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Clemson Invitational
Women 1st, Men 3rd After Day One At Clemson Invitational
January 20, 2007 | Track & Field
Jan. 19, 2007
The North Carolina men's and women's track and field teams got off to a strong start at the Clemson Invitational Friday night, led by senior Nick Owens' NCAA qualifying mark - and a new personal best - in the weight throw. The women earned points in all four scored events to put them in first place in the team standings, while the men's team turned in a quality performance to secure third place overall going in to Saturday's action.
Sophomore Morgan Stengel was the only event winner on the day for the Tar Heels, claiming the title in the women's 5,000 meters with a 18:00.76 time, besting the field by almost a half-minute. Additionally, the women's distance medley team of Addie Bracy, Colleen Farley, Emily Hoffman and Aly Goldfarb - which placed second in 12:05.80 - helped propel Carolina on the day.
Two athletes gave the Tar Heel women points in the long jump as freshmen La'Shonda Carter (19-1 1/4) and Ashley Hill (18-8) finished fourth and sixth, respectively. Rounding out the scoring for North Carolina, whose 31-point total put them 10 points ahead of host Clemson, was junior Jocelyn White, who put up a 57-9 mark in the weight throw to place fourth.
On the men's side, Owens posted a qualifying mark in the weight throw with a new personal-best 70-10 toss, good enough for second place in the event. He was joined in the scoring for the men by sophomore Brock Baker, who crossed the line in the men's 5,000 in 15:02.74, earning him a third-place finish.
Cody Harper, Clay Ragan, Ryan Shaver and Brycen McCrary helped the men's distance medley relay finish fourth with a 10:16.11 time to complete the men's scoring. North Carolina posted 19 points on the first day of competition, trailing only Clemson and Auburn.
The preliminaries for the men's and women's 60-meter dashes and 60-meter hurdles were also held Friday, with Carolina advancing a number of athletes on the women's side, while Bremen de Haan qualified for the finals of the men's 60-meter hurdles. Action resumes tomorrow at 10 a.m.
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