Demon Deacons Wrap Up Day Two of ACC Championships

5/12/2023 9:25:00 PM | Track and Field

Graduate student Anna Bush and sophomore Ashlyn Giles garnered All-ACC honors in the heptathlon and shot put, respectively.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Behind a stellar performance from sophomore Ashlyn Giles in the shot put, the Wake Forest men's and women's outdoor track & field teams had another excellent showing at the 2023 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday at the Paul Derr Track & Field Facility in Raleigh, N.C.

Giles (16.73m) set a new program record in the women's shot put and picked up an All-ACC nod along the way. She improved her own previous school record by 0.58m for a fourth-place finish.

Graduate student Anna Bush earned All-ACC honors in the heptathlon after finishing in sixth-place. She finished in the top-six in three of the seven events, including a third-place finish in the high jump (1.69m).

In the men's shot put, senior Connor Mathis tossed a personal-best 16.61m for a ninth-place finish, while junior Mason Ellis (16.53m) finished 10th.

Sophomore Rynard Swanepoel (1:48.65) qualified for the men's 800m final after winning Heat 4 in the prelims. The final will take place tomorrow (Saturday, May 13) at 6:50 p.m. Additionally, graduate student Dillon Aryeh (1:48.76) finished with the 10th-fastest time and a personal best in the event.

Notable Weekend Finishes

Women's Shot Put
- 4) Ashlyn Giles, 16.73m
Men's 10,000m Final
- 4) Zach Facioni, 30:21.66
Men's Hammer
- 5) Jack Pihlkar, 62.44m
- 8) Andrew White, 60.76m
Heptathlon
- 6) Anna Bush, 5368 points
Women's 10,000m Final
- 8) Carolien Millenaar, 33:54.07
Men's Shot Put
- 9) Connor Mathis, 16.61m
- 10) Mason Ellis, 16.53m
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final
- 9) Elise Wright, 10:14.31
Women's Long Jump
- 10) Robbie Grace, 5.88m
Women's 1500m Prelims
- 6) Lydia van Dijk, 4:18.79 (Qualified for Final)
Men's 800m Prelims
- 9) Rynard Swanepoel, 1:48.65 (Qualified for Final)
- 10) Dillon Aryeh, 1:48.76
Men's 1500m Prelims
- 20) Paul Specht, 3:46.55 (Qualified for Final)
- 22) Luke Tewalt, 3:47.06 (Qualified for Final)

Remaining Schedule

Saturday, May 13
- Field Events (Watch)
  - Noon - Men's Discus (Ellis, Mathis, White)
  - Noon - Women's High Jump (O'Malley, Berry, Soderstrom)
  - 3:00 p.m. - Women's Discus (Giles, Braunagel, Schaare)
  - 3:00 p.m. - Men's High Jump
- Running Events (Watch)
  - 3:00 p.m. - Women's 4x100m Relay Final
  - 3:10 p.m. - Men's 4x100m Relay Final
  - 3:20 p.m. - Women's 1500m Final (van Dijk)
  - 3:30 p.m. - Men's 1500m Final (Specht, Tewalt)
  - 3:40 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles Final
  - 3:50 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles Final
  - 4:00 p.m. - Women's 400m Final
  - 4:10 p.m. - Men's 400m Final
  - 4:20 p.m. - Women's 100m Final
  - 4:30 p.m. - Men's 100m Final
  - 4:40 p.m. - Women's 800m Final
  - 4:50 p.m. - Men's 800m Final (Swanepoel)
  - 5:00 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles Final
  - 5:10 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Final
  - 5:20 p.m. - Women's 200m Final
  - 5:30 p.m. - Men's 200m Final
  - 5:40 p.m. - Women's 5000m Final (Millenaar, Garrett, Van Dijk, Whaley)
  - 6:05 p.m. - Men's 5000m Final (Facioni, Tewalt, Martinez de Pinillos)
  - 6:30 p.m. - Women's 4x400m Relay Final
  - 6:40 p.m. - Men's 4x400m Relay Final

From Thursday
Graduate student Jack Pihlkar earned All-ACC honors as he tossed 62.44m in the men's hammer for a fifth-place finish. Additionally, graduate student Andrew White grabbed eighth, throwing 60.76m in the event.

In the final event of day one, graduate student Zach Facioni (30.21.66) claimed All-ACC honors as he finished fourth in the 10,000m.

In the women's 1500m prelims, graduate student Lydia van Dijk clocked a personal best 4:18.79 for the sixth-fastest time and qualified for the final, which will take place Saturday at 5:20 p.m. In the men's 1500m prelims, freshman Paul Specht (3:46.55) and junior Luke Tewalt (3:47.06) finished in first and second of their heat to advance to the final. Of note, the men's final will directly follow the women's final Saturday.

Graduate student Carolien Millenaar finished with a personal-best 33:54.07 in the women's 10,000m and recorded an eighth-place finish.

Four events into the heptathlon, graduate student Anna Bush (3271 points) and junior Addison Berry (3201 points) sit in eighth and ninth, respectively. The final three events (Long Jump, Javelin, 800m) will take place Friday, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Up Next
The third, and final, day of the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships will begin at noon tomorrow (Saturday, May 13).

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