Track Posts Fast Starts at ISU, Clemson

Friday, February 10

Clemson, S.C.

All Day

NC State

Tiger Paw Invite

2/10/2017 11:40:00 PM | Track

ISU Results

AMES, Iowa – The NC State distance runners kicked off the day at the Iowa State Classic and finished with several quick times at the nationally-prominent meet. The competition featured loaded fields of distance athletes.

Megan Moye made her season debut and set a national top-20 mark in the mile with a time of 4:39.00 to finish second overall in the invitational. Moye is the school record holder and 2016 Indoor All-American in the event.

Ryen Frazier led the Wolfpack women in the 3,000m, finishing seventh with a time of 9:17.60. Elly Henes took 13^th with a mark of 9:28.03, while Alyssa Rudawsky (9:32.29) and Kaitlyn Kramer (9:37.15) crossed the finish line 18^th and 20^th, respectively.

On the men's side, Sebastian Hanson and Eli Moskowitz added ACC qualifying marks in the 3,000m. Hanson set a PR of 8:08.37 to finish 16th overall and Moskowitz finished 26^th overall with a time of 8:12.96.

In the 5,000m, Patrick Sheehan took eighth overall with a time of 14:26.49, while Ben Barrett finished 14^th with a time of 14:38.69.

Tiger Paw Results

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Pack's throwers, jumpers, sprinters, hurdlers and a group of distance runners competed at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Cravont Charleston led the Pack's sprinters with a third-place finish in the 60m dash finals. After running 6.78 in the preliminary heat, Charleston ran a 6.70 in his final race of the night.

Nyheim Hines took 11^th and Quashawn Cunningham finished 14^th in the preliminary races.

In distance events, Samantha George returned to the track for the Pack, finishing fifth overall in the mile. Bethany Neeley added a season best of 4:56.67 to take sixth overall.

In field events, Lauren Evans finished seventh with a toss of 58'8.75" and Joshua Davis took third in the men's weight throw with a throw of 69'2.75".

Kimani "KC" Hoffman led the jumpers, finishing 11^th with a mark of 21'10.75" in the men's long jump.

Up Next:
Both groups will be back in action tomorrow, as the team looks to wrap up the weekend.