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Lauren Penney was named to the USTFCCCA All-America Second Team
3/11/2013 3:00:00 PM | Track and Field
Graduate student Lauren Penney was named to the Division I indoor USTFCCCA All-America Second Team following a 12th place finish in the 3000m race at this year's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship. Penney finished the race in 9:24.70.
First-team honors were given to those who placed in the championships' top eight in an event or were a member of an eight-person final. Second team honors were earned by those who finished between ninth and 16th place. In addition, 11 men and nine women earned honorable mention honors.
Penney was named a 2012 USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-America for the 2012 outdoor season after finishing 22nd overall in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Championship with a time of 17:39.83. She was also Syracuse's first women cross country All-American when she garnered the award in the 2011 season.
Penney qualified for this year's 3000m race with a time of 9:06.32 which she ran at the Husky Invite. The time broke her own school record of 9:12 that she set in 2012. She was also named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week for her Impressive performance. Heading into the NCAA Championship, her time was the eighth-best in the nation.
Penney's name can be found throughout the SU track and field record book. She holds two indoor records in the mile (4:37.41) and the 3,000m run (9:06.32). She also holds the outdoor record in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:09.44.
Penney and the Syracuse track and field team open up outdoor season on Friday, March 29th, at the Stanford Invitational.Â
First-team honors were given to those who placed in the championships' top eight in an event or were a member of an eight-person final. Second team honors were earned by those who finished between ninth and 16th place. In addition, 11 men and nine women earned honorable mention honors.
Penney was named a 2012 USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-America for the 2012 outdoor season after finishing 22nd overall in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Championship with a time of 17:39.83. She was also Syracuse's first women cross country All-American when she garnered the award in the 2011 season.
Penney qualified for this year's 3000m race with a time of 9:06.32 which she ran at the Husky Invite. The time broke her own school record of 9:12 that she set in 2012. She was also named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week for her Impressive performance. Heading into the NCAA Championship, her time was the eighth-best in the nation.
Penney's name can be found throughout the SU track and field record book. She holds two indoor records in the mile (4:37.41) and the 3,000m run (9:06.32). She also holds the outdoor record in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:09.44.
Penney and the Syracuse track and field team open up outdoor season on Friday, March 29th, at the Stanford Invitational.Â
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