SSC CHAMPIONS UTampa Women's Track
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The University of Tampa Spartans women's track team brings home the first ever SSC track championship trophy. This was the inaugural Sunshine State Conference championship, outdoor track. The Lady Spartans outperformed their competitors with a score of 157 points. With multiple top finishers in each event, this was a moment in history for Tampa and SSC that will be remembered forever. With the grand trophy awarded to the team, Allie Murphy took home the "Runner of the Meet" trophy for most outstanding performance. She individually contributed in 23 points to add to the total of Tampa's score. Here is a breakdown of all the athletes that contributed to the 157 Tampa points scored.
Top Performers:
100m Dash
- Chloe Green, 4th place, 12.37, 5 points.
200m Dash
- Chloe Green, 5th place, 25.84, 4 points.
- Allison Murphy, 6th place, 25.90, 3 points.
400m Dash
- Marielle Clayton, 3rd place, 59.29, 6 points.
- Lillian Hicks, 8th place, 60.35, 1 point.
800m
- Kendra Krueger, 4th place, 2:17.69, 5 points.
- Hannah Diete, 5th place, 2:18.99, 4 points.
- Kara Bergeron, 8th place, 2:22.86, 1 point.
1500m
- Emily Kriney, 4th place, 4:38.46, 5 points.
- Kendra Krueger, 5th place, 4:39.24, 4 points.
- Hannah Diete, 7th place, 4:41.37, 2 points.
- Molly DeMarzo, 8th place, 4:42.94, 1 point.
5000m
- Olivia Harp, 1st place, 17:18.52, 10 points.
- Lindsey Volkman, 3rd place, 17:35.30, 6 points.
- Emily Kriney, 4th place, 17:58.60, 5 points.
- Taylor Guthrie, 5th place, 18:02.47, 4 points.
10,000m
- Campbell Caldwell, 1st place, 37:24.41, 10 points.
- Brooke Gable, 6th place, 38:32.05, 3 points.
- Bella Noreika, 8th place, 39:02.17, 1 point.
100m Hurdles
- Allison Murphy, 1st place, 14.10, 10 points. (National Qualifier)
- Lindsey Kownick, 2nd place, 14.45, 8 points.
- Kate Carter, 3rd place, 14.60, 6 points.
400m Hurdles
- Allison Murphy, 1st place, 1:01.36, 10 points.
- Kate Carter, 2nd place, 1:02.09, 8 points.
- Lindsey Kownick, 6th place, 1:10.66, 3 points.
3000m Steeplechase
- Mary Richmond, 2nd place, 11:29.47, 8 points.
- Madelyn Gordon, 3rd place, 11:37.76, 6 points.
4x100 Relay
- Ashley Mosesso, Allison Murphy, Lillian Hicks, Chloe Green, 2nd place, 48.42, 8 points.
4x400 Relay
- Marielle Clayton, Elizabeth York, Lillian Hicks, Kate Carter, 1st place, 3:57.78, 10 points.
Looking into the future, the remainging competitors will head to UNF on May 2nd and 3rd for another meet.
Congratuations to the Lady Spartans for winning the first ever SSC outdoor track championship!
