March 12, 2006 - CofC's Chambless Sets School Record at Buc Invitational

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Summer Chambless set a new College of Charleston record for the women's pole vault at the 2006 Buc Invitational Saturday with a mark of 11 feet, three and one half inches.

Chambless' mark was good enough for first place in the event as the Cougars begin the outdoor track and field season.  Chambless also had another first place finish in the javelin throw after she recorded a distance of 99 feet. 

Wells Trompeter and Heather Clark recorded first and third place finishes respectively in the 1500 meter run with times of 5:04.61 and 5:14.13.  Trompeter also added a third place finish in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:28.65. 

Ashley Arnold notched a second place finish in the 5000 meter run with a time of 19:07.21.  Charleston's 4x400 relay team earned a time of 4:07.72 which was good enough for first. 

For Charleston's Max Gustaltis and Aubrey Darnell the men's 3000 meter steeplechase was highly productive as they finished first and second respectively with times of 10:23.34 and 10:33.27.

The Cougars will next be in action at the Coastal Carolina Invitational on March 17-18.

March 11, 2006 - Outdoor Season Off to Strong Start for Wildcat Women

CONWAY, S.C. ? Sophomores Megal Atias and Colleen McKown, and freshman Emily King, led a young Davidson women’s track team with top-three individual performances at Coastal Carolina in the Wildcats’ outdoor season opener on Saturday.

Posting a time of 4:47.40 in the 1500 meters, Atias claimed the runner-up spot and one of Davidson’s top finishes on the day. In the 5000 meters, King also crossed the line second with a time of 18:12.30, while classmate Caroline Sanker took fourth in the event. Turning in a third-place performance was McKown, who ran a 2:19.78 in the 800 meters, with senior Hilary Leister following in seventh.

The Wildcat sprinters also fared well in the outdoor opener as sophomore Katurri Phillips and freshman Kim Colley both bettered the previous 200-meter school record time of 26.56, set in 2001. Phillips put up a time of 26.25 to set the new standard, and Colley came in just six one-hundredths of a second slower.

“I’m very pleased with such a strong performance at our first outdoor meet, and I continue to be pleased with the progress of such a young team,” Davidson head coach Jen Straub said. “Katurri (Phillips) and Kim (Colley) improved upon the school record in the 200 today, and our middle distance and distance girls are knocking on the door in their events.”

The Davidson women are slated to compete at the Charlotte 49er Classic next weekend, March 17-18.