Deacs to Compete in Virginia Challenge
4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeTrack)
| Meet Central | Virginia Challenge | |
| Dates | Friday, April 21 - Saturday, April 22, 2017 |
| Location | Charlottesville, Va. (Lannigan Field) |
| Coverage | Live Results | ACCN Extra/ESPN3 | @WakeTrack  |
| Information | Meet Schedule | Entries |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams are set to compete in the Virginia Challenge April 21-22. The meet will be held at the University of Virginia's Lannigan Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Thirty-one Demon Deacons, including 16 on the women's side and 15 on the men's, are slated to compete in 23 events over the course of the two-day competition.
The Deacs will compete with over 50 schools including fellow ACC squads Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Competition kicks off April 21st with the women's hammer throw at 11 a.m. and runs through the women's 10k at 9:20 p.m. The meet will resume Saturday morning at 9 a.m. with the women's 3,000m steeplechase and conclude with the men's 5,000m run at 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The ACC Digital Network/ESPN3 will have live coverage of the event from 7-10 p.m. Friday night.
After this weekend, the Demon Deacons will compete in the Tennessee Challenge on May 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee before heading to the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship May 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Expected Entries
Women's 800m
Lara-Ann Schwede
Women's 1500m
Ellie Abrahamson
Kathryn Lazarchick
Women's 5000m
Cate Allen
Kathryn Kenwood
Mimi Smith
Jenna Truedson
Women's 100m Hurdles
Hunter Roberts
Women's 400m Hurdles
Jen Esposito
Emma Gallagher
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
Ellie Abrahamson
Beatrice Boylan
Sarah Fahmy
Women's 4x400m Relay
Women's High Jump
Amy Collins
Women's Pole Vault
Tesia Kempski
Women's Long Jump
Amy Collins
Women's Shot Put
Casidy Howard
Women's Discus
Casidy Howard
Alva Hicks
Women's Hammer Invite
Alva Hicks
Men's 800m
John Archie
Andrew Fea
Robert Heppenstall
Men's 1500m
Sebastian Fischbach
Angelos Vasileiou
Mitchell Dyer
Men's 5000m
Craig Corti
Myers McKinney
Men's 400m Hurdles
Bobby Jacowleff
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Alexander Giacco
Men's 4x400m Relay
Men's Shot Put
Max Adams
Men's Discus Invite
Max Adams
Men's Hammer
Kyle Johnson
Men's Hammer Invite
Charlie Ionata
Players Mentioned
