The NC State track and field team returns to action tomorrow for the first day of the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg, Va.
VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL:
Date: February 15-16
Location: Rector Field House
Live Results: Available Here
Live updates of the meets will be provided via Twitter @Wolfpack_TFXC.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolfpack is coming off of a busy weekend in which it captured two school records while competing in the BU Valentine Invite, Clemson Tiger Paw Invite, Eagle Elite Invite, and Don Kirby Elite Invite.
On the opening night of the Valentine Invite, freshman Angelina Napoleon broke the school record for the 800m for the second time in two weeks after clocking in at 2:06.70.
The men's DMR team of Xavier Branker, Zach Hughes, Wesley Larson, and Jake Toomey also picked up a school record, finishing the men's distance medley event in 9:37.96 to take first and establish a new NC State all-time mark.
At the Tiger Paw Invite, Caroline Murrell took first place in the women's 3000m after running a personal-best time of 9:51.06. With a time of 8:17.02 in the men's 3000m, Jimmy Mullarkey finished fifth and set a new personal-best mark. Joe Jaster also ran and finished 10th with a time of 8:26.07.
Matt Bogdan clocked in at 4:15.56 in the men's mile to finish in sixth. Murrell also claimed a top-10 finish in the women's mile with a time of 5:00.86 that earned her eighth and a new PR.
Grace Hartman, Kate Putman, Napoleon, and Sam Bush competed for the Pack in the women's DMR at the Eagle Elite Invite, finishing in fifth with a time of 10:55.91, the fourth-best mark in school history.
At the Don Kirby Invite, Kyzaiah Stone took eighth in the men's high jump with a jump of 2.07m. Jirah Sidberry finished ninth overall in the women's high jump with a leap of 6.16m.
Jayda Hunter represented NC State in the women's triple jump, finishing in 10th with a jump of 12.71m, the sixth-best in program history.
PACK IN THE POLLS
The men's DMR team currently ranks fourth on the NCAA Indoor Qualifying list with their school-record time of 9:37.96. The women's DMR time of 10:55.91 puts them at ninth on the Indoor Qualifying list.
Bush also represents the Wolfpack on the list, coming in at #20 for the women's 3000m with her time of 8:56.31.
#WolfpackTF - @wolfpack_tf_xc
https://gopack.com/news/2024/2/15/track-pack-set-to-wrap-up-regular-season-at-virginia-tech-challenge
VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL:
Date: February 15-16
Location: Rector Field House
Live Results: Available Here
Live updates of the meets will be provided via Twitter @Wolfpack_TFXC.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolfpack is coming off of a busy weekend in which it captured two school records while competing in the BU Valentine Invite, Clemson Tiger Paw Invite, Eagle Elite Invite, and Don Kirby Elite Invite.
On the opening night of the Valentine Invite, freshman Angelina Napoleon broke the school record for the 800m for the second time in two weeks after clocking in at 2:06.70.
The men's DMR team of Xavier Branker, Zach Hughes, Wesley Larson, and Jake Toomey also picked up a school record, finishing the men's distance medley event in 9:37.96 to take first and establish a new NC State all-time mark.
At the Tiger Paw Invite, Caroline Murrell took first place in the women's 3000m after running a personal-best time of 9:51.06. With a time of 8:17.02 in the men's 3000m, Jimmy Mullarkey finished fifth and set a new personal-best mark. Joe Jaster also ran and finished 10th with a time of 8:26.07.
Matt Bogdan clocked in at 4:15.56 in the men's mile to finish in sixth. Murrell also claimed a top-10 finish in the women's mile with a time of 5:00.86 that earned her eighth and a new PR.
Grace Hartman, Kate Putman, Napoleon, and Sam Bush competed for the Pack in the women's DMR at the Eagle Elite Invite, finishing in fifth with a time of 10:55.91, the fourth-best mark in school history.
At the Don Kirby Invite, Kyzaiah Stone took eighth in the men's high jump with a jump of 2.07m. Jirah Sidberry finished ninth overall in the women's high jump with a leap of 6.16m.
Jayda Hunter represented NC State in the women's triple jump, finishing in 10th with a jump of 12.71m, the sixth-best in program history.
PACK IN THE POLLS
The men's DMR team currently ranks fourth on the NCAA Indoor Qualifying list with their school-record time of 9:37.96. The women's DMR time of 10:55.91 puts them at ninth on the Indoor Qualifying list.
Bush also represents the Wolfpack on the list, coming in at #20 for the women's 3000m with her time of 8:56.31.
#WolfpackTF - @wolfpack_tf_xc
https://gopack.com/news/2024/2/15/track-pack-set-to-wrap-up-regular-season-at-virginia-tech-challenge