TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- UConn track and field wrapped up a two day meet at the Crimson Tide Invitational, hosted by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa this weekend.

Men's Field:

• Alex Krause (Coventry, Conn.) made the program all-time top 10 list in the hammer throw at 59.88m.
• Joshua Mooney (Stonington, Conn.)  took home 5^th in the javelin throw, cracking the all-time program top 10 with a throw of 68.01m. Connor Hayford (Pittsfield, Mass.) secured 6^th with a throw of 66.82m.
• Kasey Savage (Horsham, Pa.) finished 6^th in the long jump at 7.18m.
• Kyle Johnson (Montverde, Fla.) finished 4^th in the triple jump at 15.28m.

Women's Field:

• Natalia Surdej (Lancaster, N.Y.) finished 5^th in the hammer throw at 56.08m.
• Gabriela DeFelice (New Canaan, Conn.) and Emily Alty (Ashburn, Ontario) took home 4^th and 5^th, respectively,  in the discus, with throws of 45.54m and 45.52m. DeFelice cracked the all-time program top 10 in the event.

• Sinclaire Fryer (Augusta, Ga.) finished in 7^th in the women's shot put at 14.30m.

Men's Track:

• Terrel Williams (Maplewood, N.J.) finished fourth in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.93.
• In the 400m hurdles, OJ Singletary (Rochester, N.Y.) had the 7^th best performance in program history with a time of 52.27.
• Mekhi Stone (Smyrna, Ga.)  secured 10^th in the 400m with a time of 47.26.

Women's Track:

• Faith Kiplimo (Eldoret, Kenya) ran the second-fastest 3,000m steeplechase in outdoor program history, taking second in the race with a time of 10:07.45. Malin Rahm (Schaffhausen, Switzerland)  ran the 6^th fastest time in program history, taking third in the race with a time of 10:17.73.
• Anna Connors (Bangor, Maine) placed in the top 10 in the 400m with a time of 54.89.
• Jessica Starr (Cobalt, Conn.) took home 10th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.40.

Quote from Director of Track & Field Beth Alford-Sullivan:

"The meet was a great one and the University of Alabama and the track staff did an outstanding job hosting! We had some breakthrough races and competitions, highlighted by Faith's steeplechase race, #2 UConn all time, currently 1st in the BE and 14th in the NCAA. Our teams are training through this part of April, and we will be ready for championship season!"

Up Next: The Huskies return home to host the Northeast Challenge next weekend on Friday, April 18^th and Saturday April 19^th.