It was another strong weekend for the NC State track and field team, as the Wolfpack had student-athletes set new personal bests in both the Michigan Power Five Invitational and the Camel City Invitational.

A large contingent of Pack student-athletes headed north for the Michigan Power Five Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The meet featured quite a few of the nation’s top teams, with seven ranked programs across both the men’s and women’s competition.

The Pack held its own though, with five podium finishes and eight student-athletes setting personal records over the two-day competition. The highlight for the Pack was the women’s 4×400-meter relay team, which broke the NC State record in the event with a time of 3:46.64. Juniors Gabriele Cunningham and Janel Pate, along with freshmen Jada Griffin and Alexis Postell posted the record-setting time.

Cunningham was also a bright spot individually for the Pack, winning NC State’s only gold medal of the meet in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.25.

For the Wolfpack men, the highlight of the event came in the 200-meter run, where NC State placed two runners on the podium. Sophomore Dylan Peebles finished second in the event with a time of 21.23, and sophomore Cravont Charleston came in right behind with a run of 21.28, a personal record.

The Wolfpack had two other podium finishes at the Michigan Power Five. Redshirt freshman Tim Bason finished second in the mile run, posting a personal-best time of 4:06.79. Bason came in just 0.34 seconds behind Joseph Murphy of Indiana, who won the event.

In the field, redshirt senior Joshua Davis placed third in the weight throw. Podium finishes are becoming an every-meet occurrence for Davis, as he has finished in the top three in all five of his appearances this season.

To go along with the podium finishes for the Wolfpack, redshirt sophomore Ben Barrett, sophomore Gavin Gaynor, redshirt freshman Edwin Rutto and redshirt juniors Lauren Evans, Abdur Rahmaan Kelly and Patrick Sheehan all set new personal bests in their respective events.

While the majority of the Wolfpack was at the Michigan Power Five, a handful of long-distance runners headed down the road to Winston-Salem for the Camel City Invitational. Sophomore Elly Henes had the best showing for State, setting a personal record in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:11.95. Henes’ finish is the best time any ACC runner has achieved this season, and the sixth-fastest mark in the NCAA.

In addition to Henes, redshirt juniors Gianna Frontera and Rachel Bartolomeo, as well as redshirt sophomore Kyle Christ competed in preliminary runs in Winston-Salem over the weekend.

The Wolfpack will continue on its busy indoor-season schedule next weekend, with the team splitting up to head to both the Tiger Paw Invite in Clemson, South Carolina and the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa.