BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama A&M University distance runners Juan Osorio and Sanyae Gibson won the 2000m steeplechase on Friday to highlight the opening day of the UAB Spring Invitational at the UAB Track & Field Complex.
 
Osorio won the event, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:12.51, which was seven seconds ahead of Trevecca Nazarene's Jack Jaeger (6:19.83).
 
Gibson was a full 11 seconds ahead of Bela Doss, of Sanford, finishing with a personal-best time of 7:24.53 to win the event.
 
WOMEN'S FIELD

• Leah Brown finished seventh in the hammer throw, with a toss of 42.57m

 
MEN'S FIELD

• In the hammer throw, Frankie Pollock placed sixth, with a personal-best mark of 46.85m
• Cameron Andrews took second in the long jump, with a mark of 6.80m

 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M concludes the final day of the UAB Spring Invitational at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the UAB Track & Field Complex.
 
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