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C-USA Outdoor Championships
Coffin Wins 3000-Meter Steeplechase on Day Three
5/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Complete Results
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Hannah Coffin won the 3000-meter steeplechase with the third-fastest time in school history to lead UAB on day three of the Conference USA Outdoor Championships from the Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.
Coffin turned in a time of 10:34.71 to become the second-fastest performer in the 3000-meter steeplechase in school history. Only Kristina Vaughn has run a faster time than Coffin in UAB track and field history. Coffin's performance also tallied 10 points for UAB to help the Blazers sit in seventh place heading into the final day of the championships.
Middle distance runners Jenna Wesley and Rebecca Evans each qualified for the finals following strong races. Wesley advanced to the finals of the 1500 meters with a time of 4:37.76 and a third-place finish. The Griffin, Ga., native also reached the finals of the 800 meters with a sixth-place finish following a time of 2:14.58.
Evans placed 11th in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:43.76 to qualify for the finals. The duo will race in the finals Sunday at 3:55 p.m.
Sophomore sprinter Melany Frierson turned in personal-best times in both the 100 meters (12.03) and 200 meters (25.17).
In field events, Ali Meister recorded a 14th-place finish in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 18-09.25. Earlier in the week, Meister picked up three points for UAB by finishing sixth in the heptathlon with a career-high 4,856 points.
Meister opened competition Thursday on day one with a personal-best time of 14.30 in the 100-meter hurdles en route to a fifth-place finish.
After taking sixth place in the high jump with a height of 5-02.50, Meister placed seventh in the shot put with a personal-best distance of 33-10.00. She capped day one with an eighth-place showing in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 26.16.
Day two saw Meister record a fourth-place finish in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 18-06.00 to go along with a ninth-place showing in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 2:28.94.
Lucy Crookes scored three points for UAB after recording a sixth-place finish in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:38.39 on Friday.
Day four of the championships is scheduled to begin Sunday at 3:30 p.m. with the women's 4x100 meter relay.
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