Demon Deacons Set for ACC Championship
5/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 11, 2017
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field programs are set to open the postseason with the 2017 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship held May 12-14 at Georgia Tech's George C. Griffin track and field facility.
The Demon Deacons will be represented in 12 events each on both the men's and women's side in the three-day competition.
Field events will kick off the action each day. The schedule calls for an 11 a.m. start on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. open on Sunday. Preliminary events will be held Friday and Saturday with most final races being held Sunday afternoon.
ACC Network Extra will live stream action with former Olympic decathlon gold medalist Dan O'Brien serving as color analyst. He will be joined by veteran ESPN play-by-play announcer Shawn Kenney. ACC Network Extra will bring live action Friday from 6 until 9:30 p.m., Saturday from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m. and Sunday's finals from 5 until the meet's conclusion.
Pending the outcome of this weekend, the NCAA East Preliminary Round will be held May 23-25 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Expected Entries
Men's 800m
Robert Heppenstall
Andrew Fea
John Archie
Men's 1500m
Sebastian Fischbach
Men's 5000m
Craig Corti
Sebastian Fischbach
Alexander Giacco
Men's 10000
Myers McKinney
Craig Corti
Men's 400m Hurdles
Bobby Jacowleff
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Alexander Giacco
Men's 4x100m Relay
Men's 4x400m Relay
Men's Shot Put
Max Adams
Men's Discus
Max Adams
Men's Hammer Throw
Charlie Ionata
Kyle Johnson
Men's Javelin
Elijah Shalaway
Mitch Earley
Women's 1500m
Kathryn Lazarchick
Jenna Truedson
Lara-Ann Schwede
Women's 5000m
Ellie Abrahamson
Mimi Smith
Jenna Truedson
Beatrice Boylan
Women's 100m Hurdles
Hunter Roberts
Women's 400m Hurdles
Jen Esposito
Emma Gallagher
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
Ellie Abrahamson
Sarah Fahmy
Beatrice Boylan
Women's 4x400m Relay
Women's High Jump
Amy Collins
Women's Pole Vault
Tesia Kempski
Women's Shot Put
Casidy Howard
Women's Discus
Casidy Howard
Alva Hicks
Women's Hammer Throw
Alva Hicks
Women's Heptathlon
Amy Collins
Jordan Banks
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeTrack)
| Meet Central | ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship | |
| Dates | Friday, May 12 - Sunday, May 14 |
| Location | Atlanta, Ga. (George C. Griffin Track) |
| Coverage | Live Results | Friday Coverage | Saturday Coverage | Sunday Coverage | @WakeTrack  |
| Information | Meet Schedule | Entries |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field programs are set to open the postseason with the 2017 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship held May 12-14 at Georgia Tech's George C. Griffin track and field facility.
The Demon Deacons will be represented in 12 events each on both the men's and women's side in the three-day competition.
Field events will kick off the action each day. The schedule calls for an 11 a.m. start on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. open on Sunday. Preliminary events will be held Friday and Saturday with most final races being held Sunday afternoon.
ACC Network Extra will live stream action with former Olympic decathlon gold medalist Dan O'Brien serving as color analyst. He will be joined by veteran ESPN play-by-play announcer Shawn Kenney. ACC Network Extra will bring live action Friday from 6 until 9:30 p.m., Saturday from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m. and Sunday's finals from 5 until the meet's conclusion.
Pending the outcome of this weekend, the NCAA East Preliminary Round will be held May 23-25 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Expected Entries
Men's 800m
Robert Heppenstall
Andrew Fea
John Archie
Men's 1500m
Sebastian Fischbach
Men's 5000m
Craig Corti
Sebastian Fischbach
Alexander Giacco
Men's 10000
Myers McKinney
Craig Corti
Men's 400m Hurdles
Bobby Jacowleff
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Alexander Giacco
Men's 4x100m Relay
Men's 4x400m Relay
Men's Shot Put
Max Adams
Men's Discus
Max Adams
Men's Hammer Throw
Charlie Ionata
Kyle Johnson
Men's Javelin
Elijah Shalaway
Mitch Earley
Women's 1500m
Kathryn Lazarchick
Jenna Truedson
Lara-Ann Schwede
Women's 5000m
Ellie Abrahamson
Mimi Smith
Jenna Truedson
Beatrice Boylan
Women's 100m Hurdles
Hunter Roberts
Women's 400m Hurdles
Jen Esposito
Emma Gallagher
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
Ellie Abrahamson
Sarah Fahmy
Beatrice Boylan
Women's 4x400m Relay
Women's High Jump
Amy Collins
Women's Pole Vault
Tesia Kempski
Women's Shot Put
Casidy Howard
Women's Discus
Casidy Howard
Alva Hicks
Women's Hammer Throw
Alva Hicks
Women's Heptathlon
Amy Collins
Jordan Banks
Players Mentioned
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