Women’s Returning Student-Athlete Profiles JU N I O R • SP R I N T S • 5 - 4
GABRIELLE
WALKER Chatanooga, Tenn. • Mars Hill
2008 XC: Finished sixth for the Spartans at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships and 68th-overall with a season-best time of 22:07 ... Competed in each meet for the Spartans this season ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.
Walker’s Personal Bests Outdoor Track & Field 100-Meter Dash ___________________ 12.87, Orange & Purple Classic (5/9/09) Long Jump _______________________15-07.50, Furman Invitational (4/11/09) Triple Jump ____________________ 34-00.75, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09) 400-Meter Relay ___________________ 50.47, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)
2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500, 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs ... Posted school’s second-best times of the season in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters ... A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team.
2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter dash, 400-meter relay, long jump and triple jump at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Helped the 400-meter relay team post a school-record fifth-place finish in 50.47 seconds ... Finished second in the triple jump (33-07.50), fourth in the 100 meters and fourth in the long jump (15-07.50) at the Furman Invitational (4/11) ... Saw top finish in the 100-meter dash at the Orange & Purple Classic with an eighth-place finish in 12.97 seconds and also earned ninth in the long jump (5/9) ... Also finished 10th in the long jump.
2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the 800meter-run at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (3/1) ... Had two of top five times of the season in the 800 meters.
2008-09 Indoor: Did not see action in a meet. Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and field at Mars Hill College ... Set new school records in the 100 meters, triple jump, 400-meter relay and 55 meters. High School: Lettered in basketball and track and field at Brainerd ... Set new record for the triple jump and 400-meter relay ... Finished third in the state in the triple jump and 400-meter relay ... Member of the National Honor Society and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class. Personal: Born Oct. 23, 1987 ... Has one brother, Rickey, and one sister, Stacy ... Majoring in sociology ... Favorite foods are cabbage and hot wings ... Favorite quote is “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift” … Dream job is to work with the FBI. JU N I O R • DI S T A N C E • 5 - 4
NICOLE
YANCEY Madison, Conn. • Daniel Hand Yancey’s Personal Bests Indoor Track & Field 800-Meter Run ___________________2:58.76, Gamecock Invitational (2/23/08) Mile Run _________________________ 6:36.61, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09) 3,000-Meter Run __________________ 12:42.39, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09) 5,000 Meter Run _________________20:56.34, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09) Outdoor Track & Field 1,500-Meter Run ______________ 5:48.65, Weems Baskin Invitational, (3/29/08) 3,000-Meter Run ____________________ 12:44.02, Catamount Classic (4/18/08) 5,000-Meter Run ___________________ 22:53.82, Furman Invitational (4/11/09) 2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs throughout the season ... Posted top finish in the 5,000-meters at the Furman Invitational (4/11). 2008-09 Indoor: Set a new personal best time in the 5,000-meter run at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (2/20) ... Earned her best time of the season in the 3,000-meters at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) ... Finished fifth in the 3,000-meters at the Clemson Games (1/31) ... Competed in the mile run at the Appalachian Limited (1/17).
Before USC Upstate: Lettered in indoor and outdoor track and soccer at Daniel Hand. Personal: Born on Oct. 6, 1989 ... Daughter of Reed Yancey and Carolyn Katz ... English major ... Has three siblings, Sam, Sydney and Kody ... Favorite food is pasta ... Favorite TV show is “The Office”... Favorite book is “Possible Side Effects”... Father, Reed, played college hockey at Nichols College. SOPHOMORE • DISTANCE • 5-7
CAROLYNE
CHELULEI Eldoret, Kenya • Alliance Girls Chelulei’s Personal Bests Indoor Track & Field 800-Meter Run ___________________________ 2:29.80, UNC Classic (1/24/09) Mile Run ________________________5:21.24, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09) 3,000 Meter Run ____________10:35.65, ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31/09) Outdoor Track & Field 800-Meter Run ___________________________ 2:26.55, 49er Classic (3/21/09) 1,500-Meter Run __________________4:45.09, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09) 5,000-Meter Run _________________18:13.59, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09) 2009 XC: Recorded three first-place finishes during the season ... Finished at the top at the Wofford Relays (9/1), the Eye Opener (9/5) and the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) ... Set a school record with a time of 17:31.40 at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) en route to a third-place finish ... Earned the A-Sun Runner of the Week award on Oct. 7 ... Was the second Spartan to cross the finish line at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) as she finished ninth with a time of 18:16, earning her second-team all-conference accoloades. 2009 Outdoor: Scored points with a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meters and a sixth-place performance in the 1,500 meters at the A-Sun Championships (5/15)...Earned personal-best times in both events, finishing the 1,500 in 4:45.09 and the 5,000 in 18:13.59 ... Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays (3/27) ... Posted her season-best time in the 800 meters at the 49er Classic (3/21) ... Competed in the 1,600-meter relay at the Wofford Dual Meet, helping the women post a school record in 4:14.37 (4/17). 2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the mile run at the A-Sun Championships, where she finished 12th overall with a personal-best time of 5:21.24 (2/20) ... Also competed in the 3,000-meter run at conference championships ... Ran the mile at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) and ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ... Finished eighth of 58 competitors in the 3,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 10:35.65 and also competed in the 800-meter run at the ETSU Invitational ... Ran her best time in the 800-meter event at the UNC Classic, finishing in 2:29.80 (1/24).
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