Wake Forest University
Vertklasse Meet
Deacs Set to Compete at VertKlasse Meeting
3/30/2023 4:23:00 PM | Track and Field
The Deacs will face another key test prior to the Duke Invitational next week.
Watch (Friday) | Watch (Saturday) | Live Results
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Following a weekend that saw 10 top-10 finishes and three podiums, the Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams will now participate at the VertKlasse Meeting from Friday, March 31 to Saturday, April 1.
The event will take place at Vert Stadium located on High Point's campus and will be streamed live on ESPN+ both days. The stream will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The action will start at 10 a.m. on Friday with the men's high jump and men's hammer. The running events will begin at 3:30 p.m. with the women's 3000m steeplechase.
Admission to the VertKlasse Meeting is free.
Event Schedule
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Friday, March 31
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Running Events
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3:30 p.m. - Women's 3000m Steeplechase
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4:00 p.m. - Men's 3000m Steeplechase
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4:30 p.m. - Women's 1500m
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5:00 p.m. - Men's 1500m
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5:45 p.m. - Women's 5000m
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6:30 p.m. - Men's 5000m
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Field Events
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10:00 a.m. - Men's High Jump Group B
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Follows MHJ - Women's High Jump Group B
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10:00 a.m. - Men's Hammer Elite
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Follows MHT - Men's Hammer
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1:00 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault Group B
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Follows MPV - Women's Pole Vault Group B
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1:30 p.m. - Women's Javelin
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Follows WJT - Men's Javelin
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1:30 p.m. - Women's Shot Put Elite
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Follows WSPE - Women's Shot Put
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2:00 p.m. - Women's High Jump
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2:00 p.m. - Men's High Jump
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3:00 p.m. - Men's Shot Put Elite
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Follows MSPE - Men's Shot Put
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Saturday, April 1
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Field Events
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9:00 a.m. - Women's Hammer
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11:00 a.m. - Women's High Jump Group A
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11:30 a.m. - Women's Discus
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12:00 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault Group A
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1:00 p.m. - Men's Triple Jump
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1:00 p.m. - Women's Triple Jump
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1:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump Group A
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2:30 p.m. - Men's Discus
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3:00 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault Group A
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Running Events
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2:45 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles
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2:55 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles
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3:05 p.m. - Women's 100m
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3:10 p.m. - Men's 100m
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3:25 p.m. - Women's 400m
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3:30 p.m. - Men's 400m
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3:40 p.m. - Women's 4x100m Relay
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3:50 p.m. - Men's 4x100m Relay
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4:00 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles
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4:10 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles
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4:20 p.m. - Women's 800m
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4:30 p.m. - Men's 800m
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4:40 p.m. - Women's 200m
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4:45 p.m. - Men's 200m
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5:05 p.m. - Women's 4x400m Relay
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5:30 p.m. - Men's 4x400m Relay
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Last Time Out - Raleigh Relays
The Demon Deacons grabbed a total of 10 top-10 finishes over the weekend, including three podiums. Sophomore Rynard Swanepoel was the last Deac to compete, as he clocked 1:47.92 in the men's 800m and claimed a silver medal. The mark is the third-fastest time in program history. Additionally, Swanepoel now owns two podium finishes over the first two weekends of outdoor action after winning the 1500m in the 49er Classic last week.
Anna Bush notched 5.77m in the women's long jump and finished in seventh. It was the eighth-best jump in school history. The graduate student has now recorded top-10 performances in school history on back-to-back days, as she clocked the sixth-best (14.16) 100m hurdles time Friday. Of note, Robbie Grace (5.63m) earned a 14th-place finish in the event.
For the second-consecutive weekend, Sophie Perez Gonzalez threw the second-best hammer throw in program history. The freshman finished with a 56.75m, nearly a two-meter improvement from her performance in High Point last weekend, and earned 11th-place. Katrina Andreassen (54.14m) also recorded a top-five hammer throw in program history and finished 20th.
Following a record-setting weekend for Leia Braunagel in High Point, the graduate student recorded 52.53m in the women's discus and earned a fourth-place finish Friday. She now owns the top-two throws in program history. Of note, Ashlyn Giles threw 45.04m and finished 15th.
On Thursday, Carolien Millenaar headlined the action with a gold medal in the women's 10,000m. The graduate student clocked a 34:20.19 in the last event of day one, marking the eighth-best time in program history.
Notable Weekend Finishes
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Women's Discus
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4) Leia Braunagel, 52.53m
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15) Ashlyn Giles, 45.04m
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Women's 100m Hurdles
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20) Anna Bush, 14.16
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Women's High Jump
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11) Addison Berry, 1.67m
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Men's Discus
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5) Andrew White, 52.57m
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17) Mason Ellis, 47.59m
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Women's 10,000m
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1) Carolien Millenaar, 34:20.19
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6) Caroline Garrett, 34:47.93
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Women's Shot Put
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3) Ashlyn Giles, 15.59m
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6) Amanda Schaare, 15.01m
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Men's 5000m
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12) Luke Tewalt, 13:47.04
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Men's Shot Put
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13) Mason Ellis, 16.50m
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Men's 1500m
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19) Rynard Swanepoel, 3:44.43
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Men's Hammer
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8) Jack Pihlkar, 61.76m
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10) Andrew White, 59.80m
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14) Jake Goldberg, 57.14m
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Women's Long Jump
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7) Anna Bush, 5.77m
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14) Robbie Grace, 5.63m
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Women's Hammer
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11) Sophie Perez Gonzalez, 56.75m
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20) Katrina Andreassen, 54.14m
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Men's 800m
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2) Rynard Swanepoel, 1:47.92
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Up Next
The Demon Deacons will head to Durham for the Duke Invitational from April 7-8. The event will take place at Morris Williams Stadium.
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