saturday

TERRE HAUTE , Ind. – The Alabama men's and women's cross country teams concluded regular-season competition with the men in action at the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, N.J., and women at the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday.

Alabama men finished seventh overall, totaling 222 points from its scorers in the 8K at the Princeton Invitational. Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide women finished with three runners among the top-70 in the 6K and placed 19^th in a highly competitive field that featured 37 teams.

Leading the Lineup for the Men

Seven Alabama men crossed the finish line in the men's 8K in Princeton. Freshman Noel Rotich led the way with a solid 11^th place performance (24:22.1).

Then senior Elliott Miller (51^st, 25:09.5), freshman Jacob Wiggers (58^th, 25:14.6) and sophomore Elliot Gindi (72^nd, 25:22.8) followed across the finish line.
Junior Scott Platek (114^th, 25:53.8) and freshman Nicholas Ceci (124^th, 26:06.5) also competed Saturday.

Leading the Lineup for the Women

For the second time this season, sophomore Mercy Chelangat crossed the finish line as the Crimson Tide's top scorer. The sophomore checked in at 20:46.6 to place 37th.
Senior Rebecca Buteau secured a top-60 finish (54^th, 20:58.4), while senior Haley Wright placed 166th (22:01.9) and sophomore Lauren Brackin (218^th, 22:37.3) rounded out the scoring for the Alabama women.

Men's Individual Results

11. Noel Rotich (24:22.1)
30. J.P. Brinyark (24:48.9)
51. Elliott Miller (25:09.5)
58. Jacob Wiggers (25:14.6)
72. Elliot Gindi (25:22.8)
114. Scott Platek (25:53.8)
124. Nicholas Ceci (26:06.5)

Women's Individual Results

37. Mercy Chelangat (20:46.6)
54. Rebecca Buteau (20:58.4)
64. Allison Wilson (21:04.2)
166. Haley Wright (22:01.9)
218. Lauren Brackin (22:37.3)

DNF Megan Patton

UP NEXT

The Crimson Tide will turn its attention to SEC Championships, which will be held in Lexington, Ky. on Friday, Nov. 1.

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