College of Charleston
SoCon Championships
O'Brien Breaks 22-Year-Old Record, Wins 5k Championship
2/28/2011 2:36:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
CLEMSON, S.C. - After finishing in second-place by just one second in the 3,000-meter run, freshman Dena O'Brien left nothing to chance as she won the 5,000-meter run in dominating fashion to propel the College of Charleston women's track and field team to a sixth-place finish at the 2011 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.
O'Brien time of 16:46.59 bettered the previous Southern Conference record of 16:52.46 set in 1988 by Whitney Ball. O'Brien also set a new CofC schol record, bettering her own previous record of 17:13.11. After lapping the entire field in the race, O'Brien finished 1:02.55 ahead of the next closest competitor.
In the field events the Cougars got a pair of top-five finishes as freshman Claire Goodson posted a fourth-place finish in the pole vault with a mark of 3.50 meters. Junior Emily Smith finished fourth as well in the high jump with a jump of 1.65 meters. For Goodson's performance in the pole vault she earned All-Freshman Team honors as the second best freshman in the event.
Next up on the Cougars schedule is the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier on March 5 in Blacksburg, Va.
Men's Team Results - Final
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1. Appalachian State |
216.33 points |
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2. Western Carolina |
149 points |
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3. Samford |
127.33 points |
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4. Davidson |
53.33 points |
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5. The Citadel |
49 points |
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6. Chattanooga |
36 points |
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7. Furman |
21 points |
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8. Wofford |
5 points |
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9. UNCG |
1 point |
Women's Team Results - Final
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1. Appalachian State |
185 points |
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2. Western Carolina |
110.5 points |
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3. Georgia Southern |
97 points |
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4. Elon |
84 points |
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5. Samford |
62.5 points |
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6. College of Charleston |
49 points |
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7. UNCG |
31 points |
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8. Furman |
21 points |
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9. The Citadel |
13 points |
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10. Davidson |
8 points |
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11. Wofford |
2 points |
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12. Chattanooga |
0 points |
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