Chelimo, Schnell win SoCon titles in mile at SoCon Championships
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UNCG's Ashley Schnell and Paul Chelimo each took home individual titles in the mile to lead the Spartans on the final day of the 2012 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.
Schnell broke the Southern Conference record in the mile that was set in 2006 as she claimed the individual crown in a time of 4:46.42. She was seven seconds ahead of her nearest opponent and set a new SoCon record by two seconds.
Chelsea Sumney earned All-SoCon honors in the 5,000 meters as she came in second place in a time of 16:51.25. That time shattered the previous record set just two weeks ago by 51 seconds.
On the men's side, Chelimo cruised to a three second victory in his race to win the men's mile race. He completed the course in a time of 4:06.57 to also earn first-team All-SoCon honors.
Dylan Belles was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team in the 5,000 meters after running a 15:54.22.
In the 800 meter finals, Taylor Hurst came in eighth place after running a 2:03.94.
The Spartans return to action on March 9 at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boise, Idaho.
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Men's results:
800m finals: 8. Taylor Hurst, 2:03.94
Mile: 1. Paul Chelimo, 4:06.57; 9. Joey Thompson, 4:15.50
5000m: 9. Paul Katam, 14:40.86; 21. Dylan Belles, 15:54.22; 22. Brian Carrington, 15:56.54
4x400m: 7. UNCG (Tyron Alston, John Teeter, Abraham Kemboi, Taylor Hurst), 3:32.57
Women's results:
Mile: 1. Ashley Schnell, 4:46.42; 10. Shaina Sumney, 5:06.45
5000m: 2. Chelsea Sumney, 16:51.25; 10. Ginny Cronley, 17:31.26
Men's Team Results
1. Western Carolina 155
2. Appalachian State 154.50
3. Samford 147.50
4. The Citadel 58
5. Davidson 50
6. Chattanooga 32
7. Furman 29
8. UNCG 27
9. Wofford 9
Women's Team Results – Final
1. Appalachian State 157.16
2. Western Carolina 113
3. Georgia Southern 92
4. Samford 85
5. Elon 72.33
6. College of Charleston 59
7. UNCG 36
8. Furman 17
9. Chattanooga 12
10. Wofford 9.50
11. The Citadel 9
12. Davidson 1
Men's SoCon All-Freshman Team
5000 meters
Henry Falotico—Davidson
Travis Alfaro—Western Carolina
Dylan Belles—UNCG
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