The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Track And Field Seeks Last Chance At Notre Dame
3/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
March 5, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Three UAB track athletes will travel to South Bend, Ind. this weekend for the Alex Wilson Invitational as they attempt to qualify for the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships. Freshmen Rhiannon Johns, Sandra Lundberg and sophomore Samantha Hamilton are scheduled to compete for the Blazers on Friday and Saturday in three different events at the meet hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
"All three of these young ladies did a great job throughout the indoor season and at the Conference USA Indoor Championships," said UAB head track and field coach Ray Stanfield. "This meet will give them a chance to run with great athletes in a great atmosphere and try to hit the NCAA qualifying marks."
Johns will compete in the 3,000-meter run. During the season she set the UAB freshman record in the event with a time of 9:52.96 at the Niswonger Invitational on Jan. 31. Johns finished ninth at the C-USA Indoor Championships last weekend in the event with a time of 10:00.96.
Hamilton will compete in the 60-meter hurdles. She set the fastest time of the season and a new personal record after posting 8.67 in the preliminary heats at the C-USA Indoor Championships. She finished sixth in the finals with a time of 8.69.
Lundberg will be running in the 1-mile event. Her best performance on the season came at the Niswonger Invitational where she finished fourth in 5:09.14.
The meet is one of the last indoor meets in the country for student-athletes to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. The championships will be held March 13-14 in College Station, Texas.
The running events are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and resuming at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
