Stone's Performance at 2000 Conference Meet Named Top SCAC Women's Track & Field Moment

Stone's Performance at 2000 Conference Meet Named Top SCAC Women's Track & Field Moment

SUWANEE, Ga. - Over a decade has passed since she ended her conference career with an individual performance that has not been witnessed since and will likely never be duplicated. And yet, her name still echos from the same stadium public address system that continually called her name so many times on that late April weekend in 2000.

The Rhodes College PA announcer, when recognizing the winner of the 1,500 meters at the 2011 SCAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships, reminds the crowd that the record holder in this event remains "the legendary Heather Stone of Sewanee."

Eleven years earlier, at the same Rhodes College venue, Sewanee senior Heather Stone set that 1,500 meters record (along with four other records) and in the process became the league's only back-to-back-to-back Female Athlete-of-the-Year honoree. She posted the top individual point total in the history of the conference meet (men's or women's) when she won six events and totaled an incredible 62.5 points - outscoring five teams by herself - at the 2000 SCAC Women's Track & Field Championships.

Stone's legendary performance at the 2000 SCAC Track & Field Championships is being recognized as the Top Moment in the history of SCAC women's outdoor track & field. Top 20 Moments homepage

Stone posted individual victories in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, 10,000 meters and 400 meter hurdles. With the exception of her finishing time in the 400 meters, each victory established a new SCAC championship meet record for that particular event. Her 2000 championship meet times in the 1,500 and *3,000 meters remain conference records. (Note: *The 3,000 meters is no longer an event at the SCAC women's championships.)

Stone's performance at the 2000 SCAC Championships earned her a third consecutive Female Athlete-of-the-Year honor and she finished her career with a record 14 individual titles at SCAC championship meet competition.

After posting a win in the 1,500 meters at the 2000 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Stone completed the Indoor/Outdoor sweep with a victory in the event at the 2000 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at North Central College in Naperville, Ill. At that same event, Stone placed second in the 800 meters and seventh in the 3,000 meters to earn all-American honors in all three events.

Russell Kramer, the SCAC Director of Communications/New Media, had a chance to catch up with the former Tiger all-American, Heather Stone Williams, to relive that amazing weekend in 2000 and to also reflect on her career while at Sewanee. To listen to that interview, click here.

To view the complete list of SCAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Top Moments, click here.

Throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will celebrate its 20th anniversary. A special logo commemorating the occasion will be used and the league office will also be releasing the Top 20 moments for each sport the conference sponsors (excluding men's and women's lacrosse).