North Carolina State University Athletics

Track & Field Begins Outdoor Season at 49er Classic
3/19/2026 11:11:00 AM | Track
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State Track & Field team will open up its outdoor season with 44 athletes competing at the 49er Classic, on March 20-21 at the Irwin Belk Track & Field Center in Charlotte, N.C.
The Wolfpack will compete in 11 meets before the ACC Outdoor Championships in Louisville, KY, May 14-16.
MEET INFORMATION
49er Classic
Location: Irwin Belk Track & Field Center
Time: Friday: Field Events - 11 AM | Track Events - 12:40 PM
Saturday: Field Events - 10 AM | Track Events - 12:20 PM
Live Results: Flash Results
Events:
- 110m Hurdles
- 400m Hurdles
- 100m Dash
- 200m
- 400m
- 800m
- Mile
- 3000m
- 4x100m
- 4x400m
- Long Jump
- High Jump
- Triple Jump
- Javelin
- Hammer
- Discus
- Shot Put
LAST TIME OUT
NC State finished the indoor track & field season at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Wolfpack was represented in three events, the mile, distance medley relay and 3000m, recording top-10 finishes in each. The team ended the championship tied for 23rd with 10 points.
Sadie finished third in the mile with a time of 4:40.21 and securing first team All-American honors. One of just two freshmen in the final, Engelhardt was the first freshman across the line.
Bethany Michalak, Shauné Ingraham, Angelina Napoleon and Hannah Gapes earned First Team All-American honors after finishing fifth with a time of 10:51.12, the third-fastest time in NC State history. Michalak opened with a 3:22.31 split in the 1200m, followed by Ingraham's 54.46 in the 400. Napoleon ran 2:04.50 on the 800m leg before Gapes anchored the 1600m in 4:29.87.
Angelina Napoleon earned second team All-American honors with a 10th-place finish in the 3000m, crossing the line in 8:55.45.









