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Recapping the Day at the Crimson Classic
10/16/2026 9:05:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
TUSCALOOSA – Despite being down three key runners on Friday morning, UAB Cross Country placed 14th as a team and had three athletes finish in the top 100. Katie Keur led the way for UAB for the third consecutive meet.
Keur finished 34th overall with a time of 21:03, making it the 10th-fastest 6k time in program history, and setting her new personal best. Keur, a senior from Oxford, Ala., has finished inside the top 35 in all three meets this season.
Lidia Longo and Kaitlyn Wende also finished in the top 100 for the Blazers. Longo placed 74th and Wende finished 98th overall. Wende's time of 22:20 narrowly missed her previous 6k best by four seconds.
Anna Pierce and Liana Matura rounded out the top 5 for the Green and Gold. Pierce set her new best 6k time on Friday coming in at 22:41. Matura's 6k debut finished at 23:15.
The final meet of the season comes at the American Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by Tulane on October 31. The meet, held in New Orleans, will begin at 9:15 a.m. from Lake Oaks Park.
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