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2023-24 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

Lauren Gordon

  • Class Senior
  • Event Sprints/Hurdles
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High School West Florence

Biography

Honors
2023 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (4x100)
2022 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (4x400)
2022 All-Sun Belt First Team (Outdoor) (4x400)
2022 Sun Belt Champion (Outdoor) (4x400)
2021 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier (Outdoor) (4x400)
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team (Outdoor) (4x400)
2021 Sun Belt Champion (Outdoor) (4x400)
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Indoor) (4x400)


 
      CCU Personal Bests       
 Indoor
 60-meters           7.94
 200-meters          25.05
 300-meters          40.32
 400-meters          55.63     
 4x400       3:43.80
 Outdoor
 100-meters          12.13 (0.5)     
 200-meters          24.60 (1.6)
 400-meters          54.94
 800-meters        2:22.00
 400-meter hurdles       1:02.33
 4x100          46.04
 4x200       1:40.96
 4x400       3:36.43


LAUREN GORDON TFRRS PAGE
 

2023 (Junior)
Outdoor Season

  • Participated in seven meets during the outdoor season
  • Was an alternate at the 2023 NCAA East Preliminary qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay
  • Finished fourth in the 400-meters with a personal-best time of 54.94 at the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Her time of 54.94 in the 400-meters was the seventh-best in the Sun Belt Conference on the outdoor season
  • Also placed fifth as part of the 4x400-meter relay unit with a time of 3:44.14 at the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Crossed the finish line in fourth overall in the 100-meters with a personal-best time of 12.13 (0.5) at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 800-meters with a personal-best time of 2:22.00 at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
  • Turned in a top-10 finish, placing eighth overall at the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.55 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Placed 10th overall in the 400-meters with a time of 55.16 at the USC Open
  • Posted a personal-best time of 24.60 (1.6) in the 200-meters at the UNF East Coast Relays
  • Registered times of 24.84 (1.2) in the 200-meters and 56.22 in the 400-meters at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
  • Competed in the 400-meter hurdles at the Weems Baskin Relays with a time of 1:10.69
  • Was part of the 4x400-meter relay unit that placed ninth overall at the UNF East Coast Relays with a time of 3:47.47

Indoor Season

  • Competed in four meets during the indoor season
  • Was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished sixth overall with a time of 3:45.37 at the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Finished seventh overall in the 400-meters with a time of 55.65 at the conference outdoor championship meet
  • One leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that turned in the third-best time in CCU history in the relay event with a time of 3:43.80 at the Bob Pollock Invitational
  • Placed fourth in the 400-meters with a time of 55.63 at the Bob Pollock Invitational meet, the eighth-best time in the Sun Belt Conference on the indoor season
  • Also raced to a third-place finish in the 200-meters with a time of 25.05 at the Gamecock Opener
  • A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second overall with a time of 3:48.51 at the Gamecock Opener
  • Ran in the 200-meters (25.63) and the 400-meters (56.28) at the Carolina Challenge
  • Was one leg of the 4x400-meter relay unit that finished sixth overall with a time of 3:47.78 at the Carolina Challenge



2022 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season

  • Earned All-Sun Belt first-team honors as part of the 4x400-meter championship team
  • Competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Preliminaries
  • A key member of the relay teams all season long
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season
  • Helped lead the 4x400-meter relay team to first-place finish and goal medal with a time of 3:36.43 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • A member of the 4x400-meter relay unit that placed 18th with a time of 3:40.75 at the NCAA East Preliminaries
  • Part of the 4x200-meter relay team that finished runner-up with a time of 1:39.49 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Also picked up a second-place finish as part of the 4x400-meter relay unit with a time of 3:50.34 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:48.49 for a fourth-place finish at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
  • A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that turned in a time of 3:56.48 at the USC Open, placing seventh overall
  • One leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed eighth at the USC Open with a time of 46.04
  • Finished in eighth overall with a time of 12.43 (0.9) in the 100-meters at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Picked up an 11th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:09.35 at the Shamrock Invitational
  • Posted a 16th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:04.12
  • Turned in a 17th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.67 at the USC Open
  • Also recorded a time of 1:06.22 in the 400-meter hurdles at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational and a mark of 1:06.09 in the 400-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester

Indoor Season

  • Competed in five meets during the indoor season
  • Recorded four top-10 finishes over the indoor season
  • Was part of the 4x400-meter relay unit that crossed the finish line in fifth place overall at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 3:45.58
  • Also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 3:46.85
  • Finished eighth overall with a time of 58.96 in the 400-meters at the Gamecock Opener
  • Turned in a ninth-place showing in the 300-meters with a season-best time of 40.32 at the 2022 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
  • Posted a time of 25.59 in the 200-meters at the Carolina Challenge
  • Registered a time of 56.49 in the 400-meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational hosted by Clemson
  • Placed 22nd overall in the 400-meters with a time of 58.28 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships



2021 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season

  • A 2021 NCAA Division I East Preliminary qualifier in the 4x400-meter relay
  • Picked up All-Sun Belt first-team honors as part of the 4x400-meter relay championship team that crossed the line first overall with a time of 3:38.70 at the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Competed at six meets for the Chanticleers in the outdoor season
  • Totaled 10 top-10 finishes overall, four individual and six as part of a relay team
  • Recorded a second-place finish at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge in the 400 meter-hurdles with a time of 1:04.64
  • Placed fifth in the 100-meters with a season-best time of 12.43 (0.1) at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge
  • Raced to a seventh-place finish with a personal-best time of 1:02.33 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Championships, topping her time of 1:02.62 in the preliminaries
  • Finished ninth overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:13.08 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Part of the 4x200-meter relay team that finished first at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational with a time of 1:40.96
  • A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that took first place at the Sun Belt Championships (3:38.70) and the CCU Chanticleer Challenge (3:41.34)
  • Her 4x400-meter relay team finished second at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (3:55.36), third at the Gamecock Invitational (3:43.46), eighth at the North Florida Invite (3:42.24), and 14th at the UF Tom Jones Invitational (3:41.48)
  • Helped her 4x400-meter relay team race to a 21st-place finish with a time of 3:40.01 at the NCAA Division I East Preliminaries
Indoor Season
  • Garnered All-Sun Belt second-team honors as part of the 4x400-meter relay championship team that placed second at the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:46.07
  • Also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fourth with a time of 3:48.09 at the Bob Pollock Invitational and sixth at the Liberty Elite Invitational with a time of 4:06.74
  • Also competed in both the 200-meters and 400-meters
  • Finished fourth overall in the 200-meters with a season-best time of 25.37 at the Gamecock Opener
  • Also finished 11th at the Liberty Elite Invitational (25.50) and 13th at the Carolina Indoor Open (23.55) in the 200-meters
  • Placed ninth in the 400-meters at both the Gamecock Opener (58.56) and Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational (56.99)
  • Raced to a 15th-place finish in the 400-meters with a time of 57.52 at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships
  • Recorded a season-best time of 7.94 in the 60-meter dash at the Liberty Elite Invitational, placing 15th overall
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 fall term


High School

  • Lettered in track & field at W.J. Keenan and West Florence High School
  • Named the 2020 West Florence High School Female Athlete of the Year
  • A three-time all-region selection (2017, 2018, and 2019)
  • Named all-state in 2018 as a sophomore
  • A 2A state champion in the 400-meter hurdles at W.J. Keenan HS
  • Holds the Keenan HS school record in the 400-meter hurdles
  • A member of the National Honor Society
  • An honor roll member
  • Also a member of the Beta Club, Drill Team, and Colour Guard

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'4"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'4"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'4"