NC State Wolfpack

Jan. 26, 2013

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The NC State track & field team posted a plethora of top-five performances Saturday afternoon, as the Wolfpack concluded competition at the Hokie Invitational.

The men’s team recorded numerous top-five performances throughout the day, as senior Kris Kornegay-Gober tied his personal-best and school-record 7’ 4.25” hop over the bar in the men’s high jump. Virginia Tech’s Ronnie Black edged Kornegay-Gober with the same measurement on fewer misses to claim the top spot in the event.

In the men’s sprints, freshman Jonathan Addison’s 22.07 mark in the men’s 200-meter dash, was good for fifth place. Senior Austin Jackson also took fifth place in the men’s 400-meter dash with a season-best time of 49.65 in the event, while freshman Brian Davis crossed the finish line in under 50 seconds with a 49.93 clocking, which earned him a seventh-place finish.

In the men’s shot put, redshirt sophomore Jule Rich notched a fourth-place finish with a 49’ 3.00” toss.

On the women’s side, the Wolfpack received a handful of top-five showings as well, as junior Elizabeth Shuman topped her previous collegiate-best in the women’s high jump by three inches, soaring over the 5’ 10.75” bar and earning a second-place finish. Senior Danielle Adams placed fifth with a 5’ 5.75” leap, while sophomore Caitlynn Filla was sixth at 5’ 3.75”.

In the long jump, senior Karimah Shepherd finished fourth with a 19’ 6.75” measurement, while freshman Alexis Perry grabbed fifth place with an 18’ 10.75” mark. Shepherd soared 3 inches farther than last weekend’s first-place jump, but a trio of Central Florida jumpers took the top three spots in Saturday’s event.

In the women’s 400-meter dash, freshman Ariah Graham raced her way to a third-place finish with a time of 54.77. Graham’s third-place finish at Virginia Tech was her second in as many weeks.

Redshirt sophomore Tremanisha Taylor collected a third-place finish in the women’s shot put with a collegiate-best at an indoor meet. Taylor’s previous best was 49’ 9.00”, but Saturday’s hurl traveled 49’ 10.00” to lock down her third straight top-three finish in the event this season.

NC State will return to action next weekend, Feb. 1-2, when it travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Hilton Garden Invitational.

Hokie Invitational
Day Two Results
Jan. 26, 2013

Men’s 4x400-meter dash
6. NC State   	3:19.12
1) Brian Davis 	2) Dorian Crawford     
3) Daniel Fretz 4) Austin Jackson

Men’s 400-meter dash
5. Austin Jackson    	49.65
7. Brian Davis         49.93
9. Daniel Fretz        50.52
14. Dorian Crawford    51.27

Men’s 200-meter dash
5. Jonathan Addison    22.07

Men’s High Jump
2. Kris Kornegay-Gober	7’ 4.25” (2.24m)

Men’s Shot Put
4. Jule Rich	49’ 3.00” (15.01m)

Women’s 400-meter dash
3. Ariah Graham 	        54.77
8. Chelsea Darden      57.15
13. Colleen McGuire    57.95
17. Sharese Roberts    59.10

Women’s 200-meter dash
12. Sharese Roberts    25.40
18. Jazueline Daniels  25.73
20. Paige Eley         25.73
25. Kerrie Davis       26.87

Women’s High Jump
2. Lacey Shuman 	5’ 10.75” (1.80m)
5. Danielle Adams      5’ 5.75” (1.67m)
6. Caitlynn Filla      5’ 3.75” (1.62m)

Women’s Long Jump
4. Karimah Shepherd    19’ 6.75” (5.96m)
5. Alexis Perry        18’ 10.75” (5.76m)

Women’s Shot Put
3. Tremanisha Taylor 	49’ 10.00” (15.19m)
9. Nicole Chavis        42’ 9.00” (13.03m)