NC State
George Mason Invitational
Track Sees Action at George Mason
2/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Track
Feb. 3, 2002
Fairfax, Va. - The majority of the NC State track & field team competed at the George Mason Invitational this weekend, while five Wolfpack men's distance runners traveled to the University of Arkansas and competed in the Tyson Invitational.
Senior Chris Dugan was one of five Pack runners to travel to Arkansas, and he came away with a NCAA Provisional time in the 3,000 meters. Dugan ran a 8:01.65 to finish seventh, and missed a NCAA Automatic time by just 0:00.15 seconds. Teammate Ryan Woods placed 14th in that same race, and missed a NCAA Provisional time by just under four seconds. David Christian ran in the unseeded 3,000 meters and placed fourth with a time of 8:16.98. Chad Pearson also earned a NCAA Provisional time, by running the 5,000 meters in 14:08.37 to win the race. Andy Smith was fourth in that same race, running a 14:41.48.
The rest of the NC State squad traveled to the George Mason Invite.
In the sprints, Joseph Brent took fifth in the 60 meters running a 6.99 in the finals, after running a 6.96 in the prelims. Babatunji Giwa had two high finishes, placing seventh in the 60 meters (7.08) and fifth in the 200 meters (22.78). Derrick High was the Pack's top runner in the 200 meters, placing fourth with a time of 22.77. The 4x400 relay team was also fourth (3:16.06).
The Pack had the top three finishers in weight throw, with James Rowell winning (17.17 meters) and Randy Cass placing second (16.84m) and Ryan Furlough (16.42m) was third. All three also placed high in the shot put, with Cass second followed by Furlough in fourth and Rowell in fifth. NC State also did well in the pole vault, with Justin Farmer taking second, while David Kessler and Eric Hoverstad were second and third.
On the women's side, sophomore Felicia Fant continued her strong season in the sprints. Fant placed second in the 60 meters with a time of 7.68 in the finals. Freshman Ebony Foster ran well in both her races, taking second in the 200 meters (25.37) and fifth in the 60 meters (7.85).
Senior Katie Bolac won her first pole vault title of the season, clearing a height of 3.58 meters. Freshman Teresa Reed was third (3.28m). In the throws, Kelly Smoke had a strong day, with a second place finish in the weight throw and third place in the shot put.
NC State will compete in one more meet before the ACC Championships, traveling to Virginia Tech next weekend.
