Wake Forest Claims Three Medals On Final Day Of ACC Outdoor Championships

Thursday, May 12

Durham, N.C.

Wake Forest University

ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Wake Forest Claims Three Medals On Final Day Of ACC Outdoor Championships

5/14/2022 9:32:00 PM | Track and Field

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Wake Forest track & field program rounded out the 2022 ACC Outdoor Championships with three Demon Deacons claiming three medals on Saturday at Morris Williams Stadium.

Thomas Vanoppen won the title in the men's 1500-meter, Tony Jones earned bronze in the men's high jump and Aaron Las Heras took bronze in the men's 5000-meter to highlight Wake Forest individual performances on the day.

In the team standings, the Wake Forest men's squad finished 10th with 42 points over the course of the three-day championship meet. The Deacs had four podium finishes and six scoring events, placing the highest since 2013.

The Wake Forest women took 12th place with 17 points. The women of Wake Forest had one medal winner and three scoring events throughout the meet.

Thomas Wins Gold
Vanoppen made his impact on the program by winning the conference title in the men's 1500-meter Saturday afternoon. The Westerlo, Belgium native came-from-behind in the final straight away to claim the first Wake Forest student-athlete to claim the ACC title in the 1500-meter event since Nathan Sisco in 2001.

Jones Leaps for Bronze
Tony Jones leaped for an impressive 2.15m to win a medal at ACC Outdoor Championships, taking third in the men's high jump. That is his second ACC medal of his collegiate career.

Las Heras Caps Off
In the final event for the Demon Deacons, Aaron Las Heras took home his second-career medal with a 13:38.02 personal best in the 5000-meter event. The performance marked Wake Forest's second fastest time in school history to cap off the tremendous weekend.

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

ACC Honors

Final -- Men's 1500m Finals
- 1) Thomas Vanoppen, 3:42.25
  - ACC Champion
  - First Team All-ACC
Final -- Men's Shot Put
- 2) Thomas Kitchell, 19.10m (PB)
  - First Team All-ACC
  - No. 2 in School History
Final -- Women's Heptathlon
- 3) Anna Bush, 5675 (PB)
  - First Team All-ACC
  - School Record
Final -- Men's High Jump
- 3) Tony Jones, 2.15m (SB)
  - First Team All-ACC
Final -- Men's 5000m
- 3) Aaron Las Heras, 13:38.02 (PB)
  - First Team All-ACC
  - No. 2 in School History
Final -- Women's Javelin
- 5) Rachel Kern, 51.85m (PB)
  - Second Team All-ACC
Final -- Men's Discus
- 5) Andrew White, 58.22m (PB)
  - Second Team All-ACC
  - No. 3 in School History
Final -- Men's 1500m Finals
- 6) Luke Tewalt, 3:44.13
  - Second Team All-ACC

Thursday, May 12:

Field Events:
- Final -- Men's Hammer
  - 6) Jack Pihlkar, 62.86m
    - Second Team All-ACC
  - 7) Andrew White, 59.94m
- Final -- Women's Hammer
  - 15) Isabella Gera, 47.61m
  - 19) Katrina Andreassen, 45.61m
- Final -- Women's Javelin
  - 5) Rachel Kern, 51.85m (PB)
    - Second Team All-ACC
- Final -- Women's Long Jump
  - 14) Robbie Grace, 5.83m
Running Events:
- Final -- Women's 1500m Prelims
  - 16) Amy Harding-Delooze, 4:28.45
- Final -- Men's 1500m Prelims
  - 5) Thomas Vanoppen, 3:45.47 (Q)
  - 8) Luke Tewalt, 3:46.14 (q)
  - 21) Zach Facioni, 3:51.82
- Final -- Women's 10000m
  - 17) Caroline Garrett, 35:29.77
  - 19) Madeline Rehm, 35:56.06
- Final -- Men's 10000m
  - 10) Carter Coughlin, 29:23.07
  - 13) Ben Mitchell, 29:45.32
Heptathlon (Day 1):
- Final -- Women's 100m Hurdles
  - 4) Anna Bush, 13.91
  - 7) Addison Berry, 14.17 (PB)
- Final -- Women's High Jump
  - 3) Anna Bush, 1.72m (PB)
    - Tied for No. 6 All-Time in School History
  - 4) Addison Berry, 1.72m (PB)
    - Tied for No. 6 All-Time in School History
- Final -- Women's Shot Put
  - 5) Anna Bush, 11.49m (PB)
  - 6) Addison Berry, 11.41m
- Final -- Women's 200m
  - 3) Anna Bush, 24.60 (PB)
  - 5) Addison Berry, 24.99 (PB)

