Tar Heels Head Back to Blacksburg for Hokie Invitational

Friday, January 24

Blacksburg, VA

4 p.m.

North Carolina

Hokie Invitational

Emerson Porter

Photo by: Cheryl Treworgy

January 23, 2020 | Track & Field

Schedule (PDF)Meet Info (PDF)Heat Sheets (PDF)Live Results

BLACKSBURG, VA. – The University of North Carolina track & field program will make a return trip to Blacksburg, Va. Friday and Saturday for the 2020 Hokie Invitational at Rector Field House. A group of 12 Tar Heels will take part in the two-day meet.

There are 13 schools set to compete at the meet: Virginia Tech, Virginia, UNC, NC State, Pitt, Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, Elon, East Carolina, High Point, Radford, Georgetown and VCU.

Competition is set to begin Friday at 4 p.m. with the women's pole vault. Day one will conclude with the men's 300-meter run at 8:35 p.m. before picking back up for day two at 12 p.m. noon Saturday with the women's high jump. The two-day competition will culminate with the women's and men's 4x400-meter relays at 3:50 p.m. and 4:10 p.m., respectively.

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.

Live Results | Heat Sheets | Schedule (PDF) | Meet Info (PDF)

LAST TIME OUT
The University of North Carolina track & field program wrapped up the second and final day of the 2020 Virginia Tech Invitational on Saturday at Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Va. The Tar Heels were led by a school-record performance by Daniel McArthur and another pair of field-event victories from the women's side.

McArthur, a senior from Mooresville, N.C., won the men's shot put, breaking his own school record set in the 2019 indoor season in the process. With his mark of 66-9.25 (20.35m) McArthur, the 2019 ACC Indoor shot put champion, now ranks second in the NCAA on the season in the event. On the track, Isaiah Palmer, a junior from Plano, Texas, took first in the 400-meter dash, setting a new indoor personal record with his time of 47.15 seconds.

Anna Keefer, a junior from St. Michael Albertville, Minn., won the women's long jump with a season-best mark of 20-1.5 (6.13m). This is her second win in as many appearances on the season in the event. Sydney Banks, a freshman from Woodbridge, Va., also came away with a field-event victory on day two of the Virginia Tech Invitational for the Tar Heel women. Banks cleared 5-8.75 (1.75m) in the high jump for her first collegiate win in just her second meet.

Other Weekend Highlights:

Emily Malone, a sophomore from Missoula, Mont., set a new personal record in the women's shot put with a mark of 38-6.75 (11.75m).
Madias Loper, a junior from Fayetteville, Ga., set a new personal record in the men's shot put with a mark of 57-0.75 (17.39m). On Friday Loper set a personal record in the weight throw with a mark of 56-4.75 (17.19m).
Mitch Resor and Ian Moini set personal records in the men's mile. Resor, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., finished in 4:11.97, while Moini, a junior from Princeton, N.J., ran 4:13.83.
Anna Keefer, a junior from St. Michael Albertville, Minn., matched her personal best time of 7.44 seconds in the women's 60-meter dash prelims.
Ashley Smith and Camryn Petit set personal records in the women's 3,000 meters. Smith, a senior from Clemmons, N.C., finished with a time of 10:07.09, while Petit, a sophomore from Braselton, Ga., ran 10:10.34.
Jake McEneaney and Ryan Combs set personal records in the men's 3,000 meters. McEneaney, a junior from Naperville, Ill., finished with a time of 8:35.27, while Combs, a sophomore from Chapel Hill, N.C., ran 8:50.03.
Jill Shippee, a junior from Clifton Park, N.Y., won the women's weight throw while narrowly missing a season best with her mark of 64-5 (19.63m).
Qhiyal Towns, a sophomore from Newport News, Va., matched his personal record in the 60 meters two times on Friday, finishing second in the event with a time of 6.81 seconds. That time is good for sixth in school history.
Ari Cogdell and Brandon Cachon combined for second and fourth in the men's 500-meter run with times of 1:02.97 and 1:03.30, respectively.

IN THE RANKINGS
North Carolina currently holds 12 top-five times/marks in the ACC and 10 top-50 times/marks nationally. ACC Men's Field Co-Performer of the Week Daniel McArthur currently ranks first in the ACC and second in the NCAA in the men's shot put.