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Chipotle Marshall Invitational
Deacs Lead After Day One of Marshall Invitational
2/12/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeTrack)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Both the Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams have the highest team scores after one day of competition at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W.Va. The Deacon teams combined for four event wins on the afternoon.
The Demon Deacon men lead a field of eight teams with 46 team points, while Appalachian State is in second with 43. The Wake Forest women posted 39.5 team points and lead the second-place Mountaineer women by 11 points. There are nine total women's teams in the meet.
Winning on the men's side for the Old Gold and Black were Craig Corti and Charlie Ionata. Corti's 14:51.58 time won the 5,000m run. He was followed by teammate Alexander Giacco in third. Ionata took first in the weight throw with a toss of 19.28m. It was the junior's fourth event title of the season.
The women took the top two spots in the distance medley relay with the quartet of Kathryn Lazarchick, Emma Gallagher, Kendal Knous and Samantha Jones winning the event by clocking in at 11:40.70. Jenna Truedson, Caitlin Krol, Lara-Ann Schwede and Ellie Abrahamson were the runners up at 12:04.71.
Coming off a school record showing last week, Sydney White rounded out the Deacs' winners for the day, taking the women's pole vault title with a leap of 4.05m.
Other top Wake Forest performers included Michael Cyphers, who took second in the men's pole vault with a 4.90m jump, and Alva Hicks, who came in third in the women's weight throw with a mark of 17.95m.
The meet concludes on Saturday with events starting as early as 9 a.m. On Feb 19-20, the Deacs are scheduled to resume indoor action when they send competitors to the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg, Va. and the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem.
Men's Team Rankings (Five Events Scored)
1. Wake Forest 46
2. Appalachian State 43
3. Duquesne 39
Women's Team Rankings (Four Events Scored)
1. Wake Forest, 39.5
2. Appalachian State, 28.5
3. Ohio, 22
Men's 5,000m
1. Craig Corti, 14:51.58
3. Alexander Giacco, 14:55.84
7. Peter Millsaps, 15:07.37
26. Nikolas Silva, 16:33.45
Men's Pole Vault
2. Michael Cyphers, 4.90m
6. Luke Annichiarico, 4.60m
Men's Weight Throw
1. Charlie Ionata, 19.28m
4. Kyle Johnson, 17.00m
Men's Long Jump
7. Alexander Krall, 6.17m
Women's Distance Medley Relay
1. Kathryn Lazarchick, Emma Gallagher, Kendal Knous and Samantha Jones, 11:40.70
2. Jenna Truedson, Caitlin Krol, Lara-Ann Schwede and Ellie Abrahamson, 12:04.71
5. Sarah Fahmy, Maya Hinton, Libby Parrish and Aubrey Waggoner, 12:15.87
Women's Pole Vault
1. Sydney White, 4.05m
3. Kathleen Adair, 3.75m
4. Tesia Kempski, 3.45m
7. Madison Bragg, 3.45m
Women's Weight Throw
3. Alva Hicks, 17.95m
8. Casidy Callahan, 16.51m
9. Andrea Vahoua, 16.50m
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