Friday, February 5
Blacksburg, Va.
All Day
NC State
at
VT Elite Meet
Wolfpack’s Historic Run Continues at VT Elite
2/5/2016 11:28:00 PM | Track
Results
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Jonathan Addison flew to the top of the world and NCAA leaderboards in the long jump, and Grant Rivers (heptathlon) and Joshua Davis (weight throw) earned school records on Friday night, as the nationally-ranked NC State track and field teams competed at the VT Elite meet in Rector Field House.
World Leader:
Jonathan Addison jumped to a tie for the 2016 season's world-leading mark of 26'9.75"(8.17m) in the long jump. The Raleigh, N.C., native hit the mark on his second jump of the night. His mark is an indoor school record and is just 1.25 inches away from the outdoor school record and best mark in school history of 26'11.00", set by Neil Chance in 1993.
The jump beats his previous PR of 26'2.75", which he set in a fourth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships last June in Eugene, Ore.
Addison shares the world and NCAA lead with Arkansas senior Jarrion Lawson, who earned his mark Jan. 29th at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Addison entered the meet with the fifth-best mark in NCAA and the ninth-best mark in the world at 25'11.00".
UPDATE:
Late Friday night, Olympic champion Greg Rutherford beat Addison's mark, jumping 27'1.25" (8.26m). Addison is now tied for second in the world in 2016.
More School Records:
Grant Rivers opened the meet for the Wolfpack, competing at the first-ever heptathlon in the VT Elite meet history. Rivers set the school record in the event with huge PR of 4,920 points. Rivers set individual season-best marks in long jump(21'2.00"), shot put(39'2.50") and 1,000m(2:55.24).
In the men's weight throw, Davis also set a school record, tossing the weight 68'6.00". His record breaks Isaiah Oglesby's 2001 school record of 68'3.75". It also shatters his previous personal best by more than three feet. His mark is currently ranked 19th in the nation and third in the ACC.
This season, NC State has five new school records and four within the past seven days.
Throws:
In the women's weight throw, SeQuoia Watkins recorded a season-best mark with a heave of 62'8.50".
Jumps:
In addition to Addison's massive mark, Alexis Perry continued her long jump campaign. She finished fifth in the women's long jump, leaping 19'6.75". Her current season-high is ranked 5th in the ACC and 34th in national standings.
Sprints:
The Pack's sprinters combined for a solid outing in the 60m dash. Quashawn Cunningham earned the fastest NC State mark of the night to set a new PR of 6.78 and finish third in the preliminary round. Addison also qualified for the final heat, taking fourth in 6.83.
Nyheim Hines finished 11th in 6.94, Shannon Patterson finished 12th in 6.94, while Brandon McLean finished 15th in 6.98.
In the final heat, Addison took third in 6.85, while Cunningham finished fifth in 6.87.
On the women's side true freshman Gabriele Cunningham earned her first ACC qualifying mark of the season, crossing the finish line in 7.59 for eighth place. Paisley Simmons finished 9th in 7.61, while J'den Williams took 12th in 7.67.
In the final heat, Cunningham improved one spot to finish seventh in 7.61.
In the 400m dash, Will Krehnbrink raced in the invitational heat, finishing fifth in 47.69 to lead the Wolfpack sprinters. Patterson took second in the open heat with a mark of 48.96. Krehnbrink is currently ranked second in the ACC in the event.
On the women's side, Tiana Patillo finished fourth in 56.59. Last season, Patillo ran the 400m leg of the record setting, first-team All-America women's DMR team.
Hurdles:
Perry improved on her national-mark in the 60m hurdles. She finished first in the preliminary heat, crossing the finish line in 8.30, before beating her season-best time in 8.24 to take second in the final heat. Perry's mark is tied for 11th in the nation and second in the ACC.
Gabriele Cunningham earned her second ACC qualifying mark in the 60m hurdles. Cunningham finished one place out of the final and recorded the ACC qualifying time of 8.59.
On the men's side, Josh Gandy crossed the finish line in 8.26 for 11th place, which is just short of his PR.
Mid-Distance:
The ACC marks continued to pile up for the Pack, as Megan Moye earned her second mark of the season. Moye finished fourth in the 800m race, crossing the finish line in 2:08.58 for a new indoor PR. Moye's time is ranked 27th in the nation and third in the ACC.
Last week, Moye set the nation's 17th-fastest mile in 4:43.08. Her mile time is first in the ACC.
Wolfpack alumna Kenyetta Iyevbele finished third while running unattached, crossing the finish line in 2:08.14. Sarah Kanney raced in her first collegiate 800m race, finishing 11th in 2:14.47.
On the men's side Jack Hagood led the Wolfpack, finishing ninth in 1:54.43.
Alyssa Rudawsky led the Wolfpack women's milers, finishing 16th in 5:01.45. On the men's side, Nick Link(4:15.94) and Maxey Wyatt(4:16.40) finished 12th and 13th, respectively.
True freshman Tanis Baldwin and Ben Barrett competed unattached. Baldwin finished seventh in 4:12.83, while Barrett took 14th in 4:17.46.
Distance:
Rebekah Greengrass posted a 30-second improvement in the 3,000m race, crossing the finish line 11th in 10:28.14.
On the men's side, true freshman Philip Hall made his 3,000m debut, finishing third in 8:24.75.
Up Next:
NC State will continue competition at the VT Elite tomorrow.
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Jonathan Addison flew to the top of the world and NCAA leaderboards in the long jump, and Grant Rivers (heptathlon) and Joshua Davis (weight throw) earned school records on Friday night, as the nationally-ranked NC State track and field teams competed at the VT Elite meet in Rector Field House.
