University of North Carolina Athletics
Brown's Season Debut Leads Great Day One At Raleigh Relays For Track & Field
March 23, 2023 | Track & Field
Brown made her first appearance of the year for the Tar Heels and finished the women's 10,000 meters in 33:13.74, the second-best time in UNC outdoor history and best in nearly four decades. The only better time in the 10k in Carolina annals is 32:54.19 by Joan Nesbit in 1984. Fatima Alanis finished 25th in the 10k, while Ava Dobson was 27th in a personal-best time of 34:35.39.
Several other Tar Heels also came up big on Thursday, including a win in the women's javelin by Madison Wiltrout in her first appearance of the season at 56.01 meters. Senior Cash Rodriguez finished fourth in the javelin, with a personal-best performance of 50.09m.
Peyton Berryman had a personal-best pole vault of 3.70 meters, finishing eighth in the women's pole vault invitational.
Will Coogan had a personal-best time of 3:44.13 in the men's 1,500 meters. Meanwhile, Sully Shelton had a personal-best time and a heat win in his first career 3,000 meter steeplechase.
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RALEIGH RELAYS
Thursday March 23
Women's Results
Javelin
1. Madison Wiltrout, 56.01m (183-9); 4. Cash Rodriguez, 50.09m (164-4) (PB)
10,000m Invitational
7. Brynn Brown, 33:13.74*; 25. Fatima Alanis, 34:24.89; 27. Ava Dobson, 34:35.39 (PB)
*2nd in UNC history
Pole Vault
5. McKenna Brunick, 3.40m (11-1 3/4)Â
Pole Vault Invitational
8. Peyton Berryman, 3.70m (12-1 1/2) (PB)
Men's Results
1,500m
16. Will Coogan, 3:44.13; 21. Patrick Anderson, 3:44.77; 55. Michael Spragley, 3:48.28
3,000m Steeplechase
1. Sully Shelton, 9:03.33
5,000m
43. Colton Sands, 14:09.31; Crawford Hope DNF; Patrick Anderson DNF; Will Coogan DNF
Javelin
6. Roman Mitchell, 66.12m (216-11); 32. Patrick Crockett, 52.26m (171-5); 37. Sam Corley, 49.21m (161-5)
