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2/21/2009 - WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK
Dolphins Run Away with Fourth Straight Title
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship is no stranger to the Jacksonville Dolphins. For the fourth-straight year, they claimed the women’s indoor title with a record 171 points in ETSU’s Memorial Center. Kennesaw State claimed its best-ever finish in second.
Natasha Harvey made championship history by sweeping the individual awards, claiming the Most Valuable Performer, Most Outstanding Field Performer and Most Outstanding Track Performer honors. Harvey’s day included setting a record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.55, matching her time from Friday’s preliminaries. The lone senior on the team also finished first in the triple jump posting a 12.20 meter jump and in the 60-meter dash, winning in 7.54 seconds.
Coach Ron Grigg earned his fourth coach of the year award. Most Outstanding Freshman Performer Stacey Young helped JU dominate the individual awards after finishing third in the 60 meter hurdles and third in the pentathlon.
After setting a conference record in the shot put on Friday, Jacksonville junior Ronnisha Hall set another record in the 20-lb. weight throw with a distance of 18.26 meters. Jessica Lumpkin of Kennesaw State also topped the previous record of 16.32 meters coming in second, set by ETSU’s Zachlynn Blackburn in 2008. Blackburn took home the bronze with a throw of 16.01.
Jacksonville’s 4x400 team of Stephanie Brown, J’Zotta Rolle, Unique Singleton and Danielle Davenport took second to ETSU, despite eclipsing the the conference record, coming in at 3:47.22. Unique Singleton also took first in the 400.
ETSU senior Heidi Dahl made another impressive mile-run obliterating the meet record of 4:56.63 set in 2006 by Raynell Hagberg with a time of NCAA provisional time of 4:39.39. Jacksonville’s Alyssa Deal and Dominique Roy of Belmont followed her lead.
In the pole vault UNF took its first gold medal of the championship when Anne DelBovo soared to an even 10-00.00 mark. Kennesaw State’s Kacey Hightower and UNF’s Morgan McCorkle ended second and third.
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.
Coach of the Year
Ron Grigg, Jacksonville
Most Valuable Performer
Natasha Harvey, Jacksonville
Most Outstanding Freshman
Stacey Young, Jacksonville
Most Outstanding Field Performer
Natasha Harvey, Jacksonville
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Nastasha Harvey, Jacksonville
