Wiltrout Tops 16-Year-Old UNC Javelin Record

Friday, April 12

Coral Gables, FL

12 P.M.

North Carolina

Hurricane Alumni Invitational

Madison Wiltrout

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

April 12, 2019 | Track & Field

CORAL GABLES, Fla. / GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina's Madison Wiltrout jumped to the top of UNC's record books on Friday after breaking a 16-year-old javelin record at Miami's Hurricane Alumni Invitational. Wiltrout's collegiate-best mark of 181-4 (55.28 meters) bested the previous school record by over five feet.

"Madison continues to impress us with her performances in competition," head coach Harlis Meaders said. "Last week, she fell out of the NCAA top 10, but hopefully this will put her right back up in that top list of athletes. For Madison to already break a long-standing school record as just a redshirt freshman is really quite an accomplishment."

Wiltrout, a redshirt freshman from Connellsville, Pa., has thrown over 170 feet three times this season and has now won four of her five javelin competitions.

Her performance ranks second in the ACC by a mere four inches, fourth in the East Region and sixth in the NCAA.

"We're really off to a great start down here at the University of Miami," Meaders said. "The weather is perfect for track and field and the javelin throwers performed extremely well today. I think everybody either hit a season best or threw right around their lifetime bests. Coach Gorski has done a great job preparing them for the championship part of the season and our student-athletes are becoming more consistent in the throws which is a really good sign."

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

Fans can also 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 each day of competition.

The Hurricane Alumni Invitational will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Aggie Invitational
Schedule (PDF) | Live Results

Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Schedule (PDF) | Live Results | Live Stream

OTHER CAROLINA HIGHLIGHTS

Hurricane Alumni Invitational
• Alex Cooke, a graduate student from Lowgap, N.C., earned the runner-up finish in the women's hammer throw, throwing 191-7 (58.40 meters).
• Emily Malone, a freshman from Missoula, Mont., barely missed her personal record in the women's javelin and finished third in the competition with a throw of 149-0 (45.42 meters).
• Jared Martin, a redshirt junior from Greensboro, N.C., threw a season-best mark of 208-9 (63.63 meters) to place second in the men's javelin competition.
• Will Eskew, a junior from Nashville, Tenn., set a new career best in the men's javelin and finished eighth with a mark of 179-5 (54.69 meters).
• Bailey Frederick, a junior from Waxhaw, N.C., cleared a season-best 14-11 (4.55 meters) in the men's pole vault for a third-place finish.