Alabama freshman Alexander Osayemi from Clayton ran a 45.47 anchor leg for Alabama on the 3rd-fastest 4-by-4 in college track this year.
Alabama placed 3rd at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge Saturday in 3:01.64 behind LSU’s 3:01.43 and Texas A&M’s 3:01.62. Those are the three-fastest times in college track this year, and they came out of the same race.
Mouatez Sikiou from Algeria, Tarsis Orogot from Uganda and David Thid from Sweden ran the first three legs for Alabama, setting up Osayemi’s anchor leg.
Because only Osayemi is American, the performance is not eligible for 2026 or all-time U.S. performance lists. It is No. 8 in the world this year on the World Athletics performance list. LSU and Texas A&M are 4th and 7th in the world.
The 3:01.64 is No. 8 in Alabama history. Unfortunately, Alabama is not scheduled to race at the Penn Relays.
On Friday, Osayemi ran a lifetime-best 51.09 in the 400-meter hurdles, fastest by a Crimson Tide freshman in at least 17 years. You can read about that performance here.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 