Brenna Burns Named SoCon Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Year
2/18/2007 10:54:13 AM | Women's Track & Field
Lauren Biggers
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Brenna Burns was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer and Kristen Meister was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as the Davidson men's and women's track teams concluded competition at the 2007 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday evening.
After winning her first indoor title in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:53.83 in yesterday's competition, Burns finished second in the 5000 meters and broke the Davidson record by more than a minute with a time of 17:08.63. Sophomore Emily King finished sixth in the event winning the slow heat with a time of 18:07.76, also better than Sally Stanhope's 2002 record of 18:14.22, to pick up three points.
Meister, who yesterday set a new Southern Conference record in the high jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 1.81 meters, nabbed Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors after finishing sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.27 in today's competition.
The Wildcat women finished in eighth place with 37 points. The Appalachian women claimed their seventh straight SoCon championship finishing with 161 points, just beating out second-place Western Carolina by a mere 1.5 points, to nab their 14th crown in the 20-year history of the championship.
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
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