World Leader:
Jonathan Addison jumped to a tie for the 2016 season's world-leading mark of 26'9.75"(8.17m) in the long jump. The Raleigh, N.C., native hit the mark on his second jump of the night. His mark is an indoor school record and is just 1.25 inches away from the outdoor school record and best mark in school history of 26'11.00", set by Neil Chance in 1993.
The jump beats his previous PR of 26'2.75", which he set in a fourth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships last June in Eugene, Ore.
Addison shares the world and NCAA lead with Arkansas senior Jarrion Lawson, who earned his mark Jan. 29th at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Addison entered the meet with the fifth-best mark in NCAA and the ninth-best mark in the world at 25'11.00".
UPDATE:
Late Friday night, Olympic champion Greg Rutherford beat Addison's mark, jumping 27'1.25" (8.26m). Addison is now tied for second in the world in 2016.
ICYMI: @datboyaddy can fly. He's currently tied for the top mark in the world in the long jump. #FACTS pic.twitter.com/cJfZ4IcxRT
— Pack Track & Field (@Wolfpack_TF) February 6, 2016
More School Records:
Grant Rivers opened the meet for the Wolfpack, competing at the first-ever heptathlon in the VT Elite meet history. Rivers set the school record in the event with huge PR of 4,920 points. Rivers set individual season-best marks in long jump(21'2.00"), shot put(39'2.50") and 1,000m(2:55.24).
And #AnotherOne, @grant_rivers indoor heptathlon score of 4,920 points is also a school record! #STATEMENT pic.twitter.com/5BQcHPrbJV
— Pack Track & Field (@Wolfpack_TF) February 6, 2016
In the men's weight throw, Davis also set a school record, tossing the weight 68'6.00". His record breaks Isaiah Oglesby's 2001 school record of 68'3.75". It also shatters his previous personal best by more than three feet. His mark is currently ranked 19th in the nation and third in the ACC.
Another #STATEMENT. Josh Davis breaks the school record in the weight throw! (20.88m = 68'6") ?? pic.twitter.com/xSV98ZwiUS
— Pack Track & Field (@Wolfpack_TF) February 6, 2016
This season, NC State has five new school records and four within the past seven days.
Throws:
In the women's weight throw, SeQuoia Watkins recorded a season-best mark with a heave of 62'8.50".
Jumps:
In addition to Addison's massive mark, Alexis Perry continued her long jump campaign. She finished fifth in the women's long jump, leaping 19'6.75". Her current season-high is ranked 5th in the ACC and 34th in national standings.
Sprints:
The Pack's sprinters combined for a solid outing in the 60m dash. Quashawn Cunningham earned the fastest NC State mark of the night to set a new PR of 6.78 and finish third in the preliminary round. Addison also qualified for the final heat, taking fourth in 6.83.
Nyheim Hines finished 11th in 6.94, Shannon Patterson finished 12th in 6.94, while Brandon McLean finished 15th in 6.98.
In the final heat, Addison took third in 6.85, while Cunningham finished fifth in 6.87.
On the women's side true freshman Gabriele Cunningham earned her first ACC qualifying mark of the season, crossing the finish line in 7.59 for eighth place. Paisley Simmons finished 9th in 7.61, while J'den Williams took 12th in 7.67.
In the final heat, Cunningham improved one spot to finish seventh in 7.61.
In the 400m dash, Will Krehnbrink raced in the invitational heat, finishing fifth in 47.69 to lead the Wolfpack sprinters. Patterson took second in the open heat with a mark of 48.96. Krehnbrink is currently ranked second in the ACC in the event.
On the women's side, Tiana Patillo finished fourth in 56.59. Last season, Patillo ran the 400m leg of the record setting, first-team All-America women's DMR team.
Hurdles:
Perry improved on her national-mark in the 60m hurdles. She finished first in the preliminary heat, crossing the finish line in 8.30, before beating her season-best time in 8.24 to take second in the final heat. Perry's mark is tied for 11th in the nation and second in the ACC.
Gabriele Cunningham earned her second ACC qualifying mark in the 60m hurdles. Cunningham finished one place out of the final and recorded the ACC qualifying time of 8.59.
On the men's side, Josh Gandy crossed the finish line in 8.26 for 11th place, which is just short of his PR.
Mid-Distance:
The ACC marks continued to pile up for the Pack, as Megan Moye earned her second mark of the season. Moye finished fourth in the 800m race, crossing the finish line in 2:08.58 for a new indoor PR. Moye's time is ranked 27th in the nation and third in the ACC.
Last week, Moye set the nation's 17th-fastest mile in 4:43.08. Her mile time is first in the ACC.
Wolfpack alumna Kenyetta Iyevbele finished third while running unattached, crossing the finish line in 2:08.14. Sarah Kanney raced in her first collegiate 800m race, finishing 11th in 2:14.47.
On the men's side Jack Hagood led the Wolfpack, finishing ninth in 1:54.43.
Alyssa Rudawsky led the Wolfpack women's milers, finishing 16th in 5:01.45. On the men's side, Nick Link(4:15.94) and Maxey Wyatt(4:16.40) finished 12th and 13th, respectively.
True freshman Tanis Baldwin and Ben Barrett competed unattached. Baldwin finished seventh in 4:12.83, while Barrett took 14th in 4:17.46.
Distance:
Rebekah Greengrass posted a 30-second improvement in the 3,000m race, crossing the finish line 11th in 10:28.14.
On the men's side, true freshman Philip Hall made his 3,000m debut, finishing third in 8:24.75.
Up Next:
NC State will continue competition at the VT Elite tomorrow.
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