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Track Wraps Up Successful Wake Forest Open
3/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
March 21, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - In the men's 110-meter hurdles, junior Brent LaRue came from behind and overtook Daniel Kinney of Howard over the last hurdle to win the event with an NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 14.15 at Kentner Stadium on Saturday afternoon at the Wake Forest Open.
He came into the final with the second-fastest qualifying time of 14.55.
Junior Caroline Vaughn, who set the school record yesterday in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles, finished second today with a time of 13.60. She broke away from the pack about 40 meters into the race but Landria Buckley from Howard was right on her hip. The two were neck-and-neck down the last 40 meters but Buckley was able to pull ahead at the end.
Vaughn's time today was still lower than her previous school-record time of 13.66, which she held coming into the season.
Fellow junior Alex Gove finished fifth overall in the 100-meter hurdles as she crossed the line with a time of 14.51.
Vaughn then qualified for the NCAA Regionals in her second event this weekend, finishing second behind Buckley in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.12. It was also Vaughn's second event of the weekend in which she set a new personal-best time.
Gove also had a strong finish in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing fourth at 1:01.78.
In the men's 400-meter hurdles, senior Phillip Warsaw was the top collegiate finisher, ultimately finishing second behind Ian Weakly running for Fitrition. Phillip clipped the tape at 52.49, just less than a second behind Weakly.
Three Demon Deacons placed in the top-five of the women's 1,500-meter run led by sophomore Anna Nosenko. Nosenko crossed the line nearly four seconds ahead of the nearest competitor in 4:29.47.
She was followed by her sister Dina Nosenko in fourth at 4:34.64 and senior Merry Placer in fifth at 4:34.72. Placer knocked almost four seconds off her previous personal-best.
Junior Nicole Castronuova finished first of 104 runners in the women's 200-meter race, turning in a time of 23.97, which was just over the NCAA Regional mark of 23.96.
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Castronuova, Gove, Vaughn and senior Melissa Council captured first place with a combined time of 3:43.83. The first section came down to the final 20 meters when Castronuova overcame Howard's team, which finished second overall with a 3:44.4 time, in the final stretch to give the Deacons another victory at the Wake Forest Open.
After winning the men's 800-meter run yesterday, freshman Thomas Morrison ran a solid first 1,500-meter race of the outdoor season, posting a third-place finish in a time of 3:52.46.
In the women's long jump, Council finished fourth overall with a leap of 18-04.25 while freshman Erin Brooks was right behind her in fifth at 18-01.75.
Junior Thomas Sensing finished fourth in the men's discus throw with a 153-04 toss.
Sophomore Caitlin Crawford finished fifth overall in the women's 3,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 10:22.20, while sophomore Suzie Clinchy placed 13th for the Deacons with a time of 10:47.17 in the event.
Freshman Trey Blanton took seventh in the "A" section of the men's pole vault with a mark of 14-07.25.
In the women's "B" section of the high jump, freshman Samantha Howell took the top spot with a leap of 5-02.25.
In the 200-meter, junior Jon Reid took 10th overall for Wake Forest, finishing with a time of 21.93.
For a complete listing of the Wake Forest Open results, go to flashresults.com.
Up next, the Wake Forest track and field team will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the Florida State Relays from March 26 through 28.
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