TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Junior Mauricia Prieto opened Alabama track and field's run at the Florida Relays with a blistering 22.86 to win the 200 meters in Gainesville, Fla, on Thursday

Prieto's mark was a career-best, which ranks as the No. 1 time in the nation coming into the weekend, bettering the nation's top time prior to Thursday by more than a tenth of a second. She was the only runner under 23 seconds in Gainesville, streaking to the win by more than a tenth of a second. Her time also ranks her sixth all-time at Alabama, just a hundredth of a second behind Stacy Bowen's time from 1994.

Four others from Alabama also posted top-15 finishes in the event, with juniors Takyera Roberson , D'Jai Baker , Natassha McDonald and Krystal Sparling taking fifth, ninth, 12th and 15th, respectively.

In the men's 200 meters, junior Alize Ford took 18th with a time of 20.91, while senior Skyler Bowden was 22nd with a 20.98.

The Crimson Tide returns to action on Friday with a full slate of events. Alabama will also compete in the distance events at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday.

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