LA CROSSE, Wisc. - First year Camille Coklow's rookie season came to an end on Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Despite an outstanding effort, which saw her advance to the event finals of the 100-meter dash, Coklow suffered a devastating groin pull following the preliminaries which forced her to scratch from the event finals.
Coklow, a native of Chicago, Ill., posted a time of 12.04 in the preliminaries to finish ninth overall in the nation. She becomes the first rookie in Mount Holyoke history to participate in both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championships in her first year.
She was one of 22 to participate in the 100-meter dash. Her qualifying time of 11.93 had her ranked third in the field entering this weekend's meet. She posted her qualifying time during the finals at the ECAC Championships. Coklow finished second overall in the event.
A former standout at the Latin School of Chicago, Coklow has had an impressive rookie season, which has included an appearance at the 2013 NCAA Indoor National Championships. Appearing in seven meets this spring, she has recorded first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash at the American International Invitational, the Aloha Relays and the New England Division III Championships.
Coklow, who also competed in the 200-meter dash through much of the spring, eclipsed the school record in the 100m-dash three times. She finished second overall in the event at the NEWMAC Championships, earning All-Conference Second Team recognition while also setting the school record mark with a time of 12.27. The previous record had been held since 1993 by Cheryl Daley, who was Mount Holyoke's first track & field National All-American.
After posting a time of 12.20 at the Open New England Championships, Coklow headed to ECAC's, where she shattered the record in the preliminaries with a mark of 12.03. She then finished second in the finals with her time of 11.93.
During the indoor season, Coklow recorded multiple school records in the 60-meter dash and was an All-New England honoree after placing second overall in the 55-meter dash. She has also excelled in a number of other events in her rookie season, including the long jump.
