Henes' 3000M Title, Pack's Three Podium Finishes Highlight Final Day Of #ACCITF Championships

Saturday, February 24

Clemson, S.C.

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ACC Indoor Championships

Henes' 3000M Title, Pack's Three Podium Finishes Highlight Final Day Of #ACCITF Championships

2/24/2018 6:18:00 PM | Track

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CLEMSON, S.C. - The NC State track and field team added its second ACC individual title in as many days, as Elly Henes took home gold in the women's 3,000m at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex Saturday afternoon.

Joining Henes with podium finishes of their own were Dylan Peebles (200m) and Cravont Charleston (60m dash), who both placed third in their respective events.

As a team, the NC State men took fifth place with 52 points, and the women placed eighth with 36 points. Over the course of the meet, 11 members of the Wolfpack earned All-Conference honors across 12 events.

DISTANCE:
Henes led the way for the Wolfpack women with the first ACC title of her NC State career in the 3,000m. Henes came into the event with the conference's best 3,000m time. She showed tremendous poise and powered through the final stretch of the race, crossing the finish line in 9:18.67 for the win.

The final 18 seconds that led to @_ellyphant_'s ACC title.

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— Pack Track & Field (@Wolfpack_TF) February 24, 2018

It marks the second year in a row that NC State has claimed the women's 3,000m indoor title, as senior Erika Kemp won the event in 2017. Kemp scored team points with her performance in the the race this season as her 9:24.77 was good for seventh place.

Ryen Frazier ran the mile, which she qualified for in the prelims on Friday. Her 4:49.47 time secured an eighth-place finish. Tim Bason also placed eighth in the mile on the men's side, clocking a 4:12.40.

SPRINTS/HURDLES:
Peebles and Shannon Patterson represented the Wolfpack in the 200m, placing third and fourth. Running in the same section, Peebles clocked a 20.96, and Patterson clocked a 21.09 on the way to both earning spots on the All-ACC teams.

Charleston continued his success in the 60m dash. Charleston won bronze Saturday with his 6.68 time in the final. The Wolfpack sophomore has placed in the top three of at least one event in each conference championship that he has raced in during his time at NC State.

Peebles also raced in the 60m dash final, coming in seventh with a 6.83 time.

Gabriele Cunningham competed in the finals of both the 60m hurdles (8.35) and the 60m dash (7.33), placing seventh in both races to score points for the Pack women.

NC State's time at the ACC Indoor Championships ended on a high note, as the men's 4x400m relay team set a new school record in the event. Patterson, Abdur Rahmaan Kelly, Sam Krehnbrink, and Will Hoffmann clocked a 3:10.85, besting the previous school record by over two seconds on the way to a fourth-place finish at the meet.

THROWS:
Lauren Evans was named to the Second Team All-ACC for the second time at the meet, placing fourth in the women's shot put with a 50' 11" (15.52m) throw. Her finishes in the shot put and the weight throw marked the first time that the Wolfpack redshirt junior has received conference honors.

Tyson Fortenberry set a new PR with his shot put throw Saturday afternoon. His 55' 7.5" (16.95m) earned him seventh place and moved him into the top five of the NC State record book.

JUMPS:
Michelle Cobb posted a personal-best outing in the triple jump. She continued her rise in program history, tallying the fourth-best mark in the event with a 41' 5.25" (12.63m) jump. She placed fifth and was named to the Second Team All-ACC.

UP NEXT:
NC State will await selections for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which are set to be finalized by the middle of the week. The Championships are set for March 9-10 in College Station, Texas.