STATESBORO, Ga. – Behind 36 top-eight finishes, Appalachian State University women's track and field took home a second-place finish at the 2013 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships.
The Mountaineers finished with 159.5 points while league champion Western Carolina finished with 197.5 points to snap Appalachian's streak of two-straight conference titles. Georgia Southern finished a distant third with 112.5 points while Elon (111) and Samford (110) rounded out the top five.
Jamie Glenn took home top billing in the triple jump as the freshman recorded a personal-record leap of 12.14 meters (39-10) while Tatyana Bryant took second with a mark of 11.99 meters (39-4). Bryant also finished second in the long jump with a mark of 5.69 meters (18-8)
Breanna Alston took second in both the 100 and 200-meter dash events. Alston posted a time of 11.71 seconds in the 100-meter dash while clocking in at 23.85 seconds in the 200-meter event.
She also took sixth in the long jump with a leap of 5.39 meters (17-8.25) while fellow sprinter D'Shawrna McLucas finished seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.29 seconds.
Cassie Crawford grabbed second in the pole vault with a mark of 3.75 meters (12-3.5) while Chelsea Farr (3.60 meters - 11-9.75) tied for third. Debra Domermuth (3.60 meters - 11-9.75) and Meredith Wilson (3.47 meters - 11-3.75) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
Appalachian's 4x100-meter relay team of Alston, McLucas, Bryant and Breahna Morrison finished third with a time of 47.35 while the 4x400-meter relay squad of Alston, Morrison, Taryn Stern and Shelby Howell also finished third in a time of 3:49.15.
Morrison finished sixth in the 400-meter dash (57.56) while Justin Stocks (4:40.09) and Amanda Hamilton (4:41.61) took sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 1,500-meter run. Hamilton set a new personal record in the event and also finished third in the 10,000 meters (36:33.28).
Sarah Williamson (36:50.89) finished in fourth in the 10,000 meters while Meaghan McCauley (37:10.51) and Dana Cox (37:23.53) took fifth and seventh. Both McCauley and Cox set new personal records while McCauley's time was good enough to move into 9th place in school history.
Stocks set a personal record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to take fourth and moved into fifth in school history with a time of 11:00.19 while Kayla Schneider (11:01.57) took fifth and moved into sixth-place in school history in the event.
Mary Theresa Montgomery and Janet Watson finished fourth and seventh in the high jump. Montgomery posted a mark of 1.62 meters (5-3.75) while Watson recorded a leap of 1.57 meters (5-1.75).
App State's contingent of throwers put out an impressive performance with 10 top-eight marks in four different events. Jasmine Suydam took third in the discus throw (140) while finishing fifth in the shot put (43-10) and eighth in the hammer throw with a personal-record toss (155-5).
Ana DeLeon snagged fifth in both the discus (135-4) and hammer (159-11) throws, setting personal records in both. Her performance in the hammer throw was the 10th-best throw in school history.
Jocelyn Parnell finished eighth in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 12.71 meters (41-8.5) while landing third in the javelin with a personal-record throw of 128-8 feet, the eighth-best mark in school history.
Deanne Tiplady and Brittany Pierce rounded out Appalachian's performances with fourth and fifth-place showings in the javelin. Tiplady recorded a throw of 127-10 while Pierce set a personal record with a mark of 114-4.
The Mountaineers will send a small contingent of athletes to the prestigious Penn Relays later this week. The events begin on Thursday and conclude on Saturday.
Women's Team Results – Final
1. Western Carolina – 197.5
2. Appalachian State – 159.5
3. Georgia Southern – 112.5
4. Elon – 111
5. Samford – 110
6. Furman – 32
6. College of Charleston – 32
8. Citadel – 23.5
9. Wofford – 13
10. Chattanooga – 12
10. UNCG – 12
12. Davidson - 4
Women's Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Athlete
Ashley Cope, Samford
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Sinead Haughey, Furman
Most Outstanding Field Performer
Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina
Coach of the Year
Danny Williamson, Western Carolina
All-Conference Selections
10,000m
Sinead Haughey, Furman (35:40.25)
Mara Smith, Western Carolina (35:53.64)
Amanda Hamilton, Appalachian State (36:33.28)
Pole Vault
Ashley Cope, Samford (3.90m; 12'9.5”)
Cassie Crawford, Appalachian State (3.75m; 12'3.5”)
Chelsea Farr, Appalachian State (3.60m; 11'9.75”)
Cara June Elyea, Western Carolina (3.60m; 11'9.75”)
Javelin
Suzanne Martin, Elon (41.85m; 137'4”)
Christine Klinar, College of Charleston (39.73m; 130'4”)
Jocelyn Parnell, Appalachian State (39.23m; 128'8”)
Long Jump
