Saturday, April 8
Greenville, N.C.
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Bill Carson Invite
Pack Wraps Up Bill Carson Invite
4/8/2017 8:01:00 PM | Track
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State track and field team concluded the Bill Carson Invite on Saturday afternoon. The team posted four event wins and concluded the meet with 11 top-three finishes.
Sprints:
Gabriele Cunningham led the way with three top-three finishes. The sophomore took second in the 100m and 200m, and finished third in the 100m hurdles. Cunningham set a personal best in 200m with a time of 23.98 and added a quick marks of 13.91 in the 100m hurdles and 11.75 in the 100m.
Cravont Charleston led the men's sprinters with a victory in the 100m and a runner-up finish in the 200m. Charleston crossed the finish line in 10.42 in the 100m, besting the second-place finisher by over .10. In the 200m, the freshman finished with a time of 21.34.
In the 400m, Dejah Arnold took sixth with a season-best 56.84. In the men's race, Abdur Rahmaan Kelly crossed the line in 48.21 to set a new personal best in the event for third overall.
The men's 4x400 relay added a season high 3:12.37 for the win, besting its previous best mark by almost two seconds. The squad's time also moves the team into a regional qualifying position and is ranked 41st in the East Preliminary.
Mid-Distance:
Megan Rempel added another event win for the Wolfpack, taking the win in the women's 800m with a time of 2:12.43 for a new personal best. The time was a near four-second improvement from her first 800m of the season. Bethany Neeley took third in the event with a time of 2:13.68. In the men's race, Jack Hagood finished second with a time of 1:53.98.
Jumps:
Javonne Antoine won her second triple jump competition of the season with a jump of 40'2.75". Amara Bell added a fifth-place finish with a jump of 38'6.00".
In the women's high jump, Margaret Edwards made her season debut, clearing the bar at 5'5.00" to finish fifth overall.
Up Next:
NC State will head to the Charlotte Invitational next weekend.
Sprints:
Gabriele Cunningham led the way with three top-three finishes. The sophomore took second in the 100m and 200m, and finished third in the 100m hurdles. Cunningham set a personal best in 200m with a time of 23.98 and added a quick marks of 13.91 in the 100m hurdles and 11.75 in the 100m.
Cravont Charleston led the men's sprinters with a victory in the 100m and a runner-up finish in the 200m. Charleston crossed the finish line in 10.42 in the 100m, besting the second-place finisher by over .10. In the 200m, the freshman finished with a time of 21.34.
In the 400m, Dejah Arnold took sixth with a season-best 56.84. In the men's race, Abdur Rahmaan Kelly crossed the line in 48.21 to set a new personal best in the event for third overall.
The men's 4x400 relay added a season high 3:12.37 for the win, besting its previous best mark by almost two seconds. The squad's time also moves the team into a regional qualifying position and is ranked 41st in the East Preliminary.
Mid-Distance:
Megan Rempel added another event win for the Wolfpack, taking the win in the women's 800m with a time of 2:12.43 for a new personal best. The time was a near four-second improvement from her first 800m of the season. Bethany Neeley took third in the event with a time of 2:13.68. In the men's race, Jack Hagood finished second with a time of 1:53.98.
Jumps:
Javonne Antoine won her second triple jump competition of the season with a jump of 40'2.75". Amara Bell added a fifth-place finish with a jump of 38'6.00".
In the women's high jump, Margaret Edwards made her season debut, clearing the bar at 5'5.00" to finish fifth overall.
Up Next:
NC State will head to the Charlotte Invitational next weekend.
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