Duncan Sparks
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Karns
Bio
2015: Ran in five of the eight meets on the season during her sophomore campaign…Had a season-high 12th-place finish at the Blue/Orange Meet following a 23:39.42 second time in the five-kilometer run…
Blue/Orange Meet (5K): 12th- 23:39.42
Victor Ashe Meet (5K): 35th- 24:35.6
Furman Invitational (6K): 171st- 29:15.16
Maryville Dual Meet (5K): 21st- 25:02.3
Fast Cats Classic (5K): 99th- 24:22.64
2014: Sparks concluded her first year in Mossy Creek with two top-five finishes. These times included a fourth place finsh at the Victor Ashe Meet and a fifth place finish at the Maryville Dual meet.
Blue/Orange Meet – DNC
Victor Ashe Meet – 23:38.49 (4th) 5k
Berea Invitational – 22:46 (37th) 5k
Maryville Dual Meet – 23:23.63 (5th) 5k
Louisville Invitational – 23:00.00 (297th) 5k
McAlphine Invitational -24:22.4 (200th)
Falcon Classic – DNC
SAC Championships – 25:52.84 (92th) 5k
NCAA Southeast Regional – DNC
High School: Three-time MVP at Karns High School in Knoxville, Tenn... Set a personal best in the 1600m on the track at 5:32... Coached by Rick Cathy.
Personal: Sparks in the granddaughter of legendary Carson-Newman football coach Ken Sparks... Her father, Chad, played football for C-N and her aunt, Chanda Childress, played volleyball for the Eagles.
News mentions
The Carson-Newman cross country team wrapped up its regular season schedule by placing two runners in the top-20 individual standings on its way to a women’s fifth and men’s sixth place finish at the Fast Cats Classic in Owensboro, K.Y. on Saturday.
Priscah Jemeli (Eldorett, Kenya) records her first career win as a Carson-Newman Eagle as both the men and women’s team recorded top-two finishes at the Maryville Duel Meet Saturday morning.
The Carson-Newman cross country team put on an impressive showing in its season debut Saturday morning, as both the men and women picked up top three finishes in the Victor Ashe Fall Classic.
The Carson-Newman cross country runners will take part in the annual Blue/Orange intrasquad meet this Saturday at Green Farm in preparation for the regular season.