Multi-Meet Weekend Closes as Alabama Captures Four Event Titles

Thursday, April 17

Winston-Salem, N.C.

All Day

Alabama

Wake Forest Invitational

4/11/25 MWTR Alabama Crimson Tide Invitational
Alabama Track & Field (Throws) Trevor Gunzell
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Multi-Meet Weekend Closes as Alabama Captures Four Event Titles

4/19/2025 11:05:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Day 1 Recap Tom Jones Memorial Results (Web)

Miracle Ailes (women’s high jump), Trevor Gunzell (men’s discus), Quinn Harder (men’s 800m) and Christopher Young (men’s shot put) all won their respective events for the Crimson Tide

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four student-athletes secured a first-place finish as the Alabama track and field program closed its busy multi-meet weekend Saturday at the Tom Jones Memorial. Additionally, five edits were made to the school's all-time top-10 lists.

Miracle Ailes (women's high jump | 1.74m | 5-8.50), Trevor Gunzell (men's discus | 63.88m | 209-7), Quinn Harder (men's 800m | 1:51.25) and Christopher Young (men's shot put | 19.27m | 63-2.75) all captured their respective event crowns. Following Gunzell's men's discus title were Young (second | 61.36m | 201-4) and Christopher Crawford (fourth | 60.06m | 197-0), as the trio garnered top-four finishes in the event for the second consecutive meet.

Alabama will visit its in-state rival, Auburn, Saturday, April 26, for the Tiger Track Classic.

Head Coach Dan Waters Said

"This was a great weekend of racing. We had several standout performances across different meets - school and collegiate records, world-leading times, updates to our all-time top-10 lists, and numerous personal bests. As we look ahead to postseason competition next month, it's important that we continue building on this momentum. We're excited to carry this energy into next week's meet."

Team Stats

Five edits were made to the Crimson Tide's all-time top-10 lists
- Trevor Gunzell | men's discus | No. 2
- Christopher Young | men's discus and men's shot put | No. 7
- Christopher Crawford | men's discus | No. 9
- Donald Chiyangwa, Samuel Ogazi, Oussama El Bouchayby, Peter Diebold | men's 4x400m relay | No. 10
Alabama racked up 11 top-five placements on the final day of competition, highlighted by a 1-2-4 finish in the men's discus
Of the four event titles won by UA, three were in field events (Ailes, long jump; Gunzell, discus; Young, shot put) and one was from the track (Harder, 800m)

Top-10 Finishes

100m Hurdles
- 9^th: Katelyn Adel | women's | 14.35
Pole Vault
- 7^th: Holly Foley | women's | 3.90m (12-9.50)
400m
- 6^th: Antonio Crisco | men's | 47.37
Hammer Throw
- 5^th: RJ Decker | men's | 65.81m (215-11)
- 6^th: Ruben Banks | men's | 64.87m (212-10)
Triple Jump
- 5^th: Mitchell Allen | men's | 14.78m (48-6)
High Jump
- 1^st: Miracle Ailes | women's | 1.74m (5-8.50)
- T-4^th: Katelyn Adel | women's | 1.66m (5-5.25)
Discus
- 1^st: Trevor Gunzell | men's, invite | 63.88m (209-7) | PR, No. 2 all-time UA
- 2^nd: Christopher Young | men's, invite | 61.36m (201-4) | PR, No. 7 all-time UA
- 4^th: Christopher Crawford | men's, invite | 60.06m (197-0) | PR, No. 9 all-time UA
- 9^th: Barry Evans | men's | 51.05m (167-6)
800m
- 1^st: Quinn Harder | men's | 1:51.25
- 5^th: Jo'Lissa Coe | women's | 2:11.81
Shot Put
- 1^st: Christopher Young | men's | 19.27m (63-2.75) | PR, No. 7 all-time UA
4x400m Relay
- 3^rd (2^nd collegiately): Donald Chiyangwa, Samuel Ogazi, Oussama El Bouchayby, Peter Diebold | men's | 3:03.32 | No. 10 all-time UA