Wake Forest Athletics
Braunagel Gold Highlights Day One of the Duke Invitational
4/6/2023 9:34:00 PM | Track and Field
Day two is set to begin at 11 a.m. tomorrow with the women’s javelin.
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DURHAM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's and women's outdoor track & field teams took part in the four throwing events that kicked off the Duke Invitational Thursday at Morris Williams Stadium in Durham. The Demon Deacons picked up four top-10 finishes on the day, including a pair of podiums in the discus.
For the second-consecutive week and third time this season, Leia Braunagel picked up a gold medal in the women's discus. The graduate student tossed a 52.03m, just 0.71m short of her program record in the event which she set earlier this season. Ashlyn Giles (47.19m) notched a top-10 finish of her own. Of note, the Wake Forest women's discus squad was ranked #8 in the nation earlier this week.
Following a lengthy rain delay, Andrew White finished the men's discus with a 55.52m for the bronze medal. It marks the graduate's third podium finish of the season. Connor Mathis notched a 13th-place finish with a season-best 47.02m in the event.
Sophie Perez Gonzalez recorded a personal-best 57.40m in the women's hammer and grabbed a seventh-place finish. The mark is the second-best in program history as the freshman continued her impressive first season with the Demon Deacons. Additionally, Katrina Andreassen (55.21m) also threw a personal best with the third-best in program history.
Jack Pihlkar (59.43m) and Jake Goldberg (56.57m) finished in 11th and 16th, respectively, for the No. 10 ranked men's hammer squad. Mason Ellis recorded a personal-best 52.65m for a 19th-placed finish.
Notable Thursday Finishes
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Women's Hammer
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7) Sophie Perez Gonzalez, 57.40m
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14) Katrina Andreassen, 55.21m
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Men's Hammer
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11) Jack Pihlkar, 59.43m
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16) Jake Goldberg, 56.57m
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19) Mason Ellis, 52.65m
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Women's Discus
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1) Leia Braunagel, 52.03m
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7) Ashlyn Giles, 47.19m
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17) Amanda Schaare, 44.18m
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Men's Discus
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3) Andrew White, 55.52m
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13) Connor Mathis, 47.02m
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24) Mason Ellis, 43.14m
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Event Schedule
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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. - Women's 1500m
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6:25 p.m. - Men's 1500m
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6:50 p.m. - Women's 800m
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7:00 p.m. - Men's 800m
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7:10 p.m. - Women's 1500m
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7:25 p.m. - Men's 1500m
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7:45 p.m. - Women's 3000m Steeple
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8:00 p.m. - Men's 3000m Steeple
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8:25 p.m. - Women's 5000m
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8:45 p.m. - Men's 5000m
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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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Up Next
The Demon Deacons will return tomorrow for day two of the event, with the women's javelin kicking things off at 11:00 a.m. The event will be streamed live on ACCNX beginning at 6 p.m. and you can follow along here.
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