Nicholas Faulkner
Freshman Alexis Postell crosses the finish line as the anchor for women's 4x400m. NC State took second with a 3:42.90 the second best outdoor performance in school history in the Raleigh Relays on Saturday, March 31 at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility.
The NC State track and field team will host the Raleigh Relays on Friday and Saturday at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility.
The Relays are the third event of the outdoor season for the Wolfpack and is known as one of the biggest outdoor track events on the East Coast.
It is also the only home event of the outdoor season and the Pack will honor its senior members of the team on Saturday.
At the first two meets of the season, the Pack has placed on the podium 16 times and won eight events. The men’s 200-meter dash has been its best event so far, led by senior Shannon Peterson and junior Cravont Charleston who finished first and second respectively on March 22-23 at High Point VertKlasse Meeting.
Patterson and Charleston paced the Pack’s 4×400 meter team which finished in first place at the same event.
At the Relays, hundreds of athletes from colleges and conferences all across the country will compete.
Competition will take place all day Friday and Saturday. Fans looking to attend before 5 p.m. on Friday will need to obtain a virtual parking permit to park on campus.