The NC State track and field team returned to action yesterday at the Duke Invite in Durham, NC and the Tom Jones Memorial Invite in Gainesville, FL. The Wolfpack finished the day with one new school record and fifteen total personal best marks.
HOW IT HAPPENED: DUKE INVITEMiddle DistanceZach Hughes took home the school record in the men's 800m invitational with a personal-best time of 1:48.39.
In the women's 1500m invitational,
Hannah Gapes took second and established a new personal best with a clock-in of 4:17.35. Her time is the ninth-fastest in program history.
Nevada Moreno (4:19.91),
Leah Stephens (4:21.77), and
Angelina Napoleon (4:22.43) also ran in the event and finished inside the top-10, taking fifth, sixth, and eighth, respectively.
The Pack saw six athletes achieve new personal bests in the men's 1500m invitational. After running a time of 3:43.52,
Brett Gardner established a new personal best and the eighth-fastest mark in NC State history.
Wesley Larson clocked in at 3:46.06 to set a new PR.
JJ Malach (3:47.36),
Toby Gualter (3:48.19),
Dan McGoey (3:49.60), and
Miles Ally (3:52.45) also set new PRs in the event.
Ryan Motondo represented the Wolfpack in the men's 1500m, running a time of 3:55.33 to set a new personal record.
HOW IT HAPPENED: TOM JONES MEMORIAL INVITE
ThrowsSydney Freeman stole the show on the first day of competition in Gainesville, finishing fifth in the women's hammer throw with a personal-best throw of 56.48m, the fourth-best mark in program history.
Makala Wright also competed in the event, taking eighth with a throw of 55.93m.
With a mark of 47.51m,
Mahkayla Hart also finished the day with a new PR in the hammer throw.
SprintsMyles Epstein finished the men's 200m in 22.14 which is a new personal record.
In the women's 400m hurdles,
Allie Payton clocked in at 1:05.64 to tie her personal best which currently ranks eighth in NC State history.
JumpsJudd Armstrong leapt his way to a new PR in the men's high jump, taking eighth with a mark of 2.04m.
On the invitational side of the men's high jump,
Kyzaiah Stone finished sixth with a personal-best mark of 2.13m.
Jirah Sidberry grabbed seventh place in the women's long jump with a jump of 6.07m.
UP NEXTThe Pack returns to action at the Duke Invite and Tom Jones Memorial Invite on Saturday, April 13.
DUKE INVITE RESULTSMEN'S 800M (Invite)
WOMEN'S 1500M (Invite)
MEN'S 1500M (Invite)
WOMEN'S 1500M
MEN'S 1500M
WOMEN'S DISCUS
TOM JONES MEMORIAL INVITE RESULTSWOMEN'S HAMMER THROW
WOMEN'S 200M
MEN'S 200M
WOMEN'S 400M HURDLES
MEN'S 400M HURDLES
MEN'S HIGH JUMP
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW
MEN'S HIGH JUMP (Invite)
MEN'S 400M HURDLES (Invite)
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