Jasmine Walker, Georgia Southern (5.82m; 19'1.25”)
Tatyana Bryant, Appalachian State (5.69m; 18'8”)
Ashley Cope, Samford (5.67m; 18'7.25”)
3,000m Steeplechase
Caroline McCaslin, Elon (10:42.89)
Tereza Novotna, Elon (10:42.95)
Emily Tryon, Elon (10:51.01)
Hammer
Kimberlyn Holt, Elon (53.45m; 175'4”)
Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina (53.08m; 174'2”)
Kristin Brining, Samford (49.90m; 163'8”)
4x100m
Georgia Southern
- Jasmin Walker, Ebony Carter, Alyssa Felton, Amber Vaughn
Western Carolina
- Kinnari Badger, Tayla Carter, Brittany Diggs, Raven Parrish
Appalachian State
- Tatyana Bryant, D'Shawrna McLucas, Breahna Morrison, Breanna Alston
Heptathlon
Ashley Cope, Samford (4673 points)
Ashleigh Rasheed, Georgia Southern (4384 points)
Nicole Levermann, The Citadel (4304 points)
1500m
Hayley McMahon, College of Charleston (4:28.45)
Lauren D'Alessio, Samford (4:31.30)
Amanda Sumner, Chattanooga (4:37.29)
400m
Kendra Douglas, Western Carolina (55.83)
Corina McMillan-Archie, Western Carolina (56.27)
Lena Elliott, Western Carolina (56.30)
100m
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina (11.58)
Breanna Alston, Appalachian State (11.71)
Ebony Carter, Georgia Southern (11.75)
100m Hurdles
Ashley Cope, Samford (14.15)
Sydney Griffin, Elon (14.22)
Brittany Diggs, Western Carolina (14.23)
800m
Jocelyn Keen, Western Carolina (2:08.31)
Marie Demedicis, Samford (2:09.62)
Micah Wessinger, The Citadel (2:10.76)
400m Hurdles
Danielle Blanco, Samford (1:00.96)
Veronica Luedke, Elon (1:02.07)
Alexa Wilton, Furman (1:02.22)
High Jump
Chenelle Terry, Samford (1.72m; 5'7.75”)
Megan Kirschling, Elon (1.72m; 5'7.75”)
Keyanna Harris, Georgia Southern (1.67m; 5'5.75”)
200m
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina (23.79)
Breanna Alston, Appalachian State (23.85)
Ebony Carter, Georgia Southern (24.67)
Shot Put
Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina (14.20m; 46' 7.25”)
Charlise Morgan Elon (14.08m; 26' 2.5”)
Briana Tate, Appalachian State (13.60m; 44' 7.5”)
Discus
Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina (46.68m; 153' 2”)
Aishya Wofford, Georgia Southern (44.19m; 145')
Jasmine Suydam, Appalachian State (42.68m; 140')
5,000m
Sinead Haughey, Furman (17:16.84)
Allyson Oram, Elon (17:20.08)
Lydia Saina, UNCG (17:26.71)
Triple Jump
Jamie Glenn, Appalachian State (12.14m; 39' 10”)
Tatyana Bryant, Appalachian State (11.99m; 39' 4”)
RoShani Glover, College of Charleston (11.84m; 38' 10.25”)
4x400m
Western Carolina
- Genevieve Emrick, Lena Elliott, Jocelyn Keen, Kendra Douglas
Georgia Southern
- Dana Edwards, Aliya Parker, Amber Vaughn, Kimberly Thomas
Appalachian State
- Breanna Alston, Taryn Stern, Shelby Howell, Breahna Morrison
All-Freshman Selections
10,000m
Dana Cox, Appalachian State (37:23.53)
Pole Vault
Audrey Diener, Appalachian State (3.45m; 11'3.75”)
Javelin
Ciera Holston, College of Charleston (31.96m; 104'10”)
Long Jump
Alyssa Felton, Georgia Southern (5.62m; 18'5.25”)
Ashleigh Rasheed, Georgia Southern (5.36m; 17'7”)
Jamie Glenn, Appalachian State (5.10m; 16'8.75”)
3,000m Steeplechase
Caroline McCaslin, Elon (10:42.89)
Tereza Novotna, Elon (10:42.95)
Rachel Wooten, Samford (11:25.90)
Hammer
Kelsey Chandler, Georgia Southern (46.55m; 152'9”)
Brianna Tate, Appalachian State (44.21m; 145')
Jasmin Brown, Western Carolina (41.23m; 135'3”)
Heptathlon
Ashleigh Rasheed, Georgia Southern (4384 points)
Holly Gaines, Western Carolina (3817 points)
Ciera Holston, College of Charleston (3640 points)
400m
Kendra Douglas, Western Carolina (55.83)
Corina McMillan-Archie, Western Carolina (56.27)
Achsah Brice, Western Carolina (57.03)
100m
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina (11.58)
Alyssa Felton, Georgia Southern (12.07)
Lauren Hoard, Chattanooga (12.35)
100m Hurdles
Sydney Griffin, Elon (14.22)
800m
Olivia Menden, Davidson (2:15.57)
Katelyn Brock, Samford (2:16.03)
Shelby Howell, Appalachian State (2:16.22)
400m Hurdles
Shermell Wilkins, Western Carolina (1:05.07)
Holly Gaines, Western Carolina (1:05.82)
Alexia Neal, College of Charleston (1:07.20)
High Jump
Megan Kirschling, Elon (1.72m; 5'7.75”)
Keyanna Harris, Georgia Southern (1.67m; 5'5.75”)
200m
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina (23.79)
Alyssa Felton, Georgia Southern (25.05)
Aliya Parker, Georgia Southern (25.25)
Shot Put
Brianna Tate, Appalachian State (13.60m; 44' 7.5”)
Jasmin Brown, Western Carolina (11.39m; 37' 4.5”)
Camryn Coleman, Georgia Southern (9.91m; 32' 6.25”)
Discus
Kelsey Chandler, Georgia Southern (40.81m; 133' 11”)
Jasmin Brown, Western Carolina (35.37m; 116')
Brianna Tate, Appalachian State (32.25m; 105' 10”)
5,000m
Lydia Saina, UNCG (17:26.71)
Dana Cox, Appalachian State (17:58.53)
Katy Link, UNCG (18:05.90)
Triple Jump
Jamie Glenn, Appalachian State (12.14m; 39' 10”)
RoShani Glover, College of Charleston (11.84m; 38' 10.25”)
Ashleigh Rasheed, Georgia Southern (11.82m; 38' 9.5”)
