University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
American Athletic Conference Championships (May 12-15)
UConn Takes Third at 2016 American Outdoor Championship
5/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Championship Central
ORLANDO, Fla. - The UConn women's track and field team wrapped up a four-day stretch at the 2016 American Athletic Conference outdoor championship with a third-place team finish at the UCF Soccer and Track Complex. The Huskies tallied 97 points over four days in Orlando, trailing only meet-winner Cincinnati (111) and runner-up UCF (98).
A complete meet results page can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.
"We put up a great effort the entire meet," said Husky head coach J.J. Clark." I'd would like to congratulate conference champions Sarah Bowens and Taylor Anderson. We gave a full effort. I'm proud of this team fighting through injury and still putting up a great fight."
For the second-straight year, Sarah Bowens was crowned the conference long jump champion, earning a gold medal on Saturday with a leap of 6.16m. Teammate Odrine Belot picked up five points for the team with a leap of 5.90m.
Taylor Anderson won the 100m dash on Sunday, crossing the finish line in 11.65 seconds and edging out UCF's SheKara Martin by .02 seconds to pick up 10 points for the team.
The Huskies vaulted into the meet lead with a 27-point performance in the 800m run final, led by a second-place 2:06.60 second finish from Alexis Panisse. Hannah Parker (2:07.52), Katie Foley (2:07.67), Sydnee Over (2:07.99), Kat Vodopia (2:10.11) and Laura Williamson (2:17.62) all placed in the top eight.
The Huskies shined in the 1,500m run final, grabbing 11 combined points after three athletes placed in the top eight. Senior Laura Williamson paced the squad, picking up a third-place finish with a time of 4:27.74, while Alexis Panisse (4:29.33) and Liz Lagoy (4:36.30) took fifth and eighth, respectively.
Senior Emily Durgin followed up a strong performance in the 10,000m run with a third-place 16:56.34 second finish in the 5,000m run final, grabbing six points for the team.
Belot continued a standout meet with a silver-medal 12.94m leap in the triple jump, taking eight points, while Bowens grabbed a point with a mark of 12.24m.
Connecticut's 4x400m relay team (Zimmer, Foley, Parker, Over) rounded out the action on the track with a sixth-place finish in the meet's final event (3:42.10).
The Huskies' 4x100m relay team (Belot, Anderson, Moore, Bowens) added two points to the squad's total with a seventh-place finish in Sunday's final, crossing the line in 45.83 seconds.
For complete meet results from the four-day event, please CLICK HERE.
Originally built in 1991, the UCF Soccer and Track Complex was re-opened in May 2011 following the construction of a grandstand seating facility on the west side.
Surrounding one of the top pitches in all of college soccer, is an eight-lane, 400-meter track featuring a Martin Surface that was refurbished in the summer of 2004. In 2008, an expanded throwing area for the hammer, discus and shotput was also added to the complex. Both, long jump and triple jump pits, were rebuilt ahead of the 2008 season.
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