N.C. State’s outdoor track and field team will participate in its fourth meet of the season as it travels to High Point Thursday to compete in the High Point Invitational, after which it will head to Blacksburg, Va. Friday to compete in the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, which lasts through Saturday.
N.C. State is coming off a strong performance last weekend at the two-day Bob Pollock Classic in Clemson, S.C.
Junior thrower Tremanisha Taylor secured first-place honors in the women’s shot put event with a throw of 52’ 11.00.” Taylor broke the N.C. State indoor record for women’s shot put last weekend, throwing a record distance of 53’ 7.00,” and the junior will attempt to continue her hot streak at the High Point Invitational.
Freshman sprinter Will Krehnbrink topped his season-best time last weekend in Clemson, recording a superb time of 50.06 seconds in the men’s 400m dash. The freshman didn’t beat his personal best of 49.91 seconds, but his time was good enough to secure a first-place finish for the Wolfpack.
N.C. State’s women’s 4 x 400m relay team came in first place Friday, with a time of 3:57.25. The team consists of senior sprinters Denae Ford and Colleen McGuire, junior sprinter Sharese Roberts and freshman sprinter Tatyana Glasgow. The Wolfpack ladies will hope to secure another first place victory in the upcoming meet.
Junior thrower Jule Rich finished in first place at the Bob Pollock Classic in the men’s weight throw for the second consecutive week. Rich has been putting up insane numbers this season, securing first place in the Bob Pollock Classic with a toss of 62’ 11.50” and will look to secure the top spot for the third consecutive event at the High Point Invitational.
Senior jumper Elizabeth Shuman, who finished in first place at the women’s high jump at the Gene Anderson Invitational, also secured top honors last weekend in Clemson for the Wolfpack with a leap of 5’ 7.00.”
Sophomore thrower SeQuoia Watkins, a 2013 All-ACC performer and NCAA Championship participant, also participated in the Bob Pollock Classic. The sophomore finished eighth in the women’s weight throw with a heave of 56’ 3.00” and seventh in the women’s shot put with a throw of 42’ 8.25.”
Sophomore multi-event athlete Alexis Perry, a gold medalist at the 2013 Junior Pan-American Games, finished third in Clemson in the women’s 60m dash with a time of 7.87 seconds.
Watkins and Perry will look to continue to put up great numbers at the High Point Invitational.
Senior thrower Nathaniel Williams, a two time second team All-American selection, competed in the men’s weight throw for State last weekend in Clemson, finishing in fourth place with a toss of 56’ 1.25”.
Last weekend, the Pack finished with five first-place winners and 13 top-five finishes at the 18-team meet. State’s track athletes will hope for continued success in the coming days both at High Point and Blacksburg.
