NC State Heads to NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Friday, March 8

Birmingham, Ala.

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NC State Heads to NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

3/7/2019 8:11:00 AM | Track

Five to Compete in Seven Events

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RALEIGH -- Five members of the NC State track and field team are set to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships March 8-9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Three of the five Pack members will make their NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships debut (Cravont Charleston, Jamar Davis, Lauren Evans), while Elly Henes and Gabriele Cunningham return to the championships after gaining All-American status in 2018.

Charleston (60m dash), Davis (triple jump), Cunningham (60m dash, 60m hurdles), Henes (3000m, 5000m), and Evans (shot put) all qualified for the national meet after posting top-16 national marks in their respective events.

Charleston holds the No. 3 seed in the 60m dash with a 6.54 mark, which he achieved at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, breaking the school record and setting a personal best.

Davis is the lone freshman in the triple jump competition. With a 52'6.5" (16.01m) jump recorded at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Davis is the No. 15 seed. The Mebane, N.C., native bested his career mark by over two feet in his final jump at the conference championships to claim silver-medal honors.

Cunningham will compete in the 60m dash and the 60m hurdles. The Charlotte, N.C., native became an All-American in the 60m hurdles at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Breaking the school record in the 60m dash at the Texas Tech Classic, Cunningham holds the 13th seed in the 60m dash (7.25) and the 12th seed in the 60m hurdles (8.09).

Henes will return to the championships after achieving First Team All-American Honors in the 5000m last season with a seventh-place finish. Her 15:34.38 converted time at the JDL Kick-Off is a program-best and places her as the 10th seed.

Evans is the school record holder with a 55'3.75" (16.86m) mark in shot put, posting her personal-best at the Virginia Tech Elite. That mark qualifies her as the No. 16 seed at the championships.

The championship will be available to to stream through ESPN3. Day 1 event streaming will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET March 8 with Day 2 coverage beginning 5 p.m. ET March 9.

SCHEDULE
Fri., March 8
5:15 P.M. - WOMEN'S SHOT PUT