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Virginia Challenge Day 1
Tar Heels Wrap Up Day One Of Virginia & Duke Meets
April 20, 2018 | Track & Field
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va./DURHAM, N.C. - The University of North Carolina's Blake Dodge clocked an outdoor personal best in the women's 800 meters and the women's 4x100 won the event on the first day of the Virginia Challenge at Lannigan Field Friday. The Tar Heels also completed the first day of competition at the Duke Invitational in Morris Williams Stadium this evening.
Dodge, a senior from Beaufort, N.C., used a strong final 200 after losing position ahead of the final turn of the 800 meters to finish third in the event and register an outdoor personal best of 2:07.25. That time is also good for sixth in the ACC and it is just two tenths of a second off of her lifetime best.
The women's 4x100 squad of Brianna Duncan, Katlin Sherman, Anna Keefer and Cierra Dunston once again clocked sub 45 on the track after running the fifth-fastest time in school history last weekend (44.29). The group ran 44.73 to win their heat and ultimately finish with the fastest time of the day in the event.Â
Over at the Duke Invitational, the highlight came from senior Casey Greenwalt, who set a lifetime best in the women's 1,500 meters for the third-straight meet, running 4:33.83.
The majority of the Tar Heels set to compete will hit the track tomorrow as the Virginia Challenge resumes at 10:30 a.m. and the Duke Invitational resumes at 10 a.m. Similar to today, the Virginia Challenge will break at 3:35 p.m. and resume at 7 p.m. with the main events.
HOW TO FOLLOW DAY TWO
Both meets will be streamed live on the ACC Network Extra through ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. The Virginia Challenge will be streamed beginning at 7 p.m. and the Duke Invitational stream will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Live Results for both events will also be provided by FlashResults.com.
Virginia Challenge Results – http://flashresults.com/2018_Meets/Outdoor/04-20_VirginiaChallenge/
Duke Invitational Results – 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 meets. UNC Track & Field is also on Facebook. A recap of performances and results will be posted on GoHeels.com following the conclusion of competition.
TAR HEEL COMPETITION SCHEDULE
VIRGINIA CHALLENGE
Women
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
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
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
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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