University of Tennessee at Chattanooga redshirt freshman Teghan Henderson (Pickering, Ontario) blew away her competition at the Cobb Track and Angell Field to set a school record in the women’s 5000 meter run Friday morning at the Stanford Invitational.
Henderson posted a school-record time of 16:13.03, nearly seven seconds faster than the previous mark set by Kathleen Turchin in the 2007 season. Turchin posted her top time of 16:19.74 during the NCAA Championship preliminary race.
Adidas Team Green’s Samantha Draney placed second in the heat with a time of 16:31.69 while Henderson’s closest collegiate competitor was SMU’s Shanoah Souza more than 26 seconds behind in third with a time of 16:39.75
Record Timing - RT Race Data - RT Race Timing:
Stanford Invitational - 4/4/2014 to 4/5/2014 Stanford University -Stanford, California
Event 85 Women 5000 Meter Run Section 5
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Teghan Henderson UT-Chattanooga 16:13.03
2 Samantha Draney Adidas Team Green 16:31.69
3 Shanoah Souza SMU 16:39.75
4 Katie Jensen Rice 16:41.80
5 Melanie Stemper SMU 16:44.86
6 Jacy Christiansen Liberty 16:45.99
7 Aly Nielson Oregon St 16:50.86
8 Rachel Bush Cal Poly 16:53.98
9 Frances Loeb Johns Hopkins 16:54.32
10 Sally Larson Lipscomb 16:55.05
11 Connor Ward Texas 16:55.06
12 Kelli Sugimoto Loyola Marymount 16:55.90
13 Vanessa Valentine Vanderbilt 16:58.73
14 Hannah Everson Air Force 17:05.91
15 Chelsea Sumney UNC-Greensboro 17:19.80
16 Brittnie Munoz Loyola Marymount 17:44.36
17 Meghan Breadmore Cal Poly 18:18.09