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Atabek Earns All-SoCon Honors in 5K as Competition Concludes at Indoor SoCOns
2/26/2010 10:20:20 PM | Women's Track & Field
Complete Results
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Freshman Natalie Atabek finished third in the 5,000 meters to earn All-SoCon honors as competition concluded at the 2010 Southern Conference Indoor Championships at the Clemson Indoor Track Friday.
Atabek finished in third with a personal-best time of 17:49.01 in the 5,000 in her first Southern Conference championships to earn All-SoCon honors. She was also named to the All-SoCon Freshman Team in the event and finished in eighth to score points in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:22.56.
"I am extremely proud of Natalie!" head coach Jen Straub said. "To earn All-Southern Conference honors in her first competition is outstanding, and she has an extremely bright future!"
Junior Heather Conarroe finished sixth in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 18:00.86 to score points for the Wildcat women.
"Heather ran an outstanding race today, and she should be very proud!," Straub said.
The Appalachian State men and Western Carolina women won the 2010 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. The title was the seventh for the Mountaineer men since 2000. The Catamount women claimed their sixth championship in program history.
Women's Team Results
1. Western Carolina, 174.5 points
2. Appalachian State, 122 points
3. Georgia Southern, 95 points
4. Samford, 77 points
5. Elon, 70 points
6. College of Charleston, 38.5 points
7. Chattanooga, 25 points
7. The Citadel, 25 points
9. Furman, 23 points
10. Davidson, 12 points
Women's Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Athlete
Jane't Carothers – Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Jane't Carothers – Western Carolina
Co-Most Outstanding Field Performers
Lynndsey Hyter – Georgia Southern
Deirdra Morrison – Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year
Trinity Foreman – Appalachian State
Coach of the Year
Danny Williamson – Western Carolina
Women's All-Freshman Team
Pole Vault
Laura Bedsole – Samford
Ashley Wala – Western Carolina
Chelsea Taylor – College of Charleston
Weight Throw
Gayshawna Watkins – Appalachian State
Megan Fannon – Georgia Southern
Casey McKee – College of Charleston
Triple Jump
Jelain McArthur – College of Charleston
Emily Allen – Samford
Janelle McNeil - Elon
60m Hurdles
Jasmine Billings – Georgia Southern
Jelain McArthur – College of Charleston
60m Dash
Raven Parrish – Western Carolina
Valerie Parks – Western Carolina
200m Dash
Raven Parrish – Western Carolina
800m Run
Micah Wessinger – The Citadel
Holly Benson – Samford
Lauren D'Alessio – Samford
Mile Run
Trinity Foreman – Appalachian State
Morgan Turner – Western Carolina
Emily Tryon – Elon
5000m Run
Natalie Atabek – Davidson
Morgan Turner – Western Carolina
Andrea Kelsey – Woffor
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Freshman Natalie Atabek finished third in the 5,000 meters to earn All-SoCon honors as competition concluded at the 2010 Southern Conference Indoor Championships at the Clemson Indoor Track Friday.
Atabek finished in third with a personal-best time of 17:49.01 in the 5,000 in her first Southern Conference championships to earn All-SoCon honors. She was also named to the All-SoCon Freshman Team in the event and finished in eighth to score points in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:22.56.
"I am extremely proud of Natalie!" head coach Jen Straub said. "To earn All-Southern Conference honors in her first competition is outstanding, and she has an extremely bright future!"
Junior Heather Conarroe finished sixth in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 18:00.86 to score points for the Wildcat women.
"Heather ran an outstanding race today, and she should be very proud!," Straub said.
The Appalachian State men and Western Carolina women won the 2010 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. The title was the seventh for the Mountaineer men since 2000. The Catamount women claimed their sixth championship in program history.
Women's Team Results
1. Western Carolina, 174.5 points
2. Appalachian State, 122 points
3. Georgia Southern, 95 points
4. Samford, 77 points
5. Elon, 70 points
6. College of Charleston, 38.5 points
7. Chattanooga, 25 points
7. The Citadel, 25 points
9. Furman, 23 points
10. Davidson, 12 points
Women's Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Athlete
Jane't Carothers – Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Jane't Carothers – Western Carolina
Co-Most Outstanding Field Performers
Lynndsey Hyter – Georgia Southern
Deirdra Morrison – Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year
Trinity Foreman – Appalachian State
Coach of the Year
Danny Williamson – Western Carolina
Women's All-Freshman Team
Pole Vault
Laura Bedsole – Samford
Ashley Wala – Western Carolina
Chelsea Taylor – College of Charleston
Weight Throw
Gayshawna Watkins – Appalachian State
Megan Fannon – Georgia Southern
Casey McKee – College of Charleston
Triple Jump
Jelain McArthur – College of Charleston
Emily Allen – Samford
Janelle McNeil - Elon
60m Hurdles
Jasmine Billings – Georgia Southern
Jelain McArthur – College of Charleston
60m Dash
Raven Parrish – Western Carolina
Valerie Parks – Western Carolina
200m Dash
Raven Parrish – Western Carolina
800m Run
Micah Wessinger – The Citadel
Holly Benson – Samford
Lauren D'Alessio – Samford
Mile Run
Trinity Foreman – Appalachian State
Morgan Turner – Western Carolina
Emily Tryon – Elon
5000m Run
Natalie Atabek – Davidson
Morgan Turner – Western Carolina
Andrea Kelsey – Woffor