North Carolina State University Athletics
M. Track & Field Travels to Va. Tech and UNC
2/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Track
The NC State track and field team will send split squads to Virginia Tech and North Carolina this weekend. Eleven athletes will compete on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22-23 in Blacksburg, Va., and 10 will head to Chapel Hill, N.C. on Saturday for the respective meets. Three Wolfpack athletes that are nationally ranked will compete for the red and white this weekend.
Dexter Adams, who is third in the long jump in the ACC, ranks 15th nationally in the event with a distance of 25'00.50".
Also heading to Virginia Tech is A'Tolani Akinkuotu, perhaps the top sprinter in Wolfpack history and he is only a sophomore. Akinkuotu holds the school record in the 60 meter dash with a 6.70 and is the only NC State athlete to break 6.80 in the event, a feat he has accomplished and amazing 14 times. His time of 6.70 ranks 20th nationally and fifth in the ACC.
Jason Jones will lead the contingent to North Carolina. Jones is 18th nationally and leads the ACC with a mark of 58'04.50".
Adams, Akinkuotu and Jones all have notched NCAA provisional marks, as well. Chris Kollar (mile) and Tibor Vegh (5,000m) have also recorded NCAA provisional times this season for the men.
The following student-athletes will travel to Virginia Tech:
Dexter Adams
A'Tolani Akinkuotu
Brandon Bias
Eric Davis
Emmanuel Davis
Stephen Gardner
Armand Quenum
Reggie Reese
Miles Walker
Omar Wells
Travis Weston
The following student-athletes will travel to UNC:
Gavin Coombs
John Crews
Kent Dickens
Stephen Furst
Adam Gray
Jason Jones
Geoff King
Eric Mack
John Martinez
Fredy Torres
Dexter Adams, who is third in the long jump in the ACC, ranks 15th nationally in the event with a distance of 25'00.50".
Also heading to Virginia Tech is A'Tolani Akinkuotu, perhaps the top sprinter in Wolfpack history and he is only a sophomore. Akinkuotu holds the school record in the 60 meter dash with a 6.70 and is the only NC State athlete to break 6.80 in the event, a feat he has accomplished and amazing 14 times. His time of 6.70 ranks 20th nationally and fifth in the ACC.
Jason Jones will lead the contingent to North Carolina. Jones is 18th nationally and leads the ACC with a mark of 58'04.50".
Adams, Akinkuotu and Jones all have notched NCAA provisional marks, as well. Chris Kollar (mile) and Tibor Vegh (5,000m) have also recorded NCAA provisional times this season for the men.
The following student-athletes will travel to Virginia Tech:
Dexter Adams
A'Tolani Akinkuotu
Brandon Bias
Eric Davis
Emmanuel Davis
Stephen Gardner
Armand Quenum
Reggie Reese
Miles Walker
Omar Wells
Travis Weston
The following student-athletes will travel to UNC:
Gavin Coombs
John Crews
Kent Dickens
Stephen Furst
Adam Gray
Jason Jones
Geoff King
Eric Mack
John Martinez
Fredy Torres
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