Roberts, Facioni Set School Records on Day 1 of Raleigh Relays

Roberts, Facioni Set School Records on Day 1 of Raleigh Relays

3/25/2021 10:49:00 PM | Track and Field

Sophomore Alexandra Roberts set a school record in the women’s javelin and junior Zach Facioni crossed the finish line with the top mark in program history in the men’s 1,500m run on the first day of competition in Raleigh.

By: Will Pantages

Complete Results

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Wake Forest began action as a full outdoor track and field team for the first time this spring on Thursday at the Raleigh Relays on the Paul H. Derr Track at NC State. On the first day of the competition, sophomore Alexandra Roberts set a school record in the women's javelin with a mark of 57.68 meters.

The Queensland, Australia native surpassed Jessica Merckle's mark from 2016 when she recorded a throw of 56.91m. Additionally in the women's event, redshirt senior Rachel Kern placed sixth with a throw of 45.56m.

On the men's side on day one, Wake Forest was led in the field by rookie Thomas Kitchell who recorded the third-best mark in Demon Deacon history in the shot put with a throw of 17.29m that placed him fifth. Additionally, freshman Mason Ellis and sophomore Connor Mathis recorded top-10 marks in program history with throws of 16.35m and 16.07m, respectively.

On the track, Wake Forest was led by junior Zach Facioni as he set a school record in the men's 1,500m run with a time of 3:41.14 to place fifth in the event. Facioni surpassed Rob Heppenstall's time of 3:41.57 from 2018.

Overall for the day, Wake Forest had 25 student-athletes compete and 12 record top-20 finishes. All results are listed below.

Additionally, a complete schedule of events and meet information for Friday is below.

Quote -- Director of Track & Field, John Hayes
"It was a super start to our season today. We came out and competed hard, coming away with two school records and numerous personal bests. It was a really solid day."

RALEIGH RELAYS

Meet Information
- Event Schedule
- Startlist
Live Results (Flash Results)
Venue: Paul Derr Track & Field Facility

Thursday, March 25:

Field Events:
- Women's Pole Vault
  - 11) Elaina Roede, 3.45m
- Men's Javelin
  - 6) Elijah Shalaway, 63.73m
- Women's Shot Put
  - 10) Chanel Dawson, 14.08m
  - Janese Lynch -- fouled in her three attempts
- Women's Javelin
  - 1) Alexandra Roberts, 57.68m
  - 6) Rachel Kern, 45.56m
- Men Shot Put
  - 5) Tommy Kitchell, 17.29m
  - 9) Mason Ellis, 16.35m
  - 11) Connor Mathis, 16.07m
Running Events:
- Women's 100m Hurdles Prelims
  - 17) Addison Berry, 14.42 seconds
  - 22) Anna Bush, 14.66 seconds
  - 27) Meghan O'Malley, 15.07 seconds
- Men's 100m Prelims
  - 12) Ethan Roach, 10.78 seconds
- Men's 1,500m
  - 5) Zach Facioni, 3:41.14
  - 20) Brent Bailey, 3:46.68
  - 23) Jack Tiernan, 3:47.13
  - 26) Joaquin Martínez De Pinillos, 3:47.40
  - 39) Archie Wallis, 3:49.04
  - 44) Coen Roberts, 3:49.78
  - 88) Kenton Bachmann, 3:56.48
  - 97) Tommy Johnston, 4:00.54
- Men's 5,000m
  - 71) John LePino, 14:37.83
- Women's 10,000m
  - 24) Anna Campbell, 35:34.03
  - 25) Meredith Helton, 35:36.19
  - Madeline Rehm -- DNF

Friday, March 26:

Field Events:
- 10 a.m. -- Women's Discus
  - Chanel Dawson
  - Janese Lynch
- 10 a.m. -- Men's High Jump
  - Tony Jones
- 11 a.m. -- Women's Triple Jump
  - Robbie Grace
- 1 p.m. -- Women's High Jump
- 1:30 p.m. -- Men's Discus
  - Mason Ellis
  - Tommy Kitchell
  - Connor Mathis
  - Andrew White
Running Events:
- 3:30 p.m. -- Women's 400m
  - Cydney Delley
- 5:45 p.m. -- Women's 1,500m
  - Aleeya Hutchins
  - Johanna Schulz
- 7:40 p.m. -- Women's 5,000m

Saturday, March 27:

Field Events:
- 10 a.m. -- Men's Hammer Throw
  - Mason Ellis
  - Jacob Goldberg
  - Tommy Kitchell,
  - Andrew White
  - Michael Yow
- 11 a.m. -- Women's Long Jump
- 2 p.m. -- Women's Hammer Throw
  - Katrina Andreassen
Running Events:
- 11:40 a.m. -- Women's 800m
  - Anna Rybczynski
- 1:15 p.m. -- Men's 110m Hurdles Finals
- 1:25 p.m. -- Women's 100m Finals
- 1:30 p.m. -- Men's 100m Finals
- 4:20 p.m. -- Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
  - Hannah Brookover
  - Elise Wright
- 4:55 p.m. -- Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
  - Carter Coughlin
  - Ben Hill