NC State
Tom Jones Memorial
Wolfpack Splits Up For Meets At Florida, Charlotte
4/12/2018 10:37:00 AM | Track
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State track and field team will look to follow last weekend's success with other strong outings as it sends competitors to meets in Gainesville, Fla. and Charlotte, N.C. Friday. NC State's sprinters, hurdlers, and field athletes will be in action at the Tom Jones Memorial hosted by the University of Florida, while the Wolfpack distance runners will hit the track at the Charlotte Invitational.Â
The team's schedule for both meets can be found here.
TOM JONES MEMORIAL
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Site: Percy Beard Track Facility
Streaming: SEC Network + (from 1 p.m. until the meet's conclusion)
Live Results
The Wolfpack will have athletes competing in various events throughout the day at the Tom Jones Memorial. Beginning at 1 p.m., the meet will be broadcast live on SEC Network + through the WatchESPN app.Â
CHARLOTTE INVITATIONAL
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Site: Irwin Belk Track & Field Center
Live Results
A squad of NC State's distance athletes will compete in the men's and women's 1,500m races Friday evening. After a 1-2-4 punch in the event last weekend, the Wolfpack women will continue to look for top finishes. The women begin at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by the men's competition at 6:40 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Wolfpack last competed at the Gamecock Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. The team finished with seven first-place finishes, with 20 athletes finishing on the podium.
Through two meets this season, Michelle Cobb is unbeaten in the triple jump, with her latest first-place finish coming with a 40' 4" winning mark.Â
Tyson Fortenberry added another gold medal in the field events. He won the men's shot put with a 52' 6.75" (16.02m) throw.
The Wolfpack men once again took over the 200m, with Dylan Peebles winning and Shannon Patterson taking third.
In the relays, the men's 4x400m team of Will Hoffmann, Adbur Rahmaan Kelly, Shannon Patterson, and Peebles took first. The women's 4x400m relay set a new school record in the event, as Gabriele Cunningham, Jada Griffin, Janel Pate, and Tiana Patillo placed second.Â
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK:
Peebles was named ACC Men's Track Performer of the Week Tuesday afternoon, garnering the honors for the first time in his Wolfpack career. The recognition followed a statement weekend, during which the NC State sophomore earned his second-straight gold medal in the 200m.Â
Running at the Gamecock Invitational, Peebles placed first with a PR of 20.66. The time moved him into the top 15 of the national standings and furthered his climb in the school record book, putting him at No. 7 on the 200m list. It was the fourth-best collegiate performance of the weekend in the event and currently sits as the ACC's best 200m mark this outdoor season.
UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack's outdoor season will continue with two meets next weekend as athletes head to Torrance, Calif. for the Mt. SAC Relays and Charlottesville, Va. for the Virginia Challenge.
