Wildcats Post Seven Personal Bests on Day One in Gainesville and Wake Forest
GAINESVILLE, Fla. and Winston-Salem, N.C. – Julia Gunnell and Dahlia Beasley kicked off the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. in the women’s heptathlon.
Gunnell posted a pair of personal bests in the 100m hurdles and high jump events, as well as a pair of third-place finishes. Beasley posted a personal record in the third event of the day in shot put with a final mark of 10.68m.
Heading into the final three events in the heptathlon, Gunnell currently sits in third place with 3,359 total points, followed by Beasley in fifth place with 3,255 points.
The Wildcats totaled four personal bests during the opening day of the Wake Forest Invitational, featuring only distance events.
Jayla Atkinson and Lyric Olson started the evening events with two second-place finishes in the women’s 800m open and 800m invite, respectively. In the women’s 3000m steeplechase, Morgan Dick finishing third and posted a career-best time of 11:01.36.
Six Wildcats concluded the day in the men’s 5000m with Eyan Turk placing third with a personal best time of 14:22.97 and Miles Brush placing fourth with a career-best time of 14:25.17.
The Tom Jones Memorial and Wake Forest Invitational will continue tomorrow, with events in Gainesville starting at noon ET with the women’s 200m, and events opening in Winston-Salem at 12:40 p.m. ET with the women’s 1500m.
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Event Schedule
| Wake Forest Invitational: Thursday, April 16: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 800m | 6:00 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Jayla Atkinson – 2:08.72 (PR)
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| Men’s 800m | 7:00 p.m. | FINAL | 5. Sami Hattab – 1:52.49
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| Women’s 800m | 7:30 p.m. | INVITE | 2. Lyric Olson – 2:04.80
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| Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | 8:00 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Morgan Dick – 11:01.36 (PR)
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| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 8:40 p.m. | FINAL | Alex Alston – 9:11.91
William Russell – 9:32.58
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| Women’s 5000m | 9:20 p.m. | FINAL | 4. Ava Hendren – 17:08.49
25. Baylor Wolfe – 17:58.01
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| Men’s 5000m | 9:40 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Eyan Turk – 14:22.97 (PR)
4. Miles Brush – 14:25.17 (PR) 10. Caden Miracle – 14:31.47 17. Lincoln Herald – 14:51.74 Alex Alston – DNF William Russell – DNF |
| Tom Jones Memorial Invitational: Thursday, April 16: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 11:30 a.m. | HEPTATHLON | 3. Julia Gunnell – 13.87 (PR)
6. Dahlia Beasley – 14.76
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| Women’s High Jump | 12:15 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | 3. Julia Gunnell – 1.66m (PR)
5. Dahlia Beasley – 1.66m
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| Women’s Shot Put | 1:45 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | 4. Julia Gunnell – 11.62
10. Dahlia Beasley – 10.68 (PR)
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| Women’s 200m | 3:00 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | 2. Dahlia Beasley – 23.79
4. Julia Gunnell – 24.64
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| Wake Forest Invitational: Friday, April 17: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 1500m | 12:40 p.m. | FINAL | Ann Lemirisho
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| Men’s 1500m | 1:15 p.m. | FINAL | Tony Anania, Nicola Baiocchi, Levi Kipkurui Bichii, Ed Bird, Sami Hattab, Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Jackson Wyatt
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| Women’s 1500m | 7:45 p.m. | INVITE | Ally Kruger, Doricah Minsari Isoe
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| Men’s 1500m | 8:15 p.m. | INVITE | Ed Bird, Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Nicola Baiocchi
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| Women’s 5000m | 9:45 p.m. | INVITE | Ally Kruger, Ann Lemirisho |
| Tom Jones Memorial Invitational: Friday, April 17: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 200m | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Tressia Davis, Briana St. Louis, JahQueen McClellan, Naseera Efua Quansah
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| Men’s Hammer | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Brock Conrad
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| Men’s 200m | 12:30 p.m. | FINAL | Coy Hyre
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 1:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kashia Hoo |
| Women’s Long Jump | 1:00 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 2:00 p.m. | FINAL | Grant Harrison
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| Women’s Hammer | 2:15 p.m. | FINAL | Gwyn Lori, Meagan Ewers, Addison Stadsholt
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| Women’s Javelin | 2:30 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s 800m | 4:15 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s 200m | 5:00 p.m. | INVITE | Sharmelle Holmes, Stacey Onyepunuka |
| Men’s 200m | 5:35 p.m. | INVITE | Denzel Simusialela
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 6:20 p.m. | INVITE | Vanice Kerubo Nyagisera |
| Men’s 400m Hurdles | 6:45 p.m. | INVITE | Anthony Waterman |
| Men’s Shot Put | 6:45 p.m. | INVITE | Grayson Brashear
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| Men’s Long Jump | 7:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kingi McNair
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| Tom Jones Memorial Invite: Saturday, April 18: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Discus | 9:00 a.m. | FINAL | Kate Powers, Gwyn Lori
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| Men’s Discus | 9:00 a.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear, Brock Conrad
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| Women’s 100m | 9:45 a.m. | FINAL | Naseera Efua Quansah, Briana St. Louis
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 10:00 a.m. | FINAL | Chelsea Wetzel, Kaylee Daniel, Annie Murphy, Sarah Ferguson
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| Women’s 400m | 10:10 a.m. | FINAL | Cha’iel Johnson, JahQueen McClellan, Stacey Onyepunuka
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| Men’s 400m | 10:30 a.m. | FINAL | Brandon Nyandoro
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 12:00 p.m. | PRELIMS | Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Rukia Nusra Omulisia
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| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 12:30 p.m. | PRELIMS | Anthony Waterman |
| Women’s Hammer | 12:30 p.m. | INVITE | Kate Powers |
| Women’s 4x100m | 1:10 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x100m | 1:35 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky
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| Women’s 800m | 1:55 p.m. | INVITE | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo
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| Men’s 800m | 2:05 p.m. | INVITE | Patrick Faust
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 2:15 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 2:30 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Women’s 400m | 2:45 p.m. | INVITE | Hannah Douglas, A’Laji Bradley
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| Men’s Shot Put | 3:00 p.m. | FINAL | Brock Conrad
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| Men’s 400m | 3:15 p.m. | INVITE | TK Pahuwa
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| Men’s Triple Jump | 3:30 p.m. | INVITE | Theo Mudzengerere |
| Women’s 100m | 3:50 p.m. | INVITE | Sharmelle Holmes
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| Women’s High Jump | 4:00 p.m. | INVITE | Kemarah Howard |
| Men’s 100m | 4:10 p.m. | INVITE | Denzel Simusialela, Miles Jones, Coy Hyre
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| Women’s Shot Put | 4:30 p.m. | FINAL | Gwyn Lori, Meagan Ewers |
| Women’s 4x400m | 5:10 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x400m | 5:35 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky
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