North Carolina State University Athletics
Track & Field Heads to ACC Indoor Championships
2/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The NC State men's and women's track and field team will head to Blacksburg, Va., for the 2010 ACC Indoor Championships. The Pack will be lead by five athletes that rank in the top-40 nationally in their respective events.
For the women, Kayla Lawson is ranked 25th-nationally in the high jump after posting the fourth-best mark in school history, a 5'10". That mark is also tied for first in the ACC.
Thrower Lawanda Henry us ranked in both the shot put and the weight throw, as the school record holder in both events continues to impress as a sophomore in both events. She broke her own school record in the weight throw earlier this year with a 63'00.75", the second-best mark in the ACC and good for 24th-nationally. Henry is also 31st in the shot put with a mark of 50'08.25", also second in the conference.
Both Lawson and Henry have hit NCAA Indoor Provisional qualifying marks in their events already.
In the ACC top-10 lists, Kara McKenna and Brittany Tinsley will be contenders in the 5,000m, ranking seventh and eighth, respectively entering the meet.
Emily Pritt is ninth in the mile, and is confident that she can score at the conference meet in the event.
Jessica Sanders (fourth) and Brittany McCain (seventh) are both ranked in the weight throw with teammate Henry.
On the men's side, A'Tolani Akinkuotu is 10th-nationally in the 60m dash with a time of 6.67, just 0.01 seconds off of his own school record. His time is second in the ACC.
Freshman Ben Major is second in the ACC and 24th-nationally in the 200m and will look to make an immediate impact in his first conference meet. Major is also ranked eighth in the ACC in the 60m dash.
John Martinez is ranked 38th-nationally in the 3,000m and is the second-fastest in the ACC. Martinez will look to add his first ACC Championship a year after finishing second in both the 3,000m and 5,000m indoors.
In the ACC top-10 lists, Patrick Campbell is eighth in the 5,000m run.
Kristopher Kornegay-Gober is eighth in the high jump.
Kwame Boatwright is fifth in the long jump.
Jason Jones is fifth in the shot put and tenth in the weight throw.
For live results from the 2010 ACC Indoor Championships, click HERE.
In addition, theACC.com will carry live coverage via video-stream of all action on Friday, beginning at 3 p.m., and on Saturday, beginning at 12 p.m.
For the women, Kayla Lawson is ranked 25th-nationally in the high jump after posting the fourth-best mark in school history, a 5'10". That mark is also tied for first in the ACC.
Thrower Lawanda Henry us ranked in both the shot put and the weight throw, as the school record holder in both events continues to impress as a sophomore in both events. She broke her own school record in the weight throw earlier this year with a 63'00.75", the second-best mark in the ACC and good for 24th-nationally. Henry is also 31st in the shot put with a mark of 50'08.25", also second in the conference.
Both Lawson and Henry have hit NCAA Indoor Provisional qualifying marks in their events already.
In the ACC top-10 lists, Kara McKenna and Brittany Tinsley will be contenders in the 5,000m, ranking seventh and eighth, respectively entering the meet.
Emily Pritt is ninth in the mile, and is confident that she can score at the conference meet in the event.
Jessica Sanders (fourth) and Brittany McCain (seventh) are both ranked in the weight throw with teammate Henry.
On the men's side, A'Tolani Akinkuotu is 10th-nationally in the 60m dash with a time of 6.67, just 0.01 seconds off of his own school record. His time is second in the ACC.
Freshman Ben Major is second in the ACC and 24th-nationally in the 200m and will look to make an immediate impact in his first conference meet. Major is also ranked eighth in the ACC in the 60m dash.
John Martinez is ranked 38th-nationally in the 3,000m and is the second-fastest in the ACC. Martinez will look to add his first ACC Championship a year after finishing second in both the 3,000m and 5,000m indoors.
In the ACC top-10 lists, Patrick Campbell is eighth in the 5,000m run.
Kristopher Kornegay-Gober is eighth in the high jump.
Kwame Boatwright is fifth in the long jump.
Jason Jones is fifth in the shot put and tenth in the weight throw.
For live results from the 2010 ACC Indoor Championships, click HERE.
In addition, theACC.com will carry live coverage via video-stream of all action on Friday, beginning at 3 p.m., and on Saturday, beginning at 12 p.m.
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