Palmer Leads Trio of ACC Qualifiers at VT Elite Meet

Friday, February 1

Winston Salem, N.C.

1 P.M.

North Carolina

Camel City Invitational

Isaiah Palmer

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

February 1, 2019 | Track & Field

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / BLACKSBURG, Va. — Sophomore Isaiah Palmer led a trio of ACC qualifiers on the first day of the Virginia Tech 'Doc Hale' Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Va. A native of Plano, Texas, Palmer qualified for his second ACC Indoor Championship event, clocking a personal-best 400 time of 46.86 for the runner-up finish on Friday. Palmer ran 21.96 (21.53 converted) in the men's 200 at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup earlier this season to first punch his ticket to the conference indoor meet.

Dontavian Smith, a sophomore from Roxboro, N.C., also qualified for his second ACC Indoor event in Blacksburg, Va. The sprinter narrowly missed the mark in the 60 preliminaries, but he crossed the final finish line in 6.86 to secure another ACC appearance. Smith already secured a conference big at the Gamecock Inaugural in Columbia, S.C. where he ran a qualifying 200 time of 21.61.

Headlining the women's performances at Virginia Tech, junior McKinley McNeill hit the Tar Heel's 20th ACC qualifying mark of the season. The Winston-Salem, N.C. native ran a huge season-best 54.78 in the women's 400.

All three are scheduled to make appearances in Saturday's track events. Smith competes in the men's 200 and later joins Palmer for the men's 4x400 while McNeill is listed on the women's 4x400 lineup.

OTHER VT 'DOC HALE' ELITE MEET HIGHLIGHTS
• Sophomore Anna Keefer hit a season-best mark of 6.12 meters to win her third-straight long jump competition.
• Graduate student Alex Cooke threw 19.24 meters for a third-place finish in the women's weight throw.
• Redshirt sophomore Marcus Krah ran a season-best time in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking 8.07 for first place.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
A full schedule of events, heat sheets and a link to live results are also available at GoHeels.com.

Live Results
Camel City Invitational
Virginia Tech 'Doc Hale' Elite Meet

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.

TAR HEEL COMPETITION SCHEDULE

CAMEL CITY INVITATIONAL
MEN
Saturday - Field
Triple Jump (10 a.m.)
   • Carson Pledger
Saturday - Track
400 (12:15 p.m.)
   • Josh Mukoro

VIRGINIA TECH 'DOC HALE' ELITE MEET
WOMEN
SATURDAY - FIELD
Pole Vault (11 a.m.)
   • Anna Eaton
   • Emerson Porter
Triple Jump (2 p.m.)
   • Brianna Isles
   • Peighton Simmons
SATURDAY - TRACK
200 (1:30 p.m.)
   • Anna Keefer
   • Peighton Simmons
4x400 (2:45 p.m.)
   • Peighton Simmons
   • Maiah Walker
   • McKinley McNeill
   • Lauryn Hall
   • Kristin Hall
MEN
SATURDAY - FIELD
Triple Jump (12 p.m.)
   • Darryl Shaw
Shot Put (2 p.m.)
   • Daniel McArthur
Pole Vault (2 p.m.)
   • Liam Dixon
   • Bailey Frederick
   • Drew Pedersen
SATURDAY - TRACK
200 (1:45 p.m.)
   • Jadon Johnson
   • Isaiah Palmer
   • Ryan Saint-Germain
   • Dontavian Smith
4x400 (3 p.m.)
   • Marcus Krah
   • Joey Souza
   • Dontavian Smith
   • Isaiah Palmer