Men Place 2nd At Indoor Track Championships

Saturday, February 27

Clemson, S.C.

10:00 AM

North Carolina

ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Daniel McArthur won gold in shot put for the third year in a row and was named MVP for men's field.

Photo by: ACC

February 27, 2021 | Track & Field

Results

By: UNC Athletic Communications

CLEMSON, S.C. – Six Tar Heels – including a relay team – came home with championships and both the men's and women's teams had improved finishes as UNC wrapped up competition Saturday at the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Clemson's Indoor Track & Field Complex.

The Tar Heel men placed second overall, their highest team finish since 2014. The women were ninth, the best since a fifth-place finish in 2018.

Brandon Tubby (men's mile), Daniel McArthur (men's shot put) and the men's 4x400 relay team finished the weekend with gold.

In the men's mile, Tar Heels took the top two spots, with both clocking times under four minutes. Tubby's win came in 3:57.77, a personal best as well as a facility record, and Thomas Ratcliffe was second in 3:59.26, also a personal best. They're just the second and third Tar Heels to break the four-minute barrier in indoor competition, after program great Tony Waldrop. Allen Siegler ran a season-best 4:04.26, good for seventh place.

McArthur's title is his third in a row in shot put, following up on indoor wins in 2019 and 2020. He was named the ACC Championship MVP for men's field, based on overall points scored.

The Tar Heels also went back-to-back for titles in the men's 4x400 relay, with the team of Craig Saddler II, Ryan Saint-Germain, Onyedikachi Ohia-Enyia and Isaiah Palmer teaming for a season-best 3:08.56.

In addition to his relay gold, Palmer won silver in the 400m and bronze in the 200 with a lifetime-best 20.96.

Senior Anna Keefer earned silver in the women's 200 meters with a time of 23.56.

Fourteen Tar Heels earned All-ACC honors
First team (top three finishers):
• Brandon Tubby, men's mile
• Thomas Ratcliffe, men's mile
• Isaiah Palmer, men's 200m, men's 400m, men's 4x400 relay
• Anna Keefer, women's 200m
• Daniel McArthur, men's shot put
• Ryan Saint-Germain, men's 4x400 relay
• Craig Saddler II, men's 4x400 relay
• Onyedikachi Ohia-Enyia, men's 4x400 relay
• Troy Yearwood, men's weight throw
• James Joycey, men's weight throw
Second team (fourth through sixth)
• Emmeline Fisher, women's mile
• Jill Shippee, women's weight throw
• Sydney Banks, women's high jump
• Paige Hofstad, women's 5000m

2021 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Sunday's Results
Men's mile
1. Brandon Tubby, 3:57.77
2. Thomas Ratcliffe, 3:59.26
7. Allen Siegler, 4:04.26

Women's mile
5. Emmeline Fisher, 4:46.13
10. Taryn Parks, 4:55.47

Men's 60m
7. Qhiyal Towns, 6.84
8. Saypadia DeSaussure II, 6.92

Men's 400m
2. Isaiah Palmer, 45.97

Men's 200m
3. Isaiah Palmer, 20.96

Women's 200m
2. Anna Keefer, 23.56

Women's 3000m
10. Paige Hofstad, 9:27.91
14. Kelsey Harrington, 9:32.35
15. Mady Clahane, 9:33.18
19. Sasha Neglia, 9:36.07
24. Ava Dobson, 9:44.37

Men's 4x400 relay
1. UNC, 3:08.56

Women's 4x400 relay
9. UNC, 3:52.39

Men's Triple Jump
7. Jaren Holmes, 15.25m

Men's Shot Put
1. Daniel McArthur, 20.69m
13. Madias Loper, 16.56m
16. Troy Yearwood, 16.15m
19. James Joycey, 15.31m

Women's Shot Put
18. JoEllen Driscoll, 13.17m
20. Grace Wills, 12.36m