University of North Carolina Athletics
Men's DMR Claims ACC Title
February 24, 2006 | Track & Field
Feb. 24, 2006
Results
LACKSBURG, Va. --- The men's distance medley relay team of Jeffrey Peterson, Ryan Booker, Jason Newman and Pablo Durana ran a season-best time of 9 minutes, 52.40 seconds to give North Carolina its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship of 2006 Friday at Rector Field House on the campus of Virginia Tech. In addition to the DMR, junior Rhian Jenks, senior Laura Gerraughty and junior Nick Owens earned All-ACC honors.
Jenks took third place in the women's pole vault by virtue of clearing the bar at 12-10. Florida State senior Lacy Janson won the event with a meet-record mark of 14-1 3/4. Jenks' third-place finish was good for six team points for the Tar Heels.
Gerraughty, the three-time defending champion in the women's weight throw, took second in the event behind Virginia Tech's Tamara Burns. Despite having not competed in the event all season, Gerraughty's throw of 65-7 3/4 was more than three feet better than every competitor other than Burns. The mark was also an NCAA provisional qualifier and scored eight points for UNC.
Owens, the defending runner-up in the men's weight throw, finished third in the event behind NCAA leaders Mohsen Anani and Spyridon Jullien of Virginia Tech. Owens' heave of 68-10 3/4 gave UNC six more points in the team competition.
Other scorers on the day included the women's DMR (third/10:50.97), sophomore Jocelyn White (eighth/57-0 1/4) and junior Britt Taylor (sixth/23-4 3/4).
A handful of Tar Heels also qualified for Saturday finals. Junior Megan Kaltenback and freshman Brie Felnagle qualified first and sixth, respectively, in the women's mile. Felnagle also joined junior Georgia Kloss and senior Danielle Rodgers in qualifying for the 800-meter run final. All three women won their respective heats, with Kloss clocking the fastest time of the day. Junior Porscha Dobson had the fourth-fastest qualifying time in the 60-meter hurdles.
On the men's side, sophomore Reggie Berry qualified fifth in the men's 200 with a time of 21.60. Junior Clay Ragan and freshman Cody Harper qualified in the 800 meters, with Ragan winning his heat in 1:54.27. Sophomore Bremen de Haan was second in his heat of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.05 to advance to Saturday's final.
