SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships from Clemson, SC
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Appalachian State Sweeps Men’s and Women’s Team Titles at 2007 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships
Clemson, S.C. ? The 2007 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships concluded Sunday at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Facility with both Appalachian State men and women taking top team honors.
The Mountaineer men won their fourth title in the last six years after posting 272.5 points. It is ASU’s 15th SoCon Indoor Track and Field championship.
The Appalachian women claimed their seventh straight SoCon championship finishing with 161 points, just beating out second-place Western Carolina by a mere point-and-a-half. The 2007 title marks the ASU women’s 14th crown in the 20-year history of the championship.
ASU senior Adam Van Nortwick was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer after grabbing two individual titles in the one mile run and the 3,000-meters. Van Nortwick also finished second in the 800-meters run with a time of 1:54.44.
Mountaineer Wes Kiser earned his first SoCon indoor titles in the men’s weight throw with a mark of 17.63 meters and his second in the shot put where he threw for a 15.56 meters mark. Kiser also garnered his first Most Outstanding Field Performer honor.
Individually, Georgia Southern’s Nicole Brown tallied four individual titles on the women’s side. On Saturday she recorded an NCAA provisional mark of 6.15 meters in the long jump to take top honors. She claimed the title in the triple jump after tallying an NCAA provisional qualifying jump of 12.76 meters. Brown’s other two crowns came on the track when she won the 60-meters dash (7.60) and the 200-meters dash (24.43). She earned her first Most Outstanding Field Performer honor for her efforts.
Davidson’s Brenna Burns grabbed her first indoor title in the 3,000-meters run with a time of 9:53.83. She ran the 5,000-meters in a time of 17:08.63 to notch second-place honors. Burns was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer for her performance.
Western Carolina’s Dominique Young was named the Freshman of the Year on the men’s side. The Catamount posted a time of 21.93 in the 200-meters dash to place second and he also finished third in the 60-meters dash with a time of 6.97. Teammate Matt Harlfinger grabbed his first individual title in the men’s heptathlon finishing with 4,620 points, marking a new SoCon record in that event.
On the women’s side, Davidson’s Kristen Meister earned Freshman of the Year honors. Meister set a new SoCon record and notched an NCAA provisional qualifying leap in the high jump with 1.81 meters cleared.
Elon’s Jessica Clendenning broke the SoCon record in the women’s pole vault after jumping 3.97 meters to take top honors. The mark breaks Western Carolina’s Laura Tieszen’s 3.95 meter leap in 2004.
ASU’s Charles Derrickson landed on the podium two times on Sunday. Derrickson broke the SoCon record in the 60-meters hurdles with a time of 7.95. The Mountaineer snapped his own 7.99 record set in the event at last years championships. Derrickson also finished second in the 60-meters dash behind Western’s Albert Ashcraft who placed first with a time of 6.91.
Stephanie McNeill from The Citadel claimed the women’s weight throw crown launching a 16.30 meters throw. McNeill earned her first individual title with the mark and also The Citadel’s first-ever women’s individual title in the indoor championships.
Runner-up and defending champion on the men’s side, Western Carolina finished with 232.5 points while the Western women also came in second behind ASU with 159.5.
WCU head coach Danny Williamson was named the Women’s Coach of the Year with Appalachian State’s John Weaver being named Men’s Coach of the Year.
2007 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships
Women’s Team Scores
1. Appalachian State 161
2. Western Carolina 159.5
3. Georgia Southern 122.5
4. Chattanooga 46
5. Furman 42
6. Elon 40
7. The Citadel 38
8. Davidson 37
9. College of Charleston 16
10. UNC Greensboro 0
Men’s Team Scores
1. Appalachian State 272.5
2. Western Carolina 232.5
3. Davidson 57
4. Chattanooga 32
5. The Citadel 27
6. UNC Greensboro 23
Women’s Indoor Track and Field Awards
Most Outstanding Track Performer: Brenna Burns, Davidson
Most Outstanding Field Performer: Nicole Brown, Georgia Southern
Freshman of the Year: Kristen Meister, Davidson
Coach of the Year: Danny Williamson, Western Carolina
Men’s Indoor Track and Field Awards
Most Outstanding Track Performer: Adam Van Nortwick, Appalachian State
Most Outstanding Field Performer: Wes Kiser
Coach of the Year: John Weaver, Appalachian State
RECAP FROM DAY ONE
Day One Action from the 2007 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships
Day One Photos
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