Deacs Cap Off Duke Invite

Thursday, April 7

Durham, NC

Wake Forest University

Duke Invite

4/9/2022 9:20:00 PM | Track and Field

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Wake Forest track & field teams concluded their action at the Duke Invite on Saturday, overall collecting a school record, meet record, facility record, nine top-10 marks in school history, six podium finishes, 15 personal bests and nine season bests.

EMMA LEAPS
Emma Soderstrom started out Saturday with a high performance, earning a top spot after she leaped for a 1.77m in the high jump. That mark places her fourth in school history in the outdoor high jump.

800 AND GO
Rynard Swanepoel rounded out the action of the weekend with a 1:48.84 personal best in the 800m, putting him No. 5 in school history in the outdoor 800m. He placed fifth in the event.

Full results of events are below.

TOP-10 MARKS

Final -- Women's High Jump
- 2) Meghan O'Malley, 1.69m (PB)
  - No. 6 all-time in school history.
Final -- Men's Hammer
- 8) Jack Pihlkar, 64.43m (PB)
  - No. 2 all-time in school history.
Final -- Women's Shot Put
- 7) Isabella Gera, 14.57m (PB)
  - No. 4 all-time in school history.
Final -- Men's Shot Put
- 1) Thomas Kitchell, 18.74m (PB)
  - No. 2 all-time in school history.
- 4) Mason Ellis, 17.21m (PB)
  - No. 5 all-time in school history.
Final -- Men's 1500m Invite
- 1) Thomas Vanoppen, 3:38.34 (PB)
  - Meet Record.
  - Facility Record.
  - New school record.
- 8) Luke Tewalt, 3:41.31 (PB)
  - No. 4 all-time in school history.
Final -- Women's High Jump
- 1) Emma Soderstrom, 1.77m
  - No. 4 all-time in school history.
Final -- Men's 800m
- 5) Rynard Swanepoel, 1:48.84 (PB)
  - No. 5 all-time in school history.

DUKE INVITE

Meet Results

Thursday, Apr. 7:

Heptathlon:
- Combined Event Score: 10th - 4665 points (PB)
  - Final -- Women's 100m Hurdles
    - 11) Meghan O'Malley, 15.04s
  - Final -- Women's High Jump
    - 2) Meghan O'Malley, 1.69m (PB)
      - No. 6 all-time in school history.
  - Final -- Women's Shot Put
    - 15) Meghan O'Malley, 9.98m
  - Final -- Women's 200m
    - 12) Meghan O'Malley, 26.48s
  - Final -- Women's Long Jump
    - 10) Meghan O'Malley, 5.34m (SB)
  - Final -- Women's Javelin
    - 15) Meghan O'Malley, 25.27m
  - Final -- Women's 800m
    - 10) Meghan O'Malley, 2:32.45

Friday, Apr. 8:

Field Events:
- Final -- Men's Hammer
  - 8) Jack Pihlkar, 64.43m (PB)
    - No. 2 all-time in school history.
  - 11) Andrew White, 60.01m
  - 15) Thomas Kitchell, 57.41m
  - 21) Mason Ellis, 49.42m (PB)
- Final -- Women's Shot Put
  - 6) Chanel Dawson, 14.68m
  - 7) Isabella Gera, 14.57m (PB)
    - No. 4 all-time in school history.
  - 13) Ashlyn Giles, 13.76m
  - 19) Janese Lynch, 13.20m
- Final -- Women's Hammer
  - 12) Isabella Gera, 50.92m
  - 16) Katrina Andreassen, 48.56m (SB)
- Final -- Men's Shot Put
  - 1) Thomas Kitchell, 18.74m (PB)
    - No. 2 all-time in school history.
  - 4) Mason Ellis, 17.21m (PB)
    - No. 5 all-time in school history.
  - 9) Connor Mathis, 16.19m (SB)
- Final -- Women's Pole Vault Group B
  - 13) Elaina Roeder, 3.40m
- Final -- Women's Long Jump
  - 16) Robbie Grace, 5.59m (SB)
Running Events:
- Final -- Women's 1500m
  - 4) Amy Harding-Delooze, 4:28.42 (SB)
  - 6) Laura Giudice, 4:28.87 (PB)
  - 12) Madeline Rehm, 4:31.04 (SB)
  - 13) Hana Catsimanes, 4:31.26 (SB)
  - 17) Caroline Garrett, 4:34.13 (PB)
  - 29) Georgia Evans, 4:37.96
- Final -- Men's 1500m Invite
  - 1) Thomas Vanoppen, 3:38.34 (PB)
    - Meet Record.
    - Facility Record.
    - New school record.
  - 8) Luke Tewalt, 3:41.31 (PB)
    - No. 4 all-time in school history.
  - 16) Zach Facioni, 3:44.33
- Final -- Women's 1500m Invite
  - 16) Mackenna Curtis-Collins, 4:25.93 (PB)

Saturday, Apr. 9:

Field Events:
- Final -- Women's Discus
  - 12) Ashlyn Giles, 45.21m
  - 20) Isabella Gera, 41.97m
  - 22) Janese Lynch, 41.61m
  - 24) Chanel Dawson, 40.72m
- Final -- Women's High Jump
  - 1) Emma Soderstrom, 1.77m
    - No. 4 all-time in school history.
- Final -- Men's Discus
  - 3) Thomas Kitchell, 55.76m
  - 6) Andrew White, 52.54m
  - 10) Connor Mathis, 46.93m
  - Mason Ellis, X
- Final -- Women's Javelin
  - 3) Rachel Kern, 48.61m
Running Events:
- Final -- Women's 400m
  - 21) Anna Rybczynski, 57.47 (PB)
- Final -- Men's 100m
  - 21) Ethan Roach, 10.82
- Final -- Women's 400m Hurdles
  - 11) Alli Belvin, 1:03.81 (PB)
- Final -- Men's 800m
  - 5) Rynard Swanepoel, 1:48.84 (PB)
    - No. 5 all-time in school history.
  - 7) Kenton Bachmann, 1:49.47 (SB)
  - 19) Archie Wallis, 1:51.99
  - 26) Jack Dailey, 1:53.15
- Final -- Men's 800m
  - 9) Aleeya Hutchins, 2:08.37 (SB)
  - 23) Laura Giudice, 2:11.85
- Final -- Men's 4x400m Relay
  - 7) 3:18.98