Wake Forest Completes Day One at Vertklasse Meeting

4/2/2022 12:03:00 AM | Track and Field

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The Wake Forest track & field programs completed day one of the Vertklasse Meeting with nine podium finishes, two personal bests and two season bests.

HAMMER SWEEP
In the men's elite hammer section, the Deacs went first, second and third as Andrew White (60.12m), Thomas Kitchell (59.53) and Jack Pihlkar (59.41m) in order. Kitchell improved his personal best to 59.53 and moved to No. 5 on the Wake Forest top-10.

WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
The elite section of the women's shot put played fair to the Demon Deacons as Ashlyn Giles (14.38m) and Chanel Dawson (14.26m) collected second and third place finishes.

In the other section, Janese Lynch captured the first place mark with a toss of 14.48m, earning a season best.

Complete schedule of events and meet information for the weekend is below.

VERTKLASSE MEETING

Meet Information
Live Results (Flash Results)
- Entries
Venue: Dick Vert Stadium
Broadcast: Links below.
- Saturday Broadcast: ESPN Plus (Starts at 2:30 p.m.)

Full Events:

Women Field Events:
- Women's Pole Vault
  - 5) Elaina Roeder, 3.50m (SB)
- Women's Shot Put Elite
  - 2) Ashlyn Giles, 14.38m
  - 3) Chanel Dawson, 14.26m
  - 7) Isabella Gera, 13.50m
- Women's Shot Put
  - 1) Janese Lynch, 14.48m (SB)
- Women's Discus Elite
  - 2) Ashlyn Giles, 14.38m
  - 3) Chanel Dawson, 14.26m
- Women's Long Jump
  - Robbie Grace
- Women's Triple Jump
  - Addison Berry
- Women's Discus
  - Chanel Dawson
  - Isabella Gera
- Women's Hammer Elite
  - Isabella Gera
  - Katrine Andreassen
- Women's Hammer Elite
  - Ashlyn Giles
Women Running Events:
- Women's 1500m
  - 3) Georgia Evans, 4:35.24 (PB)
  - 24) Rylee Kopchak, 4:54.58
  - 25) Clarkson Graham, 4:57.04 (PB)
- Women's 10000m
  - 4) Zoe Clay, 37:15.53
  - Georgia Evans, DNF
  - Rylee Kopchak, DNF
- Women's 4x100m Relay
- Women's 200m
- Women's 400m
  - Anna Rybczynski
- Women's 400m Hurdles
  - Ali Belvins
- Women's 800m
  - Lily Harding-Delooze
  - Clarkson Graham
Men Field Events:
- Men's Shot Put Elite
  - 8) Mason Ellis, 15.96m
  - 9) Connor Mathis, 15.90m
- Men's Shot Put
  - 14) Jack Pihlkar, 13.00m
- Men's Hammer Elite
  - 1) Andrew White, 60.12m
  - 2) Thomas Kitchell, 59.53m (PB)
    - No. 5 all-time in school history.
  - 3) Jack Pihlkar, 59.41m
  - 13) Mason Ellis, 46.30m
- Men's Discus Elite
- Men's High Jump
  - Tony Jones
Men Running Events:
- Men's 100m
  - Ethan Roach