Charlotte 49ers junior track star Caroline Sang (Eldoret Town, Kenya) placed 12th of 24 runners in the 5,000 meters to earn her second all-America honor in three days at the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Sang ran a school-record time of 15:56.34, breaking her previous school record by more than nine seconds.
Sang qualified for the NCAA Championships in both the 10,000 meters and the 5,000 meters and took home all-America honors in both events. She placed eighth of 24 runners with a time of 33:09.