Caroline Hampton has been named the Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week following her record setting performance at the Samford Invitational over the weekend.
Hampton finished fifth in the 3,000 meter race, but did so in a talented pool of runners as she posted a NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time of 9:59.82. Her time also established a conference and school record time, becoming the first women’s track athlete to post a time under 10 minutes.
Hampton, the 2014 Women’s Cross Country Champion, currently holds the third best time in the mile event in conference, just 15 seconds away from the NCAA provisional time in that event.