Thursday, February 21
Blacksburg, Va.
ALL DAY
NC State
vs
ACC Indoor Championships
Chapman, Covington Earn All-ACC Honors on First Day at #ACCITF Championships
2/21/2019 6:56:00 PM | Track
Timara Chapman Earned a Bronze-Medal Finish in the Pentathlon
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The NC State women's track and field team sits in second place and the men's team sits in seventh place after the first day at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Va.
Timara Chapman recorded the Pack's first podium finish of the weekend with a bronze-medal finish in the pentathlon. Her 3,813 point total earned her First-Team All-ACC Honors and sits as second all-time in the NC State record books. In the final event, Chapman set one of three personal-bests (shot put, long jump, 800m) on the day, clocking a 2:19.11 in the 800m.
Through four events, Grant Rivers is in second place in the men's heptathlon. He recorded first-place finishes in shot put and high jump. Rivers tied his personal-best in the 60m dash (7.44) and set a new personal-best in shot put (40'10.25", 12.45m).
Mikieja Covington set two new career marks in high jump (4'11.75", 1.52m) and shot put (35'4.5", 10.78m) on her way to Second-Team All-ACC honors. Her 3,691 point total registers as third-best in program history.
The women's DMR finished fourth with a time of 11:15.78, which registers as fourth-fastest in school history. On the men's side, NC State recorded a time of 9:53.59.
ACC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 | Results
HEPTATHLON
#GoPack
Timara Chapman recorded the Pack's first podium finish of the weekend with a bronze-medal finish in the pentathlon. Her 3,813 point total earned her First-Team All-ACC Honors and sits as second all-time in the NC State record books. In the final event, Chapman set one of three personal-bests (shot put, long jump, 800m) on the day, clocking a 2:19.11 in the 800m.
Through four events, Grant Rivers is in second place in the men's heptathlon. He recorded first-place finishes in shot put and high jump. Rivers tied his personal-best in the 60m dash (7.44) and set a new personal-best in shot put (40'10.25", 12.45m).
Mikieja Covington set two new career marks in high jump (4'11.75", 1.52m) and shot put (35'4.5", 10.78m) on her way to Second-Team All-ACC honors. Her 3,691 point total registers as third-best in program history.
#ACCITF | Pentathlon
— Pack Track & Field (@Wolfpack_TF) February 21, 2019
Timara Chapman: 3,813 (🥉)
First-Team All-ACC
Mikieja Covington: 3,691 (5th)
Second-Team All-ACC #GoPack pic.twitter.com/hlB2gVvui3
The women's DMR finished fourth with a time of 11:15.78, which registers as fourth-fastest in school history. On the men's side, NC State recorded a time of 9:53.59.
ACC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 | Results
HEPTATHLON
- Grant Rivers – 2,889 pts., second place
- Grant Rivers – 7.44; 732 pts.
- Grant Rivers – 21'9.5" (6.64m); 729 pts.
- Grant Rivers – 40'10.25" (12.45m); 634 pts., first place
- Grant Rivers – 6'6.25" (1.99m); 794 pts., first place
- Timara Chapman – 3,813 pts.; third place
- Mikieja Covington – 3,691 pts.; fifth place
- Mikieja Covington – 8.84; 944 pts.
- Timara Chapman – 8.85; 941 pts.
- Timara Chapman – 5'3.25" (1.61m); 747 pts.
- Mikieja Covington – 4'11.75" (1.52m); 644 pts.
- Mikieja Covington – 35'4.5" (10.78m); 581 pts.
- Timara Chapman – 34'7.5" (10.55m); 566 pts.
- Timara Chapman – 18'3.75" (5.58m); 723 pts.
- Mikieja Covington – 18'2.5" (5.55m); 715 pts.
- Timara Chapman – 2:19.11; 836 pts., third place
- Mikieja Covington – 2:21.20; 807 pts.
- Savannah Shaw, Jada Griffin, Emma Ferguson, Elly Henes – 11:15.78
- Philip Hall, Will Hoffmann, Ares Epps, Edwin Rutto – 9:53.59
#GoPack
Players Mentioned
Multi-Events
/ Track
Multi-Events
/ Track
Mid-Distance
/ Track
Mid-Distance
/ Track
Sprints
/ Track
Mid-Distance/Distance
/ Track
Distance
/ Track
Sprints
/ Track
Multi-Events
/ Track
Distance
/ Track
Mid-Distance
/ TrackEmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Ally Henson
Thursday, November 30
Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes
Thursday, June 15
Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09