Friday, January 25
Clemson, S.C.
Wake Forest University
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Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational
Photo by: Dawson Powers / Clemson Athletics
Deacs Wrap Up Competition at Bob Pollock Invite
1/26/2019 4:00:00 PM | Track and Field
Facioni Dazzles on Day 2 for Wake Forest
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field programs wrapped up the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational on Saturday. The Deacs collected three victories and 18 top-10 finishes through the two-day event.
"Our team accomplished some important tasks today that helps us prepare for the ACC championships in a month," said head coach John Hayes. "While many of the distance men raced out of their primary events, our distance medley relay earned a time that should qualify them to the fast heat. Zach (Facioni) opened with a very controlled 2:59 for the 1200 leg. Additionally, he followed that up with a strong 3k time that ranks third in Wake Forest history and that should put him in the important fast heat at ACC."
DAY ONE | The Demon Deacons got going early on Friday with Brionne Pyles and Kaitlyn Kirby taking part in the women's pentathlon. Kirby finished sixth overall (3285 points) with top-10 finishes in each leg of the pentathlon. Pyles also cracked into the top-10 with a ninth-place finish (3013 points).
On the track, Hannah Brookover (7th – 4:50.41), Johanna Schulz (8th – 4:50.58), Amy Harding-Delooze (9th – 4:51.06), Georgia Evans (13th – 4:56.31) and Elise Wright (17th – 5:02.08) impressed in the women's mile to tie Florida State for the most top-20 finishes in the event. Michael Moerk, Daniel Viegra, Jack Tiernan, Craig Corti, Joaquin Martinez De Pinillos and Andrew Magiera all finished in the top-25 in the men's mile. Cydney Delley earned a top-five finish (5th) in the women's 400m. To close out day one, the men's DMR team (Kaleb Bryant, Zach Facioni, Dakota Greenwalt Robert Heppenstall) ran away with the win in the 4000m distance medley relay.
In the field, Janese Lynch (shot put) and Tesia Kempski (pole vault) both earned top-10 finishes for the Deacs.
DAY TWO | Wake Forest closed out their third meet of the season with 2 event victories, 7 heat winners and nine top-10 finishes on the final day of the Bob Pollock Invitational.
Greenwalt kept the momentum going from day one with a solid run in the men's 600m. Heppenstall, 3x All-American, followed that up with a victory in the 800m, while Archie Wallis won his heat in the 800m, finishing fifth overall. Freshman Lily Harding-Delooze earned a top-10 finish (8th) in the women's 800m to pace the Deacs.
2018 ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Year, Zach Facioni, made his case for earning similar honors in T&F. The Sydney, Australia native cruised to victory (8:08.98) in the men's 3000m by nearly six seconds. His 3k time ranks third all-time and is the best finishing time since teammate Sebastian Fischbach (8:17.97) in 2016.
Freshman Ethan Roach won his heat in the men's 200m at 22.21 seconds and Junior Kaleb Bryant finished second in the same heat at 22.96 second. On the women's side, Sam Halvorsen (6th) and Mimi Smith (7th) gave the Deacs two top-10 finishes in the women's 3000m. In the race, Halvorsen set a new 10-second personal best.
In the field, Freshman Kane Aldrich set a career-best mark of 4.85 (15'11") to take third in the men's pole vault. Fellow newcomer Andrew White set a career-best mark of 16.21m in the men's weighted throw event. For the women, Alexandria Florent took sixth in the high jump at 1.69m (5'6.5").
"Can't say enough about Kane Aldrich," Hayes claimed. "As just a freshman, he qualified for ACC championships in the pole vault. Next week is huge as Heppenstall will attempt a sub four-minute mile at the Camel City Classic which would earn him a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships."
Up next, the Deacs will be back in Winston-Salem for the Camel City Classic (Feb. 1-2). Competition takes place at the JDL Fast Track.
