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Schnell, Chelimo take 1,500m titles at SoCon Championships
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – UNCG's Paul Chelimo and Ashley Schnell won titles in the 1,500 meters on Sunday, the final day of the Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Western Carolina's Catamount Athletic Complex. The Spartan women finished seventh and the men eighth.
Schnell defended her title in the 1,500m, turning in a time of 4:27.92. The Spartans took four of the top five spots in the event, with Shaina Sumney finishing second in 4:33.55, Kerry Hartman finishing fourth in 4:41.12 and Chelsea Sumney finishing fifth in 4:42.61. Jade Farlow finished 17th in the event in 5:05.74.
Ginny Cronley turned in a personal-best time of 17:43.36 to take fifth in the 5,000 meters. Kelly Montague was 13th in the event in 18:54.68, while Chelsea Willette finished 19th in 19:30.89.
On the men's side, Chelimo won the 1,500m in 3:49.06. Joey Thompson was fourth in 3:52.63 followed by Abraham Kemboi in 14th (4:03.49) and Tyron Alston in 15th (4:03.77).
Taylor Hurst finished fifth in the 800 meters, turning in a time of 1:56.44.
The Spartan men picked up 30 points on the weekend to take eighth place. Appalachian State won the team title with 238 points. UNCG's women were seventh with 37 points. The Mountaineers swept the team titles, with their women notching 207.50 points for the win.
UNCG is back in action at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 26-28.
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Men's team results - Final
1. Appalachian State 238
2. Western Carolina 225
3. Samford 107
4. The Citadel 79
5. Davidson 58
6. Chattanooga 37
7. Furman 31
8. UNCG 30
9. Wofford 11
Women's team results - Final
1. Appalachian State 207.50
2. Western Carolina 149
3. Samford 113
4. Georgia Southern 104
5. Elon 102
6. College of Charleston 62
7. UNCG 37
8. Furman 16
9. The Citadel 14.50
10. Chattanooga 10
11. Wofford 4
12. Davidson --
Individual results
Men's results
800m: 5. Taylor Hurst, 1:56.44.
1,500m: 1. Paul Chelimo, 3:49.06; 4. Joey Thompson, 3:52.63; 14. Abraham Kemboi, 4:03.49; 15. Tyron Alston, 4:03.77.
Women's results:
1,500m: 1. Ashley Schnell, 4:27.92; 2. Shaina Sumney, 4:33.55; 4. Kerry Hartman, 4:41.12; 5. Chelsea Sumney, 4:42.61; 17. Jade Farlow, 5:05.74.
5,000m: 5. Ginny Cronley, 17:43.36; 13. Kelly Montague, 18:54.68; 19. Chelsea Willette, 19:30.89
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