In its last meets before the postseason, NC State track and field competed at the Boston University Terrier DMR Challenge and the VT Challenge. In Boston, the Wolfpack women’s team competed in the 4000m Distance Medley Relay, and at Virginia Tech the men and women competed in throws, multis and jumps.

At the DMR Challenge, NC State’s team of juniors Hannah Gapes and Grace Hartman, sophomore Jordyn Parker and senior Brooke Rauber broke the program record in the 4000m distance medley relay with a time of 10:48.51 to finish fifth.

With that being the only competition the Wolfpack competed at in Boston, most of the action took place in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the women’s high jump sophomore McKenna Moritz took first place, clearing 1.65 meters for her first podium finish in the high jump. Sophomore Jenna Barnes was on the podium next to Moritz as she finished third, clearing 1.55 meters.

In the women’s weight throw, senior Sydney Freeman placed second with a throw of 18.58 meters. Sophomore Natalie Griffith had a personal-best throw of 15.77 meters to come in fifth. In the men’s weight throw, sophomore Tony Taylor II earned second, throwing 17.07 meters. Taylor also competed in the shot put, setting a personal best 14.88-meter throw for fourth place.

NC State had three athletes finish in the top five of the women’s long jump. Junior Elyssia Fisher finished second with a leap of 5.75 meters for her first podium finish with the Pack. Freshman Chazmin Johnson took fourth with a jump of 5.56 meters and freshman Mariama Hunt placed fifth at 5.44 meters.

The Wolfpack didn’t have any podium finishes in the women’s shot put but senior Jakerra Covington and freshman Olivia Vaughan both recorded personal bests. Covington took fifth place with an 11.68-meter throw and Vaughan placed seventh with a 9.83-meter throw. Covington also competed in the 60-meter hurdles and clocked a season-best 9.07 seconds.

Over at the USATF Indoor Championships, former NC State athlete Cameron Murray set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.41 seconds to finish second and secure a spot on Team USA at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.

At the same event, current Wolfpack athletes seniors Charles McBride and Sam Bush also competed. McBride placed sixth in the high jump as he cleared 2.12 meters. Bush set a personal best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:11.37.

Next, the Wolfpack will begin postseason competition at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The competition will take place from Mar. 1 through Mar. 3.