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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

Hope Dominique Bio

Academic Highlights
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24
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 33rd-place finish at the Eye Opener, running 18:34.2 in Spartanburg … Two weeks later, she placed 14th in the Gamecock Challenge when she set a new personal best in the 5K, clocking 17:32.4 for the 10th fastest 5K time in Gamecock history … Recorded a 35th-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 88th 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 12th-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 15th-fastest 6K mark in school history … Moved into 8th 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 99th 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 18th 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 19th in a time of 22:07.72 … Competed, and scored, at the 2020 SEC Championships, finishing 10th 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 3rd 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

5000m 18:32.71 (2/6/21)

Outdoor

3000m 10:08.92 (3/19/22)
5000m 17:13.19 (4/30/22)

Cross Country

5K 17:32.4 (9/15/23)
6K 21:12.17 (10/28/22)