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College Women's 4x800 Championship of America

Event 234Saturday 1:55 PM
Records
NR Tennessee 8:17.91 2009 Kimarra McDonald (2:09.14), Chanelle Price (2:02.45), Sarah Bowman (2:03.70), Phoebe Wright (2:02.62)
AR Tennessee 8:17.91 2009 Kimarra McDonald (2:09.14), Chanelle Price (2:02.45), Sarah Bowman (2:03.70), Phoebe Wright (2:02.62)
PR Tennessee 8:17.91 2009 Kimarra McDonald (2:09.14), Chanelle Price (2:02.45), Sarah Bowman (2:03.70), Phoebe Wright (2:02.62)
FF Tennessee 8:17.91 2009 Kimarra McDonald (2:09.14), Chanelle Price (2:02.45), Sarah Bowman (2:03.70), Phoebe Wright (2:02.62)

Results

PL School/Affiliation Mark Athletes ID
1 Tennessee 8:18.22 Kimarra McDonald (2:07.71), Chanelle Price (2:05.33), Brittany Sheffey (2:04.29), Phoebe Wright (2:00.89) AA
2 LSU 8:19.77 Charlene Lipsey (2:06.40), Kayann Thompson (2:05.64), Brittany Hall (2:05.48), LaTavia Thomas (2:02.25) AB
3 Oregon 8:32.40 Chloe Steinbeck (2:11.22), Anne Kesselring (2:04.79), Nicole Blood (2:09.47), Zoe Buckman (2:06.92) AE
4 Duke 8:33.37 Leslie Morrison (2:10.07), Devotia Moore (2:07.10), Cydney Ross (2:08.30), Esther Vermeer (2:07.90) AJ
5 Boston College 8:33.85 Jillian King (2:09.34), Caitlin Bailey (2:06.53), Grace Rodriguez (2:12.23), Caroline King (2:05.75) AG
6 Georgetown 8:35.84 Lauren Borduin (2:10.95), Rachel Schneider (2:07.43), Avril Ogrodnick (2:09.95), Christine Whalen (2:07.51) AD
7 Indiana 8:43.45 Lindsey Hartman (2:11.29), Ashley Baker (2:15.17), Arianne Raby (2:11.53), Molly Beckwith (2:05.46) AI
8 Virginia 8:44.19 Lyndsay Harper (2:11.80), Ariane Sloan (2:12.43), Rosemary Barber (2:11.79), Tasia Potasinski (2:08.17) AL
9 Cornell 8:47.87 Molly Glantz (2:14.31), Kerri Lyons (2:10.82), Kim Standridge (2:09.60), Anna Scull (2:13.14) AM
10 Kent State 8:48.01 Audrey Maheu (2:11.28), Paige Wray (2:13.63), Melinda Sawnor (2:14.07), Jessica Lhotsky (2:09.05) AO
11 Temple 8:57.39 Assata Cowart (2:17.61), Tashima Stephens (2:15.05), Shadaya Bennett (2:14.43), Victoria Gocht (2:10.32) AN
12 Liberty 8:59.79 Jaime Watson (2:09.53), Meghan Burggraf (2:15.28), Hailey Neal (2:20.88), Rebekah Ricksecker (2:14.12) AT
13 William & Mary 9:07.15 Kelly McElroy (2:11.71), Liz Barclay (2:18.17), Katie Buenaga (2:20.41), Keely Murphy (2:16.86) AQ
14 Penn 9:07.37 Anna Aagenes (2:12.48), Veronica Salcido (2:15.86), Megan Powell (2:18.85), Michelle Johnson (2:20.20) AS

Quotes

School: Tennessee

Coach JJ Clark press conference answers:

Q: Talk about the your team and what happened here at the Penn Relays?
A: “Obviously it was just an great, great weekend. I am very, very proud of what they have done. This is definitely history in the making. History has been made at the Penn Relays. I appreciate the efforts in the crowd.”

Q: What is three in a row this year mean?
A: “Three in a row this year means that I am a very fortunate coach to have these athletes. Every race we were not predicted to win. And in every race they won. It was very nice and rewarding to see them come out here and compete at a very high level. Especially when they are smiling and enjoying the moment.”

Phoebe Wright:

Q: Talk about the last 100 meters?
A; “While I was watching the race unfold, I knew I was going to get the stick in the lead. I felt very comfortable taking that. I dared other teams to run faster.”

Q: What is it like racing 6 times here and winning 6 times?
A: “ We raced to win all three races. We put it out there. It was really special who is willing to lay it on the line, day in day out., every race. I was proud to bring it home for them.”

Event History

Relays Top 10
8:17.91 Tennessee 2009
8:18.22 Tennessee 2010
8:18.78 Michigan 2007
8:19.77 LSU 2010
8:20.22 Tennessee 1984
8:20.66 Villanova 1984
8:21.13 Tennessee 2004
8:23.35 Florida 1986
8:24.02 Kentucky 1986
8:24.25 Florida 2001
8:24.27 Arizona State 1994
8:24.34 Villanova 1986
8:24.65 Florida 1999
Recent Champions
2010 Tennessee 8:18.22
2009 Tennessee 8:17.91
2008 LSU 8:30.98
2007 Michigan 8:18.78
2006 Texas 8:31.60
2005 Stanford 8:32.02
2004 Tennessee 8:21.13
2003 North Carolina 8:26.71
2002 Florida 8:25.99
2001 Florida 8:24.25
Most Victories
9 Villanova
7 Tennessee
4 Florida
3 Georgetown
2 LSU
1 Michigan
1 North Carolina
1 Penn State
1 Stanford
1 Texas