ATHLETE BIOS STEPHANIE BROWN
11/1 11/13
SEC Championships (6K) NCAA SC Regional (6K)
21:12.84 21:12.7
5 (2) 18 (3)
Sophomore • 5-4 Downs, Ill. (Tri-Valley HS)
2010: Brown capped her first season in competition by being named the SEC Freshman Runner of the Year. At the SEC Championships, she was Arkansas’ second finisher and was fifth overall which earned her All-SEC First Team and All-Freshman Team accolades. She finished in 18th place at the NCAA South Central Regional with 6K time of 21:12.7. She was one of four All-Region runners for the Razorbacks. During the season, Brown finished in Arkansas’ top three in five of six races and was named the SEC Freshman of the Week three times. At the UC-Riverside Invitational in Riverside, Calif., she posted a season-best 5K time of 17:13.7, good for fifth place overall. Brown made her season debut at the Arkansas Invitational where she navigated the 4K course at Agri Park in 14:12.5 and finished in third place. 2009: Brown redshirted the season. AT TRI-VALLEY HS: Brown holds personal bests of 2:07.81 in the 800 meters, 4:48.27 in the 1,600 meters and 4:50.12 in the mile. Her 800-meter time ranked 12th and her mile time was fourth in the U.S. her senior season. At the 2009 Arkansas High School Invitational, she won the mile in a time of 5:07.19, her then-personal best, and won the 800 meters with a thenpersonal best of 2:08.41. In 2008, Brown broke the 20-year-old Illinois Class A State Championships record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:10.96, the third-best outdoor clocking in Pantagraph area history. She became the third girl in Class A history to win the 800 meters three times. In 2009, Brown became the first girl to win four state 800-meter titles. She picked up her fourth title with a time of 2:09.12 to break her own state championships record. She also claimed the 2009 state title in the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:01.50. Her 2008 season-best 800 meters of 2:08.1 indoors was the nation’s 13th fastest. She also placed second in 2008’s state championship 1,600 meters with a time of 5:08.05. She was a member of the state champion 4x800-meter relay that broke the state record with a time of 9:23.93. She split a time of 2:06.3. PERSONAL: Born March 4, 1991, she is the daughter of Robert and Kelly Brown. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in journalism. SEC Scoring (6K): Year Time 2010 21:12.84
Overall (Team) Place 5 (2)
All-Time Best • 5,000 meters: 17:13.7 (UC-Riverside Invitational, 9/18/10) All-Time Best • 6,000 meters: 21:12.7 (NCAA SC Regional, 11/13/10) All-Time High Placing: 3rd (Arkansas Invitational, 9/3/10) 2010 Performances Date Meet Time Overall (Team) Place 9/3 Arkansas Invitational (4K) 14:12.5 3 (3) 9/18 UC-Riverside Invitational (5K) 17:13.7 5 (3) 10/1 Notre Dame Invitational (5K) 17:38 60 (3) 10/16 Pre-National Invitational (6K) 22:24 182 (6)
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RACHEL CARPINO
Sophomore • 5-5 Lee’s Summitt, Mo. (North HS)
2010: Carpino competed in four meets during her freshman season, making her collegiate debut at the Arkansas Invitational. She finished in a time of 15:28.9, good for 14th place overall. She was an individual entry at the UC-Riverside Invitational and Notre Dame Invitational. At the Riverside event, Carpino had a season-best 5K time of 18:37. She was Arkansas’ fifth scorer at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville and finished the race in 18:56.59. AT LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH HS: Carpino holds prep bests of 5:32.36 in the 1,600 meters, 11:38.30 in the 3,200 meters, 15:36 over 4,000 meters and 19:07.16 at 5,000 meters. At her 2010 conference championships, she placed third in the 3,200 meters and eighth in the 1,600 meters. She followed up with a fourth-place finish at the district meet and a fifth-place finish at the sectional meet in the 3,200 meters. During the 2009 cross country seas, she placed second at the conference meet, fourth at the district meet, seventh at the sectional meet and 13th at the state championships. PERSONAL: Born March 11, 1992, she is the daughter of Pete and Stephanie Carpino. Carpino comes to Arkansas as a Chancellor’s Scholar and is enrolled in the pre-dental program at Arkansas. All-Time Best • 5,000 meters: 18:37 (UC-Riverside Invitational, 9/18/10) All-Time High Placing: 14th (Arkansas Invitational, 9/3/10)