Track and Field Breaks School Records at Clemson Orange & Purple Elite

Friday, January 11

Clemson, S.C.

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Track and Field Breaks School Records at Clemson Orange & Purple Elite

1/11/2019 7:00:00 PM | Track

CLEMSON, S.C. -- The NC State men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Clemson Orange & Purple Elite on Friday, Jan. 11 in Clemson, S.C. at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex. Cravont Charleston broke the NC State men's track and field indoor 60m dash record with a time of 6.59 in the men's 60m dash final.

Gabriele Cunningham also set a new indoor school mark in the 300m dash (38.78).

Lauren Evans took home two first-place finishes on Friday in women's shot put and weight throw.

Throws:
Lauren Evans, the ACC's December Women's Field Performer of the Month, remains undefeated in the 2018-19 indoor track and field indoor season, as she captured the women's weight throw title Friday, recording a throw of 19.85m, well above the ACC Indoor Championships qualifying mark of 17.63m. She also finished first in the women's shot put competition with a mark of 51'1.75" (15.59m).

Jumps:
Grant Rivers took home third place in the men's high jump competition, posting a 6'5" (1.96m) mark.

In women's long jump, Janel Pate took home third place for the Pack with a mark of 18'5.25" (5.62m), while teammate Mikieja Covington trailed closed behind, placing fourth with a mark of 18'5" (5.61m).

Jamar Davis's Wolfpack track and field debut ended in a third-place finish in men's long jump, recording a 24'1" (7.34m) jump. Teammate Von Douglas placed fourth with a mark of 24'0.25" (7.32m).

Davis also placed third in men's triple jump with a mark of 48'10" (14.88m).

Sprints/Hurdles:
In the men's 60m dash prelims, all three Pack members qualified for the finals. Cravont Charleston (6.68), Alexander Lang (6.82), and Quashawn Cunningham (6.87) recorded ACC Indoor Championships qualifying times (6.87).

Charleston would go on to set a new indoor school record in the men's 60m dash finals with a time of 6.59. The record was previously held by A'Tolani Akinkuoto (6.60).

Gabriele Cunningham set the NC State women's indoor 300m dash school record with a 38.78 mark to win the event on Friday. The record was previously held by Ariah Graham, set in 2013 (39.04). Teammate McKenzie Long took home second-place honors with a time of 39.48.

Janel Pate's 60m dash time (7.68) in the prelims qualified her for the 60m dash finals.

Jada Griffin had a personal-best in the women's 400m with a 56.93 mark.

Distance:
Anna Vess led the Pack in a podium sweep in the women's 1000m. Vess recorded a personal-best 2:54.12 to win the event. Teammates Julia Zachgo (2:54.54) and Emma Ferguson (2:54.89) finished second and third respectively.

FULL RESULTS

WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
Janel Pate - 18'5.25" (5.62m), third place
Mikieja Covington - 18'5" (5.61m)
Timara Chapman - 17'5.5" (5.32m)
Jersey Harris - 14'11.5" (4.56m)

MEN'S HIGH JUMP
Grant Rivers - 6'5" (1.96m), third place

MEN'S WEIGHT THROW
Gabriel King - 14.78m

MEN'S LONG JUMP
Jamar Davis - 24'1" (7.34m), third place
Von Douglas - 24'0.25" (7.32m)

WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW
Lauren Evans - 19.85m, first place
Grace Gaudin - 16.33m

WOMEN'S 60M HURDLES PRELIM
Mikieja Covington - 9.00
Timara Chapman - 9.33
Jersey Harris - 10.09

MEN'S 60M HURDLES PRELIM
Grant Rivers - 8.94

WOMEN'S 1 MILE
Heather Holt - 4:59.30
Sarah LaTour - 4:59.88

MEN'S 1 MILE
Nate Kawalec - 4:21.03
Yared Mekonnen - 4:29.27

WOMEN'S 60M PRELIM
Janel Pate - 7.68

WOMEN'S 60M FINAL
Janel Pate - 7.67

WOMEN'S 1000M
Anna Vess - 2:54.12, first place
Julia Zachgo - 2:54.54, second place
Emma Ferguson - 2:54.89, third place

MEN'S 1000M
Ares Epps - 2:28.17
Noah Graham - 2:33.41
Tanis Baldwin - 2:34.76
Tim Bason - 2:38.27

MEN'S SHOT PUT
Gabriel King - 46'10.75" (14.29m)
Grant Rivers - 39'2.25" (11.94m)

MEN'S 60M PRELIMS
Cravont Charleston - 6.68
Alexander Lang - 6.82
Quashawn Cunningham - 6.87

MEN'S 60M FINALS
Cravont Charleston - 6.59, first place
Quashawn Cunningham - 6.75
Alexander Lang - 6.81

WOMEN'S 400M
Jada Griffin - 56.93

WOMEN'S 300M
Gabriele Cunningham - 38.78, first place
McKenzie Long - 39.48, second place
Alexis Postell - 40.83

MEN'S 300M
J Johnson Jr. - 35.27
Will Hoffmann - 35.37

MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
Jamar Davis - 48'10" (14.88m), third place

WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
Lauren Evans - 51'1.75" (15.59m), first place
Grace Gaudin - 39'11.5" (12.18m)

MEN'S 200M
Junpai Dowdy - 22.27

WOMEN'S 4x400M
Janel Pate, Alexis Postell, Gabriele Cunningham, Jada Griffin - 3:50.88

MEN'S 4x400M
J Johnson Jr., Von Douglas, Cravont Charleston, Jamar Davis - 3:22.57

Unattached:
Javonne Antoine took home a first-place finish with a mark of 40'4.25" (12.30m) in the women's triple jump, competing unattached. Also competing unattached, Shannon Patterson earned a first-place finish in the 60m dash (Olympic Dev) with a time of 6.90 and a third-place finish in the men's 200m dash with a time of 21.41.

Up Next
The NC State men's and women's track and field teams will compete at the Hokie Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. on Jan. 18-19.