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High Point VertKlasse
Deacs Claim Four Titles at VertKlasse Meeting
4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeTrack)
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams earned four event titles and nine top-five finishes at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting Friday.
The four event titles came from Alexandria Florent in the high jump, Max Adams in the discus, Noah Shute in the 100m and Emma Gallagher in the 400m hurdles.
Florent claimed her second high jump title of the outdoor season after being the lone athlete to clear the 1.71m (5-7.25) height. Florent has not finished outside of the top-five in any high jump competition since the NCAA East Preliminary in 2016.
Adams threw 50.87m (166-10) to take first in a field of 25 discus throwers. Adams' throw is currently good for sixth in the ACC.
Shute won the men's 100m with a time of 10.60, with wind. His previous best entering today was a 11.14, which he ran at the Wake Forest Outdoor Opener.
Gallagher took the women's 400m hurdles title with a time of 1:03.34, nearly a full second faster than the second-place competitor.
Tesia Kempski set a personal record for the second weekend in a row in the pole vault. Kempski set a best last week at 4.00m en route to the victory at the Raleigh Relays. This weekend, Kempski cleared 4.11m (13-5.25), four inches higher than last week and a height that is good for sixth in the conference.
Jordan Banks had a solid day of competition, finishing third in the 100m hurdles and seventh in the high jump. Banks went 14.48m with wind in the hurdles, eclipsing her previous best of 15.02. Banks then cleared 1.56m (5-1.25) in the high jump, surpassing the 1.53m (5-0) she set at the ACC Championships.
On the track, Cydney Delley finished fifth in her first-ever 200m with a time of 25.02 and sixth in the 400m with a time of 57.51. Brionne Pyles set a best in the 100m hurdles at 14.84, good for seventh.
On the track for the men, Dakota Greenwalt took sixth in his first-ever 400m at 49.10.
In the field, Darby Deutsch took eighth in the pole vault with a personal best 3.66m (12-0) while Haidyn Turner took 10th with a personal best of 3.51m (11-6.25). Entering today, Turner's best height was 3.30m (10-9.75). Luke Annichiarico tied for 10th in the men's pole vault after clearing 4.41m (14-5.5).
The women's 4x400m relay team consisting of Delley, Banks, Grace Hofferber and Sarah Johnson, took second with a time of 3:53.16 while the team consisting of Maya Hinton, Pyles, Madeline Ward and Gallagher finished seventh. The men's 4x400m, comprised of Kaleb Bryant, Matt Konigsberg, Mark Smith and Greenwalt took sixth with a time of 3:23.07.
The men's 4x100m, comprised of Shute, Bryant, Konigsberg and Greenwalt took fourth with a time of 42.59.
Up next, the Demon Deacons will compete at the Charlotte Invitational April 13-14.
Results
Women's 100m
19. Alexis Nickl, 12.92
Women's 200m
5. Cydney Delley, 25.02
20. Grace Hofferber, 26.10
24. Alexis Nickl, 26.25
42. Sarah Medina, 27.49
Women's 400m
6. Cydney Delley, 57.51
12. Grace Hofferber, 1:00.60
15. Sarah Medina, 1:01.71
Women's 100m Hurdles
3. Jordan Banks, 14.48
7. Brionne Pyles, 14.84
Women's 400m Hurdles
1. Emma Gallagher, 1:03.34
17. Madeline Ward, 1:14.17
Women's 4x400m Relay
2. Cydney Delley, Jordan Banks, Grace Hofferber, Sarah Johnson, 3:53.16
7. Maya Hinton, Brionne Pyles, Madeline Ward, Emma Gallagher, 4:02.49
Women's High Jump
1. Alexandria Florent, 1.71m (5-7.25)
7. Jordan Banks, 1.56m (5-1.25)
Women's Pole Vault
2. Tesia Kempski, 4.11m (13-5.75)
8. Darby Deutsch, 3.66m (12-0)
10. Haidyn Turner, 3.51m (11-6.25)
Men's 100m
1. Noah Shute, 10.60
Men's 200m
16. Noah Shute, 22.20
20. Kaleb Bryant, 22.36
34. Jacari Bearden, 23.04
Men's 400m
6. Dakota Greenwalt, 49.10
Men's 400m Hurdles
17. Matt Konigsberg, 59.22
21. Mark Smith, 1:01.41
Men's 1500m
20. Andrew Magiera, 4:12.58
Men's 400m Hurdles
17. Matt Konigsberg, 59.22
21. Mark Smith, 1:01.41
Men's 4x100m
4. Noah Shute, Kaleb Bryant, Matt Konigsberg, Dakota Greenwalt, 42.59
Men's 4x400m
6. Kaleb Bryant, Matt Konigsberg, Mark Smith, Dakota Greenwalt, 3:23.07
Men's Pole Vault
T10. Luke Annichiarico, 4.41m (14-5.5)
Men's Long Jump
13. Jacari Bearden, 5.98m (19-7.5)
Men's Discus
1. Max Adams, 50.87m (166-10)
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