Wolfpack Completes Solid First Day At VMI Keydet Invitational

January 19, 2018

Friday Results

LEXINGTON, Va. – The NC State track and field team garnered five podium finishes and racked up six new PRs on the opening day of competition at the VMI Keydet Invitational Friday. The Wolfpack is set to conclude action with another packed day of events at the Corps Physical Training Facility on Saturday.

THROWS:
Lauren Evans registered yet another podium finish, taking home the silver medal in the weight throw with a 62' 9.50" (19.13m) mark on her first attempt.

Tyson Fortenberry earned bronze in the weight throw for his first podium finish of the season. On his second attempt, he posted a throw of 55' 9.25" (16.99m) to set a new PR in the event.

JUMPS:
Javonne Antoine represented NC State well in the triple jump. Her 39' 1.75" (11.93m) jump was good for second place.

ON THE TRACK:
Gabriele Cunningham and Alexis Postell both advanced to the 60m hurdles semifinals Friday, where Cunningham established yet another PR of 8.18 to move to second on the NC State Top-10 List and qualify for the finals on Saturday.

In the 60m dash, Janel Pate, Lauren White, and Kylia Wright all qualified for the semifinals. Wright's time of 7.79 in the prelims was a new PR, which she immediately bested with a 7.70 time in her semifinal race. White set back-to back PRs on the day as well, with her 7.59 semifinal mark sending her to Saturday's final. Pate will join White in the final after running a 7.60 in her semifinal.

On the men's side of the 60m dash, Cravont Charleston (6.71) and Dylan Peebles (6.86) finished in the top eight in the semifinals to advance to the Saturday final.

The Wolfpack men dominated the 1000m race. Tim Bason took first place with a time of 2:28.11, which is the fifth-best mark in program history. Tanis Baldwin (2:29.67), Joe Bistritz (2:29.94), Jack Hagood (2:30.32), Philip Hall (2:31.22), and Gavin Gaynor (2:31.53) swept third through seventh places.

Megan Rempel posted an impressive performance of her own in the 1000m. The Wolfpack redshirt junior's time of 2:53.49 improved her PR by just over 10 seconds and was good for a second-place finish. She moved into fourth on the NC State Top-10 List.

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