Wake Forest University
Duke Invitational
Demon Deacons Primed for Duke Invitational
4/5/2023 2:45:00 PM | Track and Field
The three-day event will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
Watch (Friday) | Watch (Saturday) | Live Results
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Following a weekend that saw several personal bests, podiums and top 10 finishes, the Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams will now head to Durham for the Duke Invitational from Thursday, April 6 to Saturday, April 8.
The event will take place at Morris Williams Stadium located on Duke's campus and will be streamed live on ACCNX Friday and Saturday. The stream will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday and 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
The action will start at 10 a.m. Thursday with the women's hammer. The running events will begin Friday at 4:30 with the women's 200m.
Admission to the Duke Invitational is free.
Event Schedule
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Thursday, April 6
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Field Events
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10:00 a.m. - Women's Hammer
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1:00 p.m. - Men's Hammer
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3:30 p.m. - Women's Discus
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6:00 p.m. - Men's Discus
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Friday, April 7
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Combined Events
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11:00 a.m. - Men's Decathlon
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11:30 a.m. - Women's Heptathlon
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Running Events
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4:30 p.m. - Women's 200m Final
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5:15 p.m. - Men's 200m Final
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6:00 p.m. - The Norm Ogilvie Distance Carnival
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Field Events
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11:00 a.m. - Women's Javelin
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1:30 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault *Indoors*
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2:00 p.m. - Women's Long Jump
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2:00 p.m. - Men's Javelin
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5:00 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault *Indoors*
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5:30 p.m. - Men's Long Jump
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Saturday, April 8
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Combined Events
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10:00 a.m. - Men's Decathlon
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10:45 a.m. - Women's Heptathlon
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Field Events
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10:00 a.m. - Women's High Jump
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11:00 a.m. - Women's Shot Put
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11:00 a.m. - Women's Triple Jump
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11:00 a.m. - Men's Pole Vault *Indoors*
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12:00 p.m. - Men's High Jump
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2:00 p.m. - Men's Shot Put
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2:30 p.m. - Men's Triple Jump
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4:00 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault *Indoors*
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Running Events
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11:00 a.m. - Women's 4x100 Relay
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11:20 a.m. - Men's 4x100 Relay
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11:55 a.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles
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12:20 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles
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12:40 p.m. - Women's 400m
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1:10 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles
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1:35 p.m. - Women's 400m
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2:00 p.m. - Men's 100m
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2:25 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles
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2:45 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles
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3:00 p.m. - Women's 800m
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3:30 p.m. - Men's 800m
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3:55 p.m. - Women's 4x400 Relay
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4:15 p.m. - Men's 4x400 Relay
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Last Time Out - VertKlasse Meeting
From Saturday
Leia Braunagel continued her dominant 2023 campaign in the women's discus, as the graduate student claimed her second gold medal of the season with a throw of 51.22m. Additionally, Amanda Schaare notched her second podium of the weekend and fourth on the season with a personal-best 50.87m (second in program history) to complete the Wake Forest 1-2 in the event.
Bianca Nolde-Lopez grabbed her first podium finish of the season after she clocked a season-best 57.93 in the women's 400m for the bronze.
Emma Soderstrom (1.63m) and Anna Bush (1.63m) finished in fourth and eighth, respectively, in the women's high jump.
Andrew White closed out the weekend with a season-best 56.08m in the men's discus and recorded a third-place finish.
From Friday
Jack Pihlkar threw 62.35m in the men's hammer to earn the gold medal in the first event of the weekend. The mark is the fourth-best in program history as he now owns two of the top five. It was his third top-10 finish and first podium of the season. Of note, Andrew White (58.84m) and Jake Goldberg (58.56m) finished in sixth and seventh, respectively.
Schaare continued to improve on her impressive season as she notched a 15.42m in the women's shot put to claim first place. The throw moves her to third in program history and the best since 2019. Ashlyn Giles (14.83m) grabbed her third-consecutive podium to open the season with a third-place finish in the event. Additionally, Casey Sullivan (13.28m) finished in 10th.
Leigh Walters added to the podium finishes as she clocked a personal-best 17:09.85 in the women's 5000m and finished in second place. It marks the sophomore's first podium of the season.
Notable Weekend Finishes
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Men's Hammer
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1) Jack Pihlkar, 62.35m
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6) Andrew White, 58.84m
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7) Jake Goldberg, 58.56
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Women's Shot Put
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1) Amanda Schaare, 15.42m
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3) Ashlyn Giles, 14.83
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10) Casey Sullivan, 13.28m
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Women's 5000
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2) Leigh Walters, 17:09.85
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Men's Shot Put
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6) Mason Ellis, 16.39
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10) Connor Mathis, 15.34m
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Women's 1500m
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6) Emily Akin, 4:33.42
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7) Laura Giudice, 4:36.24
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Women's Long Jump
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9) Addison Berry, 5.77m
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Women's Hammer
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9) Katrina Andreassen, 52.68m
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Women's 400m
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3) Bianca Nolde-Lopez, 57.93
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Women's High Jump
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4) Emma Soderstrom, 1.63m
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8) Anna Bush, 1.63
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Women's Discus
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1) Leia Braunagel, 51.22m
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2) Amanda Schaare, 50.87m
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7) Ashlyn Giles, 44.86m
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Men's Discus
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3) Andrew White, 56.08m
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