Sophia Flowers - Named CCAC Conference Outdoor Track - Runner of the Week - Qualifies For Outdoor Track NAIA Nationals in the 10K - Sets School Record -
Sophia Flowers Qualifies For Outdoor Track NAIA Nationals in the 10K - Sets School Record - Outdoor Nationals in May, North Carolina -
Named CCAC Conference Outdoor Track - Runner of the Week -
GovState Head Men's and Women's Track Coach John Niendorf on Sophia Flowers accomplishments:
"We, as a coaching staff, are incredibly proud of Sophia Flowers. This young woman ran the race of her life in the 10k and was able to qualify herself for Nationals. She shattered the previous school record with her 36:19 10k performance. The 10k is one of the most mentally taxing races a competitor can do on the track. And she remained posed throughout the event, despite being a freshman who had never competed in this race before. Flowers ran calm and composed, working with two other athletes trying to break their schools' records as well. The freshman was tough and did not back down to pain of the race."
"Hitting a National mark on your first outdoor race is incredible and she made the entire team, coaching staff, and school proud today. We are ecstatic for her and cannot wait to watch her run the 10k at Asheville, North Carolina in late May. She will compete on May 21st at approximately 7:20 CT," Coach Niendorf said.
New Record Lands Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week Honors For GSU's Flowers
CHICAGO --- Establishing a new school record during the seven-day period ending March 29, Governors State University's Sophia Flowers (Romeoville, Ill.) has been named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week. The league office made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon.
Flowers set the mark in the 10,000-meter event at the North Central College Distance Fling on Friday. The freshman recorded a time of 36:19.74 to hit the 'A' standard, producing the fifth-fastest time in the NAIA this spring. It also placed her third among 15 runners at the meet.
Other Track Nominees: Dyannara Franco (St. Francis), Yanira Deana Paninka (Saint Xavier).
