Feb. 29, 2016
AAC Indoor Championships - Images by UCF Knights
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UCFKnights.com) - The UCF track & field program finished third at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, winning four individual events and earning eight spots on the podium.
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The Knights accumulated a point total of 91.5 to finish third as a team, finishing behind UConn at 110 and Cincinnati at 98.5.
LEADING THE PACK
Sophomore Rosie Chamberlain put together an impressive performance in the 800-meter run, winning the event with a time of 2:06.96 and defeating the seven other runners who all happened to be from UConn. The English native sat in third for much of the race until the final lap when she burst to the front and continued to pull away down the homestretch.
BLAZIN' BELLAMY
J'Nea Bellamy rocketed to a title in the 60-meter dash, breaking the tape with a new personal record of 7.33. Her time goes down as the 21st-fastest time in the NCAA this season and the fourth-fastest in UCF history.
DOUBLE DUTY
Senior Briana Vaughn closed out her indoor career in style, grabbing a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash and a third-place finish in the 60-meter dash. Her 200m time of 23.51 was a career best and sits fourth in school history, while her 60m time matched her previous personal record.
RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Junior Ashley Jocelyn had a record-breaking performance in the 400-meter dash, crossing the line at 53.45 to break Afia Charles' old school record by three-tenths of a second. Even with setting a new UCF record, Jocelyn finished third overall in a stacked field of competitors, respectively.
FINISHING IN STYLE
The Knights capped off the conference meet in style, winning the 4x400-meter relay while competing in Heat 2 of 3. The foursome of Ashley Jocelyn, Terika Henry, Tere Cooley and Chamberlain blew their heat out of the water, clocking in at 3:41.03, which topped second-place finisher and winner of Heat 3 Cincinnati's time by three-tenths of a second.
BLING BLING
First-Place Finishers
60m - J'Nea Bellamy
800m - Rosie Chamberlain
5,000m - Anne-Marie Blaney
4x400m - Ashley Jocelyn, Terika Henry, Tere Cooley, Rosie Chamberlain
Second-Place Finishers
200m - Briana Vaughn
Third-Place Finishers
60m - Briana Vaughn
400m - Ashley Jocelyn
5,000m - Holly Wooley
NEXT UP
The Knights now turn their focus to the outdoor season, which begins on Mar. 18-19 at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge.