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2/18/2009 - WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK
Heidi Dahl smashed the competition for weekly honor
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MACON, Ga. - The weekend before the 2009 Atlantic Sun Indoor Track & Field Championships, Heidi Dahl blasted the competition at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Her strides in the mile earned her a fourth Athlete of the Week award, the conference announced Wednesday.
Dahl never fails to impress the Buccaneer faithful when it comes to running at any distance. On Friday afternoon, the transfer from Orem, Utah, went head-to-head against a stacked field when she took the line for the mile at the Tyson Invitational. When it was all said and done, Dahl was the first runner to finish the Olympic Development race, as the talented student-athlete posted a new school record and NCAA Provisional Mark with a time of 4:41.90.
Dahl, the interdisciplinary studies major, who has set two school records in the event prior to Friday, trimmed a few seconds off that mark and now ranks 25th in the country amongst collegiate athletes in the mile. She also blew away the eight-woman field, as No. 3 Michigan's Danielle Tauro was three seconds (4:44.27) behind Dahl in second and No. 17 Florida's Kaitlin Shiver was five seconds (4:46.30) off the pace.
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:
Erin Sutton, Kennesaw State (Distance - Dallas, Ga. - Sr. - Biology) -- Sutton placed first in the 3000-meter run at the Tiger Paw Invitational hosted by Clemson over the weekend, crossing the line with a time of 10:09.25 to lead the Atlantic Sun in that event this season.
Emily Tangwar, USC Upstate (Distance - El Doret, Kenya - So. - Nursing) -- Tangwar finished sixth (fourth among collegiate women) in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.85, her second-best finish of the year in the 800. She also led the Spartan women in the mile run, where she earned a fourth-place finish, third among collegiate women, in the mile run with a time of 5:09.15, a new school record and a new personal best for Tangwar. Tangwar continued to lead the USC Upstate women's runners at the Carolina Invitational on Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C, earning sixth- and fourth-place finishes in the 800-meters and mile runs, respectively.
Jocelya Webb, Campbell (Jumps - Creedmoor, N.C. - Sr. - Biology) -- Webb was Campbell's top women's performer on the day at the Carolina Invitational, taking third in the high jump, clearing 1.68 meters. Webb has placed in the top-10 three times this season.
