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June 14, 2003
Virginia’s Dawn Cleary lowered her school record by over three seconds en route to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase, earning her first All-American honor in the process. Her teammate Kiamesha Otey also earned All-American honors in the long jump, the second consecutive year she has been named an All-American.
Cleary ran a 10:00.09 in the steeplechase, lowering her school record by just over three seconds in the process. She ran with the lead pack from the beginning, leading the race for a few steps midway through the race before holding strong for a personal best time. She is Virginia’s first-ever All-American in the steeplechase for women.
Otey jumped 6.14m and finished 10th overall in the long jump and earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year.