Day One of Bob Pollack Invitational Packed with PRs
1/27/2023 7:09:00 PM | Track
CLEMSON, S.C. - The NC State track and field program opened competition on the first day of the Bob Pollock Invitational with four athletes setting new personal-best marks.Â
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MULTI-EVENTSÂ
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In the women's pentathlon, Timara Chapman recorded a top-three finish in each of the five events, totaling 4005 points for second place. Her mark of 4005 points is now the eighth-best in the country.Â
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After winning the 800m with a time of 2:20.33, the graduate student tied a career-best in the high jump with a 1.70m (5'7.00") leap, earning her second place in the event. She also finished second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.74.Â
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SPRINTS
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In the 60m prelims, senior Alex Lang finished second with a time of 6.70 to advance to the final while Cameron Murray finished eighth, setting a new personal best of 6.76.Â
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In the final of the 60m, Lang recorded a new personal best time of 6.61 to win the event. His new time is tied for third-best all-time at NC State and tied for eighth-best in the nation.Â
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Murray beat his personal best in the 60m for the second time in one day, recording a time of 6.74 (6.740) to take fifth place in the final and tie the fifth-best mark in school history for the event.Â
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Senior Josh Brockman finished second in the men's 60m hurdle prelims with a new personal best time of 7.69 - a time that ranks second in Wolfpack history and is tied for third mark in the country. He finished third in the finals at 7.72.Â
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THROWS
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In the women's weight throw, Mahkayla Hart earned 10th place with a new personal best of 18.13m (59'5.75"). This ranks seventh all-time at NC State.
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JUMPS
Wolfpack sophomore Zahra Bichara earned fifth place and a new personal best of 5.94m (19'6.00") in the women's long jump - the eighth-best jump in program history for the event.Â
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Jamar Davis finished in sixth in the men's long jump with a best jump of 7.08m (23'2.75").Â
UP NEXT
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The Wolfpack continues action at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Saturday, January 27.Â
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RESULTS
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WOMEN'S PENTATHLON
- Timara Chapman - 4005 points (2nd)
- 60H - 8.74 (2nd)
- HJ - 1.70m (5'7.00") (2nd)
- SP - 11.82m (38'9.50") (3rd)
- LJ - 5.56m (18'3.00") (3rd)
- 800m - 2:20.33 (1st)
- Imunique Archie - 7.83 (25th)
- Jakerra Covington - 8.19 (35th)
- Alex Lang - 6.70 (2nd)
- Cameron Murray - 6.76 (8th)
- Henry Young - 6.93 (23rd)
- Nathan Lau - 14.97m (49'1.50") (17th)
- Ally Henson - 8.69 (16th)
- Jakerra Covington - 9.30 (29th)
- Zahra Bichara - 5.94m (19'6.00") (5th)
- Nahsheeda Facey - 4.97m (16'3.75") (30th)
- Jirah Sidberry - 4.61m (15'1.50") (31st)Â
- Josh Brockman - 7.69 (2nd)
- Alex Lang - 6.61 (1st)
- Cameron Murray - 6.74 (5th)
- Lance Patterson - 50.14 (38th)
- Mahkayla Hart - 18.13m (59'7.75") (10th)
- Makala Wright - 17.12m (56'2.00") (17th)
- Sydney Freeman - 15.92m (52'2.75") (25th)
- Josh Brockman - 7.72 (3rd)
- Jamar Davis - 7.28m (23'10.75") (6th)
- William Sistruck - 7.08m (23'2.75") (11th)
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