Hope Dominique

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Wake Forest, N.C.
High school Wake Forest HS

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Wake Forest, N.C.
High school Wake Forest HS

Career Honors and Recognition
2x Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in four meets for the Gamecocks, running the mile and the 3000m for Carolina … Ran a PR in the mile to open the season at the Gamecock Opener, finishing sixth with a time of 5:06.64 … Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 3K event at the Carolina Challenge, recording a personal best time of 10:05.80.

Outdoor
Appeared in five meets during the outdoor campaign, running a trio of distance events … Opened the season with a win in the Shamrock Invitational 3000m, posting a time of 10:20.86 … Followed that up with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 5K at the Weems Baskin Invitational (17:43.78) and the Gamecock Invitational (17:55.42) … Recorded a personal best in the 1500m event at the USC Outdoor Open, clocking 4:52.20 to finish 11^th.

Cross Country
Ran in six meets during the season, taking part in three 5K events as well as a trio of 6K races … Opened the season with a 33^rd-place finish at the Eye Opener, running 18:34.2 in Spartanburg … Two weeks later, she placed 14^th in the Gamecock Challenge when she set a new personal best in the 5K, clocking 17:32.4 for the 10^th fastest 5K time in Gamecock history … Recorded a 35^th-place finish in her final 5K event of the season at the Upstate Invite on Oct. 14, running 18:21.7 … Her best 6K finish of the season came in the SEC Championship, recording a time of 22:04.2 to finish 88^th overall.

2022-23

Indoor

Did not compete due to an injury.

Outdoor

Did not compete due to an injury.

Cross Country

Appeared in six meets for the Gamecocks, running three 5K events and a trio of 6K races … Finished fourth in the Carolina Challenge to begin the season with a time of 19:12.5 … Finished runner-up in the Winthrop Invitational with a mark of 18:40.7 … Recorded her collegiate 5K personal-record at the Live in Lou Classic when she led the Gamecocks with a time of 17:59.0 … Her 5K time of 17:59.0 makes her the 12^th-fastest 5K runner in program history … Set her 6K personal-best at the SEC Cross Country Championships when she stopped the clock at 21:12.17 to lead the way for Carolina with the 15^th-fastest 6K mark in school history … Moved into 8^th all-time in Carolina history in the 6K … Led the Gamecocks at the SEC Championships for the second consecutive season … Closed out the cross country campaign with a 21:41.1 mark in the NCAA Regional 6K, pacing the Gamecocks for the third time on the season.

2021-22
Indoor

Did not compete.

Outdoor

Competed in seven events during the outdoor season as a distance runner … Ran in the 5,000-meter race four times and the 3,000-meter event on three occasions … Began the outdoor season setting a new PR in the 3,000-meter race with a mark of 10:08.92 at the Tiger Track Classic on March 19 … Finished first in the Weems Baskin on March 26 in the 3,000 with a time of 10:13.98 … Claimed the top spot in the 5,000-meter event at the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a time of 17:26.32 … Set a new PR in the 5,000 at the Penn Relays on April 30 with a time of 17:13.19.

Cross Country

Ran in one event during the cross country season, taking part in the SEC Championship and finishing 99^th in the 6K with a time of 22:50.4.

2020-21
Indoor

Only ran once for the Gamecocks … Completed the 5,000-meter race at the South Carolina Invitational with a time of 18:32.71, placing fifth.

Outdoor

Did not compete.

Cross Country

Burst onto the scene for Carolina in her first season with the program … Took 18^th in her first collegiate race at the FSU Invite in a time of 18:35.40 on Oct. 2 … Ran at the UAB Blazer Classic in her first career 6K, finishing 19^th in a time of 22:07.72 … Competed, and scored, at the 2020 SEC Championships, finishing 10^th among all SEC freshmen at the event in a time of 21:46.10.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Won two letters in Cross Country and three in Track & Field in high school … Owns the school record in the 1,600m (5:11) and 5K (18:27) at Wake Forest High School … Was a part of the state qualifying 4x800m relay team twice in high school … Took 3^rd place in the 1,600m individual event at the 2019 NCHSAA 4A state meet … Was the conference and regional champion in the 1,600m … Member of the conference and regional championship 4x800m relay team … Was an AP Scholar with distinction, a Junior Marshal and an A-Honor Roll recipient all four years in high school.

Personal

Daughter of Kristy and Doug Dominique … Mom, Kristy, competed in Track & Field at UNC … Has one sibling, Chase … Plans to major in Exercise Science with the intention of going into Sports Medicine.

Personal Records
Indoor