SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships from Clemson, SC
Day One Photos
Results - Results will be updated throughout the day
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Day One Action from the 2007 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships
Clemson, S.C. ? The 2007 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships kicked off Saturday at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Facility with Appalachian State leading both the men’s and women’s divisions after day one.
The ASU men tallied 106.5 points with Western Carolina in second with 72.5. The Mountaineer women recorded 62 points with Western close behind in second with 46.5.
Appalachian State jumped out to a commanding lead on the men’s side claiming the top two spots in the men’s 3,000-meters. Senior Adam Van Nortwick won his first indoor individual title with a time of 8:34.68, while teammate Phillip Mitchell placed second running 8:35.28. Davidson’s Lance Harden posted a time of 8:36.70 to finish third.
Sophomore Ricky Harris grabbed his first SoCon individual title in the long jump. The Mountaineer recorded a 7.19m jump that bested teammate Joel Gaddy’s 7.12m jump to finish second.
For the sixth consecutive year in a row a Mountaineer from ASU took the shot put title. Senior Wes Kiser threw for a 15.56m mark to earn his first SoCon individual crown.
Barron Shell of Appalachian State defended his pole vault title with a 4.56m mark to take the 2006 crown.
Western Carolina placed three athletes on the podium for the men’s high jump. Matt Evans took the top spot with a 2.03m mark. Teammates Daniel Joseph followed after clearing 1.93m and Rashad Herndon cleared 1.88m to tie for third with Appalachian’s Dan Smith.
On the women’s side, Western’s Nashay McGriff claimed the Catamounts first individual title of the championships by winning the pentathlon event with 3,226 points. The Citadel’s Latcha Sanders finished with 3,096 to land in second place and Kimberly Abel of Elon recorded 3,056 points to round out the top three finishers.
Brenna Burns of Davidson won her first indoor title in the 3,000-meters run with a time of 9:53.83 and put the Wildcats on the team board with 10 points. Appalachian State’s Kasey Smith finished in second posting a time of 9:56.76 and teammate Jenna Wrieden landed in third running 9:57.14.
After placing second in the long jump in 2006, Georgia Southern’s Nicole Brown recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying jump of 6.15m to earn her first long jump title. Furman’s Chibuzo Aguocha landed in second with a mark of 5.94m after finishing third in 2006. Last season’s champion, ASU’s Vonteena Knotts, took third-place honors with a 5.81m leap.
Davidson’s Kristen Meister had the only new SoCon record of the day. The freshman earned an NCAA provisional mark after clearing 1.81m in the women’s high jump. The previous record was held by ASU’s Linda McKoy who cleared 1.75m in 1989. Meister nearly missed an automatic qualification to the NCAA tournament with the record leap.
ASU’s Brittani Williams threw 14.54m to take the women’s shot put title. The Citadel’s Stephanie McNeill was a close second with 14.15m and Georgia Southern’s Emily Greeson rounded out the top three with a 13.54m throw.
Chattanooga women led the pack in the women’s distance medley finishing with a time of 12:11.88 to take first place honors. On the men’s side Appalachian State sealed the top spot running 10:19:24.
Action from day two of the Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships continues tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. from the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Facility.
Men’s Team Rankings
1. Appalachian State 106.5
2. Western Carolina 72.5
3. Davidson 22
4. The Citadel 14
5. UNC Greensboro 9
6. Chattanooga 3
Women’s Team Rankings
1. Appalachian State 62
2. Western Carolina 46.5
3. Georgia Southern 35.5
4. Davidson 21
5. The Citadel 18
6. Chattanooga 15
7. Elon 14
8. Furman 13
9. Col. Of Charleston 9