North Carolina State University Athletics
Smoke Wins Weight Throw In Track & Field Opener
1/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | Track
Jan. 16, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The NC State track & field teams opened the indoor season Saturday with some strong performances in the sprint, distance, throws and jump events at the UNC Fast Times Meet. Kelly Smoke (Sr., Durham, N.C.) won the women's weight throw and was the runner-up in the shot put, Jennifer Boyd (R-Fr., Chesapeake, Va.) was the runner-up in the women's mile, while Mitchell Pope (So., Hudson, N.C.) won the men's shot put and Michael Hill (Jr., Marion, N.C) was runner-up in the men's triple jump.
Smoke's heave of 58-0.5 in the weight throw won the event and her mark of 44-0.5 in the shot put was good for second place. Whitney McGhee placed fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 47-9.75, while Brie Ward (So., Stafford, Va.) finished sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 45-8 and 11th in the shot put with a mark of 34-0.5. Boyd ran a 5:07.75 in the mile to take second place. Joanna Rodgers (R-Fr., Fairfax, Va.) finished fourth at 5:24.50 and Jessie Yester (R-Fr., Downington, Penn.) came in seventh with 5:40.61. Mattie Bethea (Fr., Winston-Salem, N.C.) cleared 5-6 in the high jump to place third while Laila Thomas finished seventh with a mark of 5-2.
Joya Rodgers (So., Charlotte, N.C.) ran a 7.67 in the 60m for fifth place and Courtney Patterson (So., Fayetteville, N.C.) placed ninth with a 7.78. Trellanie Green (Fr., Fayetteville, N.C.) and Cassandra Williams (Fr., Selma, N.C.) both competed in the 200m, Green running a 26.93 and Williams clocking a 28.42. Vanessa Blaylock ran a 1:05.70, Laura Strother (So., Mathews, N.C.) a 1:06.94 and Tajaron Lewis a 1:08.47 in the 400m to all finish in the top 30.
On the men's side Pope won the shot put with a throw of 54-7. Christopher Crawford (So., Jacksonville, N.C.) took third place with a mark of 46-1. Hill reached 48-7.5 in the triple jump to claim second place. Dexter Adams (Fr., Greensboro, N.C.) placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 23-0.5 and ran a 23.42 in the 200m. Matt Minnick (So., Tallahassee, Fla.) ran a 7.26 in the 60m and a 23.67 in the 200m. Omar Wells (So., Durham, N.C.) ran a 51.40 and Kevin Davis (So., Southfield, Mich.) clocked a 51.52 in the 400m to both finish in the top 12.
The Wolfpack returns to action next weekend when it travels to Clemson, S.C. to compete in the Clemson Invite Jan. 21-22.
