Oct. 16, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina heads to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Oct. 17, for the Crimson Classic, the team’s last meet of the regular season before the SEC Championship on Oct. 31, which will be hosted by Alabama at the Harry Pritchett Running Course. Tomorrow’s women’s 5K at the Crimson Classic is slated to start at 6 p.m., ET.
The meet will serve as a chance for SEC teams to get a look at the championship course prior to the meet in two weeks. Including South Carolina, half of the teams in the conference are expected to run in the event (Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee) among a host of other schools from across the South.
MEET INFO:
Date: Friday, Oct. 17
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Facility: Harry Pritchett Running Course
Results: Live Results
YORK EARNS FIRST COLLEGIATE WIN
Freshman Monica York claimed her first win at South Carolina on Oct . 8, finishing the two-mile race at the USC Open #2 in 11:53.95. On Oct. 14, she was named SEC Freshman Runner of the Week for the win. She led the Gamecocks to their fourth win of the season and third at home.
RESETTING PERSONAL RECORDS
On Oct. 4, South Carolina sent 12 athletes to the 41st Annual Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa., with 10 of them returning home with a new personal record in the 6K. The Gold 6K featured more than 20 teams that were ranked in the Top 15 of their region, including three Top 15 teams nationally and the University of Guelph of Ontario, which won the competition.
CHASING HISTORY
For the third consecutive meet this season, Anna Todd led the Gamecocks as the junior ran the fifth-fastest time in school history at 21:02 at the Paul Short Run. Her time is just over 21 seconds shy of teammate Kayla Lampe’s school record, which was set in 2012. Only three Carolina runners have posted a faster time than Todd, with each earning All-SEC honors at one point during their careers.
SUCCESSFUL START
With South Carolina’s win on Sept. 26 at the Charlotte Invitational, the Gamecocks won their third-straight meet for the first time during the 2000s.
TWICE IS NICE
With her individual win at the Charlotte Invitational, Todd grabbed her second win in as many meets after sitting out South Carolina’s first meet of the season. In the process of the win, Todd set a then-personal best in the 6K with a time of 21:58.9, more than 21 seconds faster than her previous best from 2013.
EXPERIENCE RISING TO THE TOP
With 15 freshman, 13 being true freshmen, on this year’s roster, several of the team’s most experienced runners have been stepping up this season. Todd and fellow junior Stephanie Berger have accounted for the team’s three of the team’s four individual wins. The two, along with junior Christine Kent and sophomore Mary Reiser did not finish outside of the top eight in any of Carolina’s first three meets of the season.
UP NEXT
The Gamecocks will head back to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Oct. 31 for the SEC Championships hosted by Alabama at the Harry Pritchett Running Course. The 6K race will at 6 p.m. ET.
