Men's 4x400 and Tar Heels Shine In Bob Pollock Invitational

Saturday, January 26

Clemson, SC

9 A.M.

North Carolina

Bob Pollock Invitational

Ryan Saint-Germain

Photo by: PrettySporty/Cheryl Treworgy

January 26, 2019 | Track & Field

Results

CLEMSON, S.C. — Carolina's men's 4x400 relay led the Tar Heels in a strong second-day showing at the Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson, S.C. on Saturday. Freshman Onyedikachi Ohia-Enyia and sophomores Ryan Saint-Germain, Jadon Johnson and Isaiah Palmer teamed up for a first-place finish and a time of 3:10.00 to wrap up the day. The young relay now holds the fastest time in the ACC and the 13th-best performance in the nation.

"I'm really excited," head coach Harlis Meaders said. "I think we took another step forward in producing a comprehensive team. A lot of PR's especially from the distance contingency. Overall, we had a really good meet in those events and some of the young sprinters stepped up to have exceptional days. I was really excited to see men's 4x400 pull off the victory and run a really fast early-season time."

Overall, Carolina broke 14 career records at the Rock Norman Track & Field Complex and qualified for three more ACC Indoor Championship events. On the opening day of competition, senior Morgan Ilse ran for a career-best 4:40.10 mile while junior Brianna Isles and graduate student Nick Golebiowski joined the list after their Saturday performances. Golebiowski, originally from St. Cloud, Minn., ran the men's 3,000 in a personal-best 8:15.58 and Isles (Lawrenceville, Ga.) jumped 40-3 1/2 (12.28 meters) for a career best and sixth place in the women's triple jump.

Sophomore Jill Shippee, a native of Clifton Park, N.Y., already held the third-best weight throw mark in Carolina history, but she set a new lifetime record with her runner-up throw of 64-5 3/4 (19.65 meters) at Bob Pollock. Shippee's new record mark ranks third all-time in the history of UNC track & field.

OTHER BOB POLLOCK INVITATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, Jan. 25
Women
• Anna Keefer is now two-for-two in long jump appearances after jumping 19-1 1/2 (5.83 meters) for first-place.
• Morgan Ilse ran a career-best mile in 4:40.10 to win the women's event and to qualify for her second ACC Indoor Championship event.
• Nicole Barnes finished sixth in the women's 60-meter hurdles final with a time of 8.67.

Men
• Daniel McArthur hit the best collegiate mark of the day — 61-10 1/2 (18.86 meters) — to earn the runner-up finish in the men's shot put.
• Four of six Tar Heels competing in the men's mile — Luke Peterson, Andrew Brooks, Connor Peeples and Marshall Williamson — ran personal-best times in their road meet debuts.

Saturday, Jan. 26
Women
• Morgan Ilse set a new personal record in 800 competition after clocking 2:09.38 in her first collegiate indoor 800.
• Ashley Smith also ran a career-best time of 2:19.85 in her first indoor 800.
• Lindsey Lanier crushed her 3,000-meter record with a time of 9:46.08, nearly 30 second faster than her previous career best.

Men
• Isaiah Palmer ran 21.46 in the men's 200 for a new personal record and the runner-up finish.
• The men's 4x400 captured the relay title with an ACC-best time of 3:10.00.
• Brandon Cachon finished second in the men's 600 with a career-best time of 1:20.31.

UP NEXT: The Tar Heels will split the weekend between the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C. and the Virginia Tech "Doc Hale" Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Va., Feb. 1-2. Follow the Tar Heels at @unctrack_field on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.