May 26, 2007

COLUMBIA, Mo. - A trio of athletes from the UAB women's track and field team completed the Blazers' competition at the NCAA MidEast Regional Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Junior Whitney Mays ran in the 3000-meter steeplechase, while seniors Erin Harris and Deborah Hawkins competed in the triple jump.

Mays was UAB's top finisher, taking 12th place in the 3000-meter steeplechase by clocking a time of 10:46.89.

In the triple jump, Harris took the 22nd spot with a mark of 11.93 meters and Hawkins placed 25th with a jump of 11.77 meters.

Harris and Hawkins also competed in the long jump on Friday, taking 21st and 24th, respectively, with marks of 5.48 meters and 5.38 meters.

Also competing on Friday were junior Tara Colvin and sophomore Alina Varpiotaite. Colvin placed 20th in the 400-meter dash preliminaries in 55.63 and Varpiotaite took 13th in the 800-meter prelims with a school-record time of 2:08.90.