Gabriele Cunningham (100m, 100H) and
Cravont Charleston (100m) both advanced out of the preliminary round in their sprint events Friday afternoon to advance to Saturday's finals in the events.
Charleston kicked off action for the sprinters in the 100m prelims. He clocked a 10.52, the second-fastest time in his heat, to earn automatic qualification for the final.
Competing in back-to-back events, Cunningham impressed with an 11.44 in the 100m and a 13.36 in the 100m hurdles. Both of those times were the fastest posted during the prelims for the respective events and moved her to the final in each.
JaTory Reid, the last of the Wolfpack jumpers to compete at the Penn Relays, took ninth in the high jump Friday afternoon. His best jump of the day measured in at 6' 8.25" (2.04m).
Tyson Fortenberry finished NC State's afternoon with a 52' .25" (15.86m) throw in the shot put that placed 15th in a field of 48.
UP NEXT:Fortenberry kicks off NC State's final day of competition at the Penn Relays with the discus throw at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Beginning at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Charleston will run in the final of the 100m, followed by Cunningham's appearances in the 100m and 100m hurdles finals.
The Wolfpack will also have a group in action at the Virginia Grand Prix in Charlottesville, Va.
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Gabriele Cunningham capped off the NC State track and field team's time at the historic Penn Relays with a gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles Saturday afternoon.
The Wolfpack junior qualified for the final with a 13.36 time Friday afternoon and clocked a 13.20 PR for the win on Saturday. Her mark improved her time that already stands at No. 3 on NC State's all-time performance list in the 100m hurdles. It also marked her second first-place finish of the season after she opened her season with a win at the Raleigh Relays.
Minutes later, Cunningham ran in the 100m dash final, where she placed fourth with a time of 11.45.
Cravont Charleston also competed in the 100m dash on the men's side, after qualifying for the final with his Friday performance in the prelims. He finished fourth in 10.42.
Tyson Fortenberry was the only field athlete to compete for NC State on the final day of the Penn Relays. He was in action in the discus, and his 164' 3" (50.07m) put him in 11th place.
