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1/21/2009 - WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK
Dahl Flys into First at Kentucky Invitational
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MACON, Ga. - ETSU made great strides in the mile run as senior Heidi Dahl set a NCAA provisional mark and ETSU school record in the mile at the University of Kentucky Invitational earning her a second Athlete of the Week award, the conference announced Wednesday.
The Provo, Utah, native continued her record-breaking feat in her second track and field meet as a Buccaneer on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. Dahl, who won the first Athlete of the Week award for 2009, beat out a tough and competitive 33-woman field in the mile at Kentucky. She knocked off Kentucky’s Jessica Ortman and Tennessee’s Phoebe Wright with an outstanding time of 4 minutes, 47.39 seconds.
The interdisciplinary studies major’s time also broke Buccaneer Val Urchison’s record of 4:49.55, which stood for 11 years. In addition, Dahl’s mark blasts any A-Sun competitor, as it is 38 seconds faster than Lipscomb’s Carolyn Latham, who ranks second in the league with a time of 5:25.93 set at the SIU SASF Invite.
A select few Buccaneer athletes will compete at next weekend’s Liberty Open in Lynchburg, Va., while the rest of the ETSU track team will not return to action until the Niswonger Invitational at the end of the month.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
Other Top Performers:
Emily Tangwar, USC Upstate (Distance Runner - Eldoret, Kenya -So. - Nursing) -- Tangwar sparked the Spartans with a first-place finish in the women's 800-meter event, besting all 24 finishers with a time of 2:20.76 and thereby setting a new school record. She achieved a new personal best time, beating her time from last year of 2:21.78 and beating the second-place finisher, Veronica Citireag from Jacksonville State, by nearly a second. Last year's A-Sun indoor track and field Freshman of the Year, Emily Tangwar, continues to shine for the USC Upstate Spartans, where she earned a first-place finish in the women's 800-meters on Saturday at the Appalachian Limited Meet in Boone, N.C.
