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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Amber Opp

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Morganton, N.C.
  • High School Draughn

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)


CROSS COUNTRY BIO

CAREER MARKS (TFRRS)

 
800m  2:39.13 ECU Bill Carson Invitational (4/5-6/2019)
1,500m  5:09.28 Terrier Relays (3/30-31/2018)
Mile  5:21.49 2018 SoCon Indoor Championships (2/24-25/2018)
3,000m  10:43.46 UCS Invitational (2/8/2018)
5,000m  18:57.70 Gamecock Invitational (4/13/2019)
10,000m  40:43.80 2019 SoCon Outdoor Championships (4/27-28/2019)









JUNIOR (2020)
INDOOR: Competed in one meet, posting a time of 11:37.13 in the 3,000-meter race at the Gamecock Opener (1/17-18/20).

SOPHOMORE (2019)
INDOOR: Ran in two indoor meets … Competed in the 3,000-meter race at the JDL College Team Challenge (Feb. 7), finishing third with a time of 11:19.85 … Was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished eighth with a time of 13:15.52 at the 2019 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

OUTDOOR: Competed in five outdoor meets … Started her outdoor season with a time of 19:43.81 in the 5,000-meter race at the Buccaneer Invitational (March 23) … At the East Carolina University Bill Carson Invitational (April 5-6), ran her personal best time of 2:39.13 in the 800m and laid down a time of 5:15.77 in the 1,500-meter race … Set her personal record in 5,000-meter race at the Gamecock Invitational (April 13) with a time of 18:57.70, while finishing ninth … At the USC Open (April 20), ran the 3,000-meter race in a time of 10:48.35 … Closed out her sophomore year with two races at the 2019 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships (April 27-28), including a PR of 40:43.80 in the 10,000m and a time of 19:58.68 in the 5,000-meter race.

FRESHMAN (2018)
INDOOR: Ran in four indoor meets … Opened her track season with a 11:11.65 in the 3,000-meter race at the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 20-21) … Improved her time in the 3,000m by nearly 22 seconds with a time of 10:49.68 at the JDL College Team Challenge (Feb. 8) … Ran in two events at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 16-17), including setting her personal record in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:43.46, and helped the distance medley relay squad to a seventh-place finish in a time of 13:11.45 … Rounded out the indoor season with three events at the 2018 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 24-25), including setting her personal record in the mile with a time of 5:21.49 … Helped the distance medley relay team finish eighth in a time of 13:09.90.

OUTDOOR: Ran in two outdoor meets … Ran in both the 1,500-meter race and the 4x800 at the Terrier Relays (March 30-31), setting her personal record in the 1,500m with a time of 5:09.28 … Helped the 4x800 team to a third-place finish in a time of 10:53.45.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eight total letters in track (four) and cross country (four) at Draughn High School … Helped track & field team claim the 2017 conference championship during her senior campaign … Earned All-State recognition in cross country as a senior …  Was an all-county, all-region, all-conference and state qualifier as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Amber Nicole Opp … Daughter of Stacy and Casey Opp … Major is political science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2019-20Junior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'11"

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