North Carolina State University Athletics
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49er Invitational
Pope Wins Shot Put, Regionally Qualifies
3/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Track
March 18, 2006
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Mitchell Pope won the shot put at the 49er Invitational with a NCAA Regional Championship qualifying mark of 58-9.50 to lead NC State in its outdoor track & field season opener.
Pope and Chris Crawford finished 2-3 in the hammer throw, when Pope reached 166-9 and Crawford hit 164-0. Crawford reached a career best 51-11 for fourth place in the shot put and took eighth in the discus throw with a mark of 140-8.
Mattie Bethea and Laila Thomas both cleared 5-5 in the high jump to tie for third place and Bethea took fifth in the long jump with a career best mark of 18-5.25.
Reggie Reese finished fourth in the 100m with a time of 10.63 and ran a 10.54 in the preliminaries. The Wolfpack placed third in the men's 4x100m relay with a time of 41.66 and ninth in the women's 4x100m at 48.72.
For complete results from the 49er Invitational go to www.flashresults.com. NC State returns to action next weekend when the Wolfpack hosts the annual Raleigh Relays, March 24-25 at Paul Derr Track.
