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Sophia Poncé
Sophia Poncé

Hometown:
Rockton, IL
High School:
Hononegah

2008 -- Indoor - runner-up in 600 meters (1:38.54) at Iowa Invite... ran season-best 800 meters (2:19.36) at ISU Classic... Outdoor - ran 400 meters at Shamrock Invite (1:02.10) and Iowa Invite (1:02.52), and 800 meters (2:22.80) at Musco Twilight X... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - led team in 600 yards (1:24.55) and ran on team-leading 1,600 (3:42.75) and distance medley (12:31.55) relays... the 600-yard time ranks fifth and the 1,600-meter relay time ranks third in school history... ran on 1,600-meter relay that placed sixth (3:45.45) and distance medley relay that placed ninth (12:31.55) at Big Ten Championships... placed second in 600 meters at Hawkeye Invite (1:36.59) and seventh at Jack Johnson Classic (1:36.57)... Outdoor - led team in 800 meters (2:10.35) and ran on team-leading sprint medley (3:59.34) and distance medley (11:25.05) relays... the distance medley time ranks second and the sprint medley time ranks third in school history... placed ninth in 800 meters (2:13.40) at Big Ten Championships, running a collegiate-best 2:10.35 in the prelims... that time ranks seventh in school history... placed third in 800 meters (2:13.36) at Musco Twilight IX... ran on distance medley relay that placed sixth (11:25.05) and sprint medley relay that placed ninth (3:59.34) at Drake Relays... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 48th at Hawkeye Invite (16:19-4,000 meters).

High School -- won 400-meter state title (55.40) senior year, anchoring runner-up 800-meter medley relay to school record (1:45.61)... four-time conference champion... three-time conference and team MVP... three-time all-state, earning all-America honors as a junior... four-time all-conference... team captain senior year... set school records in 200 meters (25:11), 400 meters (55.31), 800 meters (2:21) and mile (5:18)... 2006 President's outstanding academic excellence award winner... coached by Mark McLarty.

Personal -- born April 9, 1988... daughter of Kenneth and Kathleen Poncé... chemistry major.

Poncé's Collegiate Best Times

Event Time Meet Date
400 Meters (I)58.61at Cyclone Invitational2/10/07
600 Yards (I)1:24.55at Frank Sevigne Husker Invite2/2/07
600 Meters (I)1:36.57at Jack Johnson Classic1/20/07
800 Meters (O)2:10.35 Big Ten Championships5/12/07
4,000 Meters (CC)16:19 Hawkeye Invite9/15/07
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