NC State Set For #ACCITF Championships

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RALEIGH – The NC State track and field team will compete at the 2018 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex in Clemson, S.C.

The Wolfpack begins action at the meet Thursday evening with the women's and men's DMR finals and will continue competition with full days of events on Friday and Saturday.

#ACCITF REWIND:
NC State came away from the 2017 ACC Indoor Championships in South Bend, Ind. with six All-ACC performances from the men and five from the women. The men finished seventh at the 2017 ACC Indoor Championships with 39 points, and the women finished ninth with 35 points.

Three of NC State's five First Team All-ACC honorees from last season's conference meet return to action with the Pack. Erika Kemp was the Wolfpack's only ACC Indoor Champion in 2017, earning a victory in the 3,000m with a 9:19.79 time. Cravont Charleston took silver in the 60m, clocking a time of 6.67, and Joshua Davis placed third in the weight throw with a 69' .50" mark.

PACKING THE ACC:
NC State heads to the 2018 ACC Indoor Championships with the following marks in the top-10 of the conference standings:

Women's 60m – Gabriele Cunningham (4th, 7.31)
Men's 60m – Cravont Charleston (2nd, 6.65), J Johnson (6.74)
Women's 200m – Gabriele Cunningham (9th, 23.95)
Men's 200m – Dylan Peebles (1st, 20.87), Cravont Charleston (4th, 21.28), Shannon Patterson (5th, 21.29)
Women's Mile – Dominique Clairmonte (7th, 4:44.85)
Women's 3,000m – Elly Henes (1st, 9:07.26), Ryen Frazier (9th, 9:24.32)
Men's 3,000m – Philip Hall (9th, 8:09.27)
Women's 5,000m – Elly Henes (1st, 15:36.67), Dominique Clairmonte (6th, 16:14.92)
Men's 5,000m – Elijah Moskowitz (7th, 14:14.68), Patrick Sheehan (10th, 14:17.07)
Women's 60H – Gabriele Cunningham (2nd, 8.05)
Women's Triple Jump – Michelle Cobb (2nd, 41' 1.75"), Javonne Antoine (6th, 40' 4.25")
Men's High Jump – Christopher Garrick (7th, 6' 10.75"), JaTory Reid (10th, 6' 8.75")
Men's Long Jump – Von Douglas (7th, 24' 3.75")
Women's Shot Put – Lauren Evans (3rd, 52' 11.5")
Men's Shot Put – Tyson Fortenberry (6th, 54' 8.25")
Women's Weight Throw – Lauren Evans (1st, 67' 8")
Men's Weight Throw – Joshua Davis (1st, 76' 3"), Tyson Fortenberry (7th, 60' 3.75")

NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS:
NC State looks to challenge for team and individual titles this weekend, but the Wolfpack will also aim post marks to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which are set to take place March 9-10 in College Station, Texas.

Currently, four NC State athletes are in qualifying position, sitting in the top 16 of their respective events, with four others within eight spots of the top 16.

SPRINTS/HURDLES:
The NC State men took over the 200m, holding three of the top five times in the conference. Dylan Peebles' ACC-best mark of 20.87 ties for 13th in the nation, and Cravont Charleston (21.28) and Shannon Patterson (21.29) follow him with the conference's fourth and fifth-best marks.

Charleston, who was runner up in the 60m dash at the 2017 ACC Indoor Championships, currently ranks second in the conference and 25th nationally with his 6.65 mark. J Johnson joins him in the top five of the 60m dash with a time of 6.74.

On the women's side, Gabriele Cunningham heads into the indoor postseason after a record-breaking regular season, during which she established new school records in the 60m dash (7.31) and the 60 hurdles (8.05). Her hurdles mark puts her among some of the best in the country, currently ranking sixth in the nation and second in the ACC.

DISTANCE:
Elly Henes leads the Wolfpack women distance runners with an ACC-best 3,000m time of 9:11.95. She also owns the conference's best mark in the 5,000m.

Dominique Clairmonte holds two times that are good for top 10 in the conference with her mile mark (4:44.85) and her 5,000m mark (16:14.92).

JUMPS:
Michelle Cobb enters the ACC Championships ranked second in the conference in the triple jump, with her best jump of the year being 41' 1.75" (12.54m). Javonne Antoine follows her, with her 40' 4.25" jump good for sixth in the ACC.

For the men, Christopher Garrick looks to earn his third-straight Indoor All-ACC honors in the high jump, after having been named to the team during both his freshman and sophomore years.

THROWS:
Joshua Davis comes into the weekend having earned back-to-back podium finishes and First Team All-ACC honors in the weight throw at the indoor conference meet, having placed third in the event two years in a row. The Wolfpack senior stands in a good position for success this year, as his 76' 3" (23.24m) throw from the JDL College Kick-off is first in the ACC and second in the nation. Four of his other throws from the season would also be good for top-10 national marks.

Lauren Evans owns the conference's top weight throw mark for the women, as her 67' 8" (20.62m) throw from her first meet of the season has yet to be bested by any other thrower in the conference. Evans also finds herself in a good position in the shot put with the ACC's third-best mark of 52' 11.5" (16.14m).

FOLLOW ALONG:
The final two days of the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships are set to be streamed on the ACC Network Extra. Fans can also keep up with the Wolfpack's weekend on social media by following @Wolfpack_TF on Twitter and @wolfpack_tf_xc on Instagram.

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