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Texas Relays
Alabama Men’s 4x4 Relay Contingent Closes Texas Relays by Setting School Record
4/1/2023 8:01:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide’s Khaleb McRae, Tarsis Orogot, Leander Forbes and Chris Robinson clock a sub-3:00 time to break the UA record
AUSTIN, Texas – In the final event of the Texas Relays, Alabama track and field's men's 4x400-meter relay contingent of Khaleb McRae, Tarsis Orogot, Leander Forbes and Chris Robinson recorded a sub-three-minute time (2:59.15) to break the Crimson Tide's school record. The squad now holds the No. 2 time in the country, as well as the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history.
The feat marks the third overall record to fall for Alabama across its multi-meet weekend, as Robinson was also responsible for setting the new 400-meter hurdle standard a day prior. Distance runner Victor Kiprop moved his name to the top of the record book after breaking the 10,000-meter run late Friday night at the Stanford Invitational.
In total, the Crimson Tide amassed 25 top-10 finishes, six UA all-time top-10 jumps, three school records and one event sweep across meets in Texas, Florida and California.
Weekend Look-Back From Head Coach Dan Waters
"In the second weekend of the season, there's always room for improvement, especially when transitioning from indoor to outdoor. With that in mind, we had athletes competing – and succeeding – all over the country against some elite competition, with Victor [Kiprop], Chris [Robinson] and our men's 4x4 [relay] breaking school records, multiple other athletes, from different areas, moving into their respective event's all-time top-10 lists, as well as a couple of PRs. The goal is to build off this weekend as we progress further into the outdoor season."
Crimson Tide Top Finishes: Texas Relays
- On the final day of the meet, Alabama recorded five top-10 finishes across five events
- Tarsis Orogot clocked a second-place finish in the 100-meter dash final (10.17)
- Alabama's Milan Fields, Amari Brown, Na'Taja Ballard and Amara Obi recorded a ninth-place finish in the women's 4x100-meter relay final
- Taylor Gorum (13th; 52.20m | 171-3) and Chelsea Igberaese (15th; 43.06m | 141-3) picked up a pair of top-15 finishes in the women's discus throw
- Chelsea Igberaese (17.05m | 55-11.25) and Cherisse Murray (16.72m | 54-10.25) finished third and sixth, respectively, in the women's shot put
- Alabama's Na'Taja Ballard, Chanice Spicer, Amari Brown and Amara Obi clocked 3:33.12 to finish fourth in the women's 4x400-meter relay
- Khaleb McRae, Tarsis Orogot, Leander Forbes and Chris Robinson broke the UA school record in the men's 4x400-meter relay, recording a second-place 2:59.15 time
Up Next
- Alabama will return to action next weekend, April 7-8, when it travels to Oxford, Miss., for the Joe Walker Invitational
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