Friday, May 13:

Field Events:
- Final -- Women's Triple Jump
  - 12) Addison Berry, 11.47m (37-7¾)
- Final -- Men's Shot Put
  - 2) Thomas Kitchell, 19.10m (PB)
    - First Team All-ACC
    - No. 2 in School History
  - 12) Mason Ellis, 16.96m
  - 14) Connor Mathis, 16.06m
  - 15) Jack Pihlkar, 15.71m (PB)
- Final -- Women's Shot Put
  - 9) Janese Lynch, 15.11m (SB)
  - 10) Chanel Dawson, 14.95m
  - 15) Ashlyn Giles, 14.20m
  - 17) Isabella Gera, 13.91m
Running Events:
- Final -- Men's 100m Prelims
  - 23) Ethan Roach, 10.82
- Final -- Women's 800m Prelims
  - 19) Laura Giudice, 2:10.72
- Final -- Men's 800m Prelims
  - 10) Kenton Bachmann, 1:49.72
Heptathlon (Day 2):
- Final -- Women's Long Jump
  - 1) Anna Bush, 6.08m (19-11½)
  - 9) Addison Berry, 5.44m (17-10¼)
- Final -- Women's Javelin
  - 5) Anna Bush, 32.66m (PB)
  - 6) Addison Berry, 32.17m
- Final -- Women's 800m
  - 2) Addison Berry, 2:16.00 (PB)
  - 5) Anna Bush, 2:17.88 (PB)
- Standings
  - 3) Anna Bush, 5675 (PB)
    - First Team All-ACC
    - School Record
  - 7) Addison Berry, 5423 (PB)
    - No. 3 in School History

Saturday, May 14:

Field Events:
- Final -- Men's Discus
  - 5) Andrew White, 58.22m (PB)
    - Second Team All-ACC
    - No. 3 in School History
  - 10) Thomas Kitchell, 52.30m
  - 15) Connor Mathis, 48.19m
  - 16) Mason Ellis, 47.92m (PB)
- Final -- Women's Discus
  - 12) Ashlyn Giles, 48.59m (PB)
  - 16) Isabella Gera, 44.82m (PB)
  - 18) Janese Lynch, 44.62m
  - 23) Chanel Dawson, 38.03m
- Final -- Men's High Jump
  - 3) Tony Jones, 2.15m (SB)
    - First Team All-ACC
- Final -- Women's High Jump
  - 4) Emma Soderstrom, 1.76m
  - 21) Meghan O'Malley, 1.62m
Running Events:
- Final -- Men's 1500m Finals
  - 1) Thomas Vanoppen, 3:42.25
    - ACC Champion
    - First Team All-ACC
  - 6) Luke Tewalt, 3:44.13
    - Second Team All-ACC
- Final -- Women's 5000m
  - 12) Mackenna Curtis-Collins, 16:19.98
  - 21) Amy Harding-Delooze, 16:33.73
  - 27) Caroline Garrett, 16:43.21
  - 33) Hana Catsimanes, 17:06.70
  - 36) Madeline Rehm, 17:13.65
- Final -- Men's 5000m
  - 3) Aaron Las Heras, 13:38.02 (PB)
    - First Team All-ACC
    - No. 2 in School History
  - 16) Carter Coughlin, 13:54.73 (PB)
  - 21) Joaquin Martinez de Pinillois, 13:58.88