DAY ONE RESULTS
Women's Mile
Hannah Brookover – 4:50.41 – 7th
Johanna Schulz – 4:50.58 – 8th
Amy Harding-Delooze – 4:51.06 – 9th
Men's Mile
Michael Moerk – 4:15.11 – 11th
Daniel Viegra – 4:15.84 – 12th
Jack Tiernan – 4:17.35 – 15th
Craig Corti – 4:20.40 – 20th
Joaquin Martinez De Pinillos – 4:21.99 – 21st
Andrew Magiera – 4:22.74 – 22nd
Men's 400m
Evan Simmons – 51.50 – 16th
Women's 400m
Cydney Delley – 56.69 – 5th
Sarah Johnson – 58.09 – 12th
Grace Hofferber – 59.34 – 21st
Men's 4000mDMR
Facioni, Bryant, Greenwalt, Heppenstall – 9:49.49 – 1st
Women's Pole Vault
Tesia Kempski – 3.95m (12'11.5") – 6th
Darby Deutsch – 3.65m (11'-11.75") – 14th
Haidyn Turner – 3.50m (11' – 5.75") 15th
Women's Shot Put
Janese Lynch – 13.72m (45' -0.25") – 7th
Chanel Dawson – 11.57m – (37" – 11.75") – 11th
DAY TWO RESULTS
Men's 200m
Ethan Roach – 22.21 – 16th – Heat winner
Kaleb Bryant – 22.96 – 19th
Women's 200m
Cydney Delley – 25.00 – 15th
Men's 600m
Dakota Greenwalt – 1:20.47 – 3rd
Men's 800m
Robert Heppenstall – 1:50.05 – 1st
Archie Wallis – 1:53.61 – 2nd – Heat winner
Women's 800m
Lily Harding-Delooze – 2:14.27 – 8th – Heat winner
Men's 3000m
Zach Facioni – 8:08.98 – 1st
Myers McKinney – 8:49.27 – 24th
Sebastian Fischbach – 8:57.40 – 27th
Women's 3000m
Sam Halvorsen – 9:33.45 – 6th
Mimi Smith – 9:43.16 – 7th
Anna Campbell – 10:34.28 – 31st
Zoe Clay – 10:57.23 – 42
Women's 4x400
Delley, Hofferber, Harding-Delooze, Johnson, Schulz – 3:50.88 – 5th
Men's 4x400
Bryant, Simmons, Wallis, Greenwalt, Heppenstall – 3:17.43 – 6th
Men's High Jump
Anthony Jones – 1.89m – 7th
Men's Pole Vault
Kane Aldrich – 4.85m – 3rd
Women's Weighted Throw
Alva Hicks – 19.22m – 5th
Janese Lynch – 12.31m – 12th
Men's Weighted Throw
Andrew White – 16.21m – 6th
"Our team accomplished some important tasks today that helps us prepare for the ACC championships in a month," said head coach John Hayes. "While many of the distance men raced out of their primary events, our distance medley relay earned a time that should qualify them to the fast heat. Zach (Facioni) opened with a very controlled 2:59 for the 1200 leg. Additionally, he followed that up with a strong 3k time that ranks third in Wake Forest history and that should put him in the important fast heat at ACC."
DAY ONE | The Demon Deacons got going early on Friday with Brionne Pyles and Kaitlyn Kirby taking part in the women's pentathlon. Kirby finished sixth overall (3285 points) with top-10 finishes in each leg of the pentathlon. Pyles also cracked into the top-10 with a ninth-place finish (3013 points).
On the track, Hannah Brookover (7th – 4:50.41), Johanna Schulz (8th – 4:50.58), Amy Harding-Delooze (9th – 4:51.06), Georgia Evans (13th – 4:56.31) and Elise Wright (17th – 5:02.08) impressed in the women's mile to tie Florida State for the most top-20 finishes in the event. Michael Moerk, Daniel Viegra, Jack Tiernan, Craig Corti, Joaquin Martinez De Pinillos and Andrew Magiera all finished in the top-25 in the men's mile. Cydney Delley earned a top-five finish (5th) in the women's 400m. To close out day one, the men's DMR team (Kaleb Bryant, Zach Facioni, Dakota Greenwalt Robert Heppenstall) ran away with the win in the 4000m distance medley relay.
In the field, Janese Lynch (shot put) and Tesia Kempski (pole vault) both earned top-10 finishes for the Deacs.
DAY TWO | Wake Forest closed out their third meet of the season with 2 event victories, 7 heat winners and nine top-10 finishes on the final day of the Bob Pollock Invitational.
