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Virginia Challenge Day 1
Tar Heels To Split Weekend At Virginia Challenge & Duke Invitational
April 19, 2018 | Track & Field
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va./DURHAM, N.C. - The University of North Carolina track and field teams are set to split this weekend of competition with the Virginia Challenge on the campus of the University of Virginia and the Duke Invitational on the campus of Duke University. Both meets will be held Friday-Saturday, April 20-21, with the Virginia Challenge taking place at Lannigan Field and the Duke Invitational in Morris Williams Stadium.
The majority of the team will make it's way to the Virginia Challenge, which is set to get underway at 11 a.m. on Friday and resume at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The main event of both days will be the evening events, which begin at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.Â
A small contingency from the distance group as well as a few members competing in field events will make their way to Durham for the Duke Invitational, which begins at 9 a.m. on Friday and resumes at 10 a.m. on Saturday.Â
HOW TO FOLLOW
Both meets will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra through ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
Live Results for both events will also be provided by FlashResults.com.
Virginia Challenge – http://flashresults.com/2018_Meets/Outdoor/04-20_VirginiaChallenge/
Duke Invitational – http://flashresults.com/2018_Meets/Outdoor/04-20_DukeInvite/
A full schedule of events, heat sheets and a link to live results are also available at GoHeels.com.
Fans can follow @unctrack_field on Twitter and Instagram for updates throughout the meet. UNC Track & Field is also on Facebook. A recap of performances and results will be posted on GoHeels.com following the conclusion of competition.
LAST TIME OUT
Kenny Selmon ran the fastest time in the nation and the fifth-fastest time in the world in his season debut in the 400-meter hurdles, and Brianna Duncan broke yet another UNC sprints record at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational last weekend.
Selmon's smoked the competition and clocked 49.00. The time doesn't quite equal his personal-best time of 48.60 (his school record in the event that he ran last June at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships), but as it stands now, the effort is good for best in the nation and the fifth-fastest time in the world so far this outdoor season.
Duncan made her lifetime debut in the 200 meters, having never raced at the distance. She crossed the finish line in 23.13 to brake the 21-year-old school record in the event (LaTasha Colander - 23.21). Having already set school records in the 60 meters (7.29) and 100 meters (all conditions - 11.35) earlier this year, there is certainly no disputing which Tar Heel is the fastest in program history.
Other Highlights
• Daniel McArthur won the men's discus and the shot put. He won the discus for the first time as a Tar Heel, throwing for a personal-best 184-1 (56.10 meters) in the event - fifth-best in the ACC and third in UNC history. His winning throw in the shot put was for 59-5 ¾ (18.13 meters).
• The women's 4x100 group of Brianna Duncan, Katlin Sherman, Anna Keefer and Cierra Dunston ran the fifth-fastest time in school history and the fastest since 1998, clocking 44.29. The time is the third fastest in the ACC this season.
• Cierra Dunston dropped below 53 seconds in the 400 meters for the first time in her career to come back and win the race. Her time of 52.99 is second in the conference, 13th in the east region and 21st nationally.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Tar Heels hold 13 top-five times/marks in the ACC, 14 top-25 times/marks in the east region and 14 times/marks that rank top-50 in the country.
TAR HEEL COMPETITION SCHEDULE
VIRGINIA CHALLENGE
Women
Friday Field Events
Triple Jump (11:30 a.m.)
- Brianna Isles (F1)
- Peighton Simmons (F2)
Friday Track Events
100m (1:30 p.m.)
- Brianna Duncan (S1)
4x100 (7:10 p.m.)
- Duncan, Dunston, Simmons, Keefer (S1)
400m Invite (8:15 p.m.)
- McKinley McNeill (S1)
800m Invite (8:37 p.m.)
- Blake Dodge (S1)
- Lauren Moody (S2)
Saturday Field Events
Long Jump (11 a.m.)
- Brianna Duncan (F2)
- Janice Ezenwa (F1)
Long Jump Invite (3:30 p.m.)
Hammer Invite (7 p.m.)
Saturday Track Events
100H (2:15 p.m.)
- Natisha Dixon (S2)
200m (3 p.m.)
- Cierra Dunston (S2)
- Katlin Sherman (S1)
- Peighton Simmons (S7)
400H Invite (7:10 p.m.)
- Kristin Hall (S4)
1,500m Invite (8:03 p.m.)
- Erin Edmundson (S4)
5,000m Invite (8:50 p.m.)
- Caroline Alcorta (S1)
- Morgan Ilse (S1)
- Lindsey Lanier (S2)
Men
Friday Track Events
400m (2:32 p.m.)
- Jadon Johnson (S2)
- Josh Mukoro (S3)
Saturday Field Events
Long Jump (11 a.m.)
- RaeKwon Villines (F1)
Long Jump Invite (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday Track Events
1,500m (10:55 a.m.)
110H (1:30 p.m.)
- Marcus Krah (S1)
400H Invite (7:22 p.m.)
- Brandon Cachon (S1)
1,500m Invite (7:45 p.m.)
- Alex Milligan (S4)
4x400 (8:28 p.m.)
- Kenny Selmon, Cory Nicholls, Isaiah Palmer, Josh Mukoro (S1)
10,000m (9:28 p.m.)
DUKE INVITATIONAL
Women
Friday Field Events
Discus (4 p.m.)
- Nicole Kiszenia (F1)
Friday Track Events
5,000m (9:50 a.m.)
- Ashley Smith (S1)
1,500 (6:15 p.m.)
- Casey Greenwalt (S3)
Saturday Field Events
High Jump Invite (10:30 a.m.)
Saturday Track Events
800m (4:15 p.m.)
- Madeline Kraft (S4)
- Casey Greenwalt (S5)
Men
Friday Field Events
Pole Vault (11 a.m.)
Friday Track Events
3,000m Steeple (3:50 p.m.)
- Ian Moini (S1)
400m (4:50 p.m.)
- Will Eskew (S9)
Saturday Field Events
Triple Jump (11 a.m.)
- Carson Pledger (F1)
High Jump Invite (12:30 p.m.)
Javelin (2:30 p.m.)
- Will Eskew (F1)
- Jared Martin (F2)
Saturday Track Events
800m (3:30 p.m.)
- Luke Peterson (S4)
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