Carolina History Highlights Power Five Invitational

Saturday, February 1

Ann Arbor, MI

11 a.m.

North Carolina

Power 5 Invitational

Qhiyal Towns

Photo by: Tom Connelly

February 1, 2020 | Track & Field

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Ann Arbor, Mich. - The University of North Carolina track & field program wrapped up the Power Five Invitational Saturday at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Day two of the two-day meet was highlighted by historical performances from Anna Keefer, Emerson Porter and Qhiyal Towns.

Keefer, a junior from St. Michael Albertville, Minn., won the women's long jump with a season-best mark of 20-3.75 (6.19m). Her mark broke the previous meet and facility records in the event, both set at the 2018 Power Five Invitational. After moving into third in school history in the preliminary round, Keefer also competed in Saturday's 60-meter dash final, finishing third with a time of 7.45 seconds. Keefer was second place among collegians in the event with multi-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix taking the win. In the women's pole vault, Emerson Porter broke into the top five in the UNC record book for the first time indoors. Porter, a junior from Charlotte, N.C., won the event with a clearance of 13-5 (4.09m), good for fourth best in school history. Porter also ranks fifth in Carolina history outdoors in the event.

Towns, a sophomore from Newport News, Va., set a new personal record, winning the men's 60-meter dash with a time of 6.74 seconds. The time moves Towns from a tie for sixth to stand alone at second place in the UNC record books. Dontavian Smith, a junior from Roxboro, N.C., finished third in the event with a time of 6.85 seconds. Towns' time also matched the Power Five meet record set in 2018.

Carolina finished the Power Five Invitational with nine personal records across two days of competition. North Carolina also won six events on the weekend along with multiple other podium finishes.

Other Tar Heel Highlights:
• Madias Loper, a junior from Fayetteville, Ga., finished third in the men's weight throw with a new personal-record mark of 59-4 (18.08m). Loper also competed in the shot put where he and Daniel McArthur finished second and fourth with marks of 62-9.5 (19.14m) and 56-10.75 (17.34m), respectively.
• Erin Edmundson, a senior from Prospect, Ky., ran a new personal record in the mile with a time of 4:51.02. Emmeline Fisher, a junior from Morehead City, N.C., also competed in the women's mile, winning her section with a time of 4:58.80.
• Jesse Hunt, a junior from Perth, Western Australia, set a new personal record in the men's mile, finishing third with a time of 4:08.85. Brandon Tubby and Alex Milligan took fourth and sixth in the event with times of 4:08.98 and 4:10.10, respectively.
• Isa Paschall, a fifth year from Harrisburg, Pa., won the men's triple jump with a season-best mark of 50-10.75 (15.51m).
• Brianna Isles, a senior from Lawrenceville, Ga., won the women's triple jump with a mark of 38-6 (11.73m).
• Ian Moini, a junior from Princeton, N.J., set a personal record in the men's 3,000 meters with a time of 8:23.61.
• A team of Ari Cogdell, Brandon Cachon, Jadon Johnson and Isaiah Palmer won the men's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:09.42.

Up Next: The Tar Heels will travel to Clemson, S.C. for the Tiger Paw Invitational and Boston, Ma. for the Valentine Invitational on Feb. 14 and 15.