Greenwalt kept the momentum going from day one with a solid run in the men's 600m. Heppenstall, 3x All-American, followed that up with a victory in the 800m, while Archie Wallis won his heat in the 800m, finishing fifth overall. Freshman Lily Harding-Delooze earned a top-10 finish (8th) in the women's 800m to pace the Deacs.
2018 ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Year, Zach Facioni, made his case for earning similar honors in T&F. The Sydney, Australia native cruised to victory (8:08.98) in the men's 3000m by nearly six seconds. His 3k time ranks third all-time and is the best finishing time since teammate Sebastian Fischbach (8:17.97) in 2016.
Freshman Ethan Roach won his heat in the men's 200m at 22.21 seconds and Junior Kaleb Bryant finished second in the same heat at 22.96 second. On the women's side, Sam Halvorsen (6th) and Mimi Smith (7th) gave the Deacs two top-10 finishes in the women's 3000m. In the race, Halvorsen set a new 10-second personal best.
In the field, Freshman Kane Aldrich set a career-best mark of 4.85 (15'11") to take third in the men's pole vault. Fellow newcomer Andrew White set a career-best mark of 16.21m in the men's weighted throw event. For the women, Alexandria Florent took sixth in the high jump at 1.69m (5'6.5").
"Can't say enough about Kane Aldrich," Hayes claimed. "As just a freshman, he qualified for ACC championships in the pole vault. Next week is huge as Heppenstall will attempt a sub four-minute mile at the Camel City Classic which would earn him a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships."
Up next, the Deacs will be back in Winston-Salem for the Camel City Classic (Feb. 1-2). Competition takes place at the JDL Fast Track.
DAY ONE RESULTS
Women's Mile
Hannah Brookover – 4:50.41 – 7th
Johanna Schulz – 4:50.58 – 8th
Amy Harding-Delooze – 4:51.06 – 9th
Men's Mile
Michael Moerk – 4:15.11 – 11th
Daniel Viegra – 4:15.84 – 12th
Jack Tiernan – 4:17.35 – 15th
Craig Corti – 4:20.40 – 20th
Joaquin Martinez De Pinillos – 4:21.99 – 21st
Andrew Magiera – 4:22.74 – 22nd
Men's 400m
Evan Simmons – 51.50 – 16th
Women's 400m
Cydney Delley – 56.69 – 5th
Sarah Johnson – 58.09 – 12th
Grace Hofferber – 59.34 – 21st
Men's 4000mDMR
Facioni, Bryant, Greenwalt, Heppenstall – 9:49.49 – 1st
Women's Pole Vault
Tesia Kempski – 3.95m (12'11.5") – 6th
Darby Deutsch – 3.65m (11'-11.75") – 14th
Haidyn Turner – 3.50m (11' – 5.75") 15th
Women's Shot Put
Janese Lynch – 13.72m (45' -0.25") – 7th
Chanel Dawson – 11.57m – (37" – 11.75") – 11th
DAY TWO RESULTS
Men's 200m
Ethan Roach – 22.21 – 16th – Heat winner
Kaleb Bryant – 22.96 – 19th
Women's 200m
Cydney Delley – 25.00 – 15th
Men's 600m
Dakota Greenwalt – 1:20.47 – 3rd
Men's 800m
Robert Heppenstall – 1:50.05 – 1st
Archie Wallis – 1:53.61 – 2nd – Heat winner
Women's 800m
Lily Harding-Delooze – 2:14.27 – 8th – Heat winner
Men's 3000m
Zach Facioni – 8:08.98 – 1st
Myers McKinney – 8:49.27 – 24th
Sebastian Fischbach – 8:57.40 – 27th
Women's 3000m
Sam Halvorsen – 9:33.45 – 6th
Mimi Smith – 9:43.16 – 7th
Anna Campbell – 10:34.28 – 31st
Zoe Clay – 10:57.23 – 42
Women's 4x400
Delley, Hofferber, Harding-Delooze, Johnson, Schulz – 3:50.88 – 5th
Men's 4x400
Bryant, Simmons, Wallis, Greenwalt, Heppenstall – 3:17.43 – 6th
Men's High Jump
Anthony Jones – 1.89m – 7th
Men's Pole Vault
Kane Aldrich – 4.85m – 3rd
Women's Weighted Throw
Alva Hicks – 19.22m – 5th
Janese Lynch – 12.31m – 12th
Men's Weighted Throw
Andrew White – 16.21m – 6th
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