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Friday, April 26

Charlottesville, VA

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North Carolina

Virginia Grand Prix

Madison Wiltrout

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

April 26, 2019 | Track & Field

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. / GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The North Carolina track and field team opened competition at the Virginia Grand Prix and Florida's Tom Jones Memorial on Friday with a few notable underclassmen performances.

Redshirt freshman Madison Wiltrout (Connellsville, Pa.) won her fifth event title in the women's javelin after throwing the second-best mark of her collegiate career in Virginia — 177-4 (54.07 meters). Wiltrout's performance comes just two weeks after she set the UNC school record and still beats the ACC's third-best women's javelin performance by 17 feet.

At Florida's Tom Jones Memorial, two Tar Heels finished the evening with season-best performances. Sophomore Anna Keefer (St. Michael Albertville, Minn.) hit a season-best mark of 20-1 1/2 (6.13 meters) in the women's long jump and freshman Dorriann Coleman (Southfield, Mich.) knocked nearly three seconds off her collegiate-best 800 time to cross the finish line in 2:15.00.

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.

Saturday's action will be streamed live on SEC Network +, via Watch ESPN, beginning at 1 p.m. ET. Results are provided by Half-Mile Timing.

Virginia Grand Prix
Schedule | Live Results

Tom Jones Memorial
Schedule | Live Results | Watch

TAR HEEL ENTRIES (SATURDAY, APRIL 27)
Virginia Grand Prix
M Pole Vault (2:30 p.m.)
            Bailey Frederick
M Triple Jump (3 p.m.)
            Carson Pledger
W 800 (6:10 p.m.)
            Blake Dodge
            Erin Edmundson
            Madeline Kraft
            Kathryn Mayo
M Pole Vault Invite (6:30 p.m.)
            Drew Pedersen
W Pole Vault Invite (6:30 p.m.)
            Anna Eaton
            Emerson Porter
M 1500 (6:52 p.m.)
            Alex Milligan
            Brodie Modini
            Nick Golebiowski
            Luke Peterson
            Mitch Resor
            Brandon Tubby
W 1500 (7:10 p.m.)
            Blake Dodge
            Emmeline Fisher
            Ashley Smith

Tom Jones Memorial
M Discus (10 a.m.)
            Yaw Sackey
            Daniel McArthur
W Hammer Throw (10 a.m.)
            Jill Shippee
            Alex Cooke
W Triple Jump (1 p.m.)
            Brianna Isles
M 4x100 (2:05 p.m.)
            Heat 1
W 400 (3:10 p.m.)
            Dorriann Coleman
M 400 (3:25 p.m.)
            Ari Cogdell
            Isaiah Palmer
            Ryan Saint-Germain
            Cameron Douglas
W 100 (3:40 p.m.)
            Anna Keefer
M 100 (3:55 p.m.)
            Qhiyal Towns
M 4x400 (4:50 p.m.)
            Heat 1