Raleigh Relays By the Numbers

RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State's 2016 adidas Raleigh Relays was once again one of the largest and successful early-season outdoor track and field meets in the country, as 2,560 entries, including 2,306 individuals and 254 relay teams from more than 100 NCAA programs, high schools and professional clubs visited Raleigh for the meet.

National Lists:
In total, 165 marks from the meet rank among the top-30 of Division I standings in individual events – including six marks that currently lead the country. The Raleigh Relays account for the most top-30 marks this season. The next closest meet has 91 top-30 marks.

The meet was also a success on the Division II level, as 65 provisional qualifying marks were earned for the NCAA DII Track and Field Championships.

With a long outdoor season remaining, some of those times will fall from the national lists, but many of the marks already solidify athletes for postseason meets.

Home Sweet Home:
The Wolfpack preformed well on its home track, adding 17 national, 17 ACC qualifying and 33 regional qualifying marks.

Raleigh Relays Recap Day 1

Raleigh Relays Recap Day 2

A Dominating Distance Performance:
The Raleigh Relays accounted for 100 out of 120 national top-30 marks between the men's and women's 5,000m and 10,000m events. The men's 10,000m race holds the most national times with 29 of the top-30 times coming from the meet.

Meet Records:
Sean McLean, a professional sprinter for Nike smashed the meet and facility men's 100m dash records with a time of 10.13. McLean took out UMBC's David Bobb's meet record from 1997 and NC State's Harvey McSwain's facility record from 1983.

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