Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Secured Three Podium Finishes at the Darius Dixon and Eagle Elite Invitationals
2/9/2024 10:09:00 PM | Track and Field
Robbie Grace Shattered the Wake Forest program record in the indoor women’s long jump.
LYNCHBURG, VA. - The Wake Forest men's and women's indoor track & field teams concluded Friday's meets with one first place finish. The Demon Deacons also secured six podium finishes during the Darius Dixon and Eagle Elite Invitationals.
Robbie Grace had a record setting day at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex. Grace claimed first place in the women's long jump on Friday afternoon. Not only did she earn first place honors but she also etched her name in the Wake Forest record books. Grace now holds the furthest long jump in program history with a 6.22m jump.
Wake Forest Women's Indoor Long Jump
Along with Grace, Gavin Ehlers earned a podium finish in Lynchburg, Va. Ehlers finished second in the men's 3000m with a time of 8:24.92. At the Eagle Elite Invitational, Jack Balick added a third place finish to the podium count for the weekend. Balick ran a 1:48.30 in the men's 800m, which makes him third all-time in Wake Forest history.
Alli Boehm and Mackenzie Hart added two podium finishes in the women's 5000m invite. Boehm finished in second place with a time of 16:55.36. Hart finished right behind her in third place and ran a 17:03.47.
Megan Cook secured the final podium of Friday in the women's weight throw. Cook launched a 19.01m throw and finished in second place, the throw ranked second all-time in Wake Forest history for the indoor weight throw.
The Deacs look to carry over their success into Saturday's events at the Darius Dixon and Eagle Elite Invitationals. The Darius Dixon Invitational begins at 9:00 a.m. with the women's high jump, live results can be found here and will be streamed on ESPN+. The Eagle Elite Invitational begins at 10:30 a.m. with the men's shot put, live results can be found here.
Notable Results
Women's Long Jump Invite
Women's 60m Hurdles
Women's 5000m
Men's 800m
Men's 3000m
Men's Long Jump Open
Women's 5000m Invite
Women's Weight Throw
Event Schedule
Darius Dixon Invitational
Eagle Elite Invitational
Up Next
The Deacs will continue the indoor campaign with the Arkansas Qualifier hosted by Arkansas., JDL Last Chance Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C. and the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame on February 16-17.
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Robbie Grace had a record setting day at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex. Grace claimed first place in the women's long jump on Friday afternoon. Not only did she earn first place honors but she also etched her name in the Wake Forest record books. Grace now holds the furthest long jump in program history with a 6.22m jump.
Wake Forest Women's Indoor Long Jump
- Robbie Grace - 6.22m
- Alyssa Thompson - 6.16m
- Erin Brooks - 6.10m
- Cassy Richards - 6.04m
- Anna Bush - 5.93m
Along with Grace, Gavin Ehlers earned a podium finish in Lynchburg, Va. Ehlers finished second in the men's 3000m with a time of 8:24.92. At the Eagle Elite Invitational, Jack Balick added a third place finish to the podium count for the weekend. Balick ran a 1:48.30 in the men's 800m, which makes him third all-time in Wake Forest history.
Alli Boehm and Mackenzie Hart added two podium finishes in the women's 5000m invite. Boehm finished in second place with a time of 16:55.36. Hart finished right behind her in third place and ran a 17:03.47.
Megan Cook secured the final podium of Friday in the women's weight throw. Cook launched a 19.01m throw and finished in second place, the throw ranked second all-time in Wake Forest history for the indoor weight throw.
The Deacs look to carry over their success into Saturday's events at the Darius Dixon and Eagle Elite Invitationals. The Darius Dixon Invitational begins at 9:00 a.m. with the women's high jump, live results can be found here and will be streamed on ESPN+. The Eagle Elite Invitational begins at 10:30 a.m. with the men's shot put, live results can be found here.
Notable Results
Women's Long Jump Invite
- 1st - Robbie Grace - 6.22m, longest jump in Wake Forest history
Women's 60m Hurdles
- 7th - Addison Berry - 8.76, sixth-lowest time in Wake Forest history
Women's 5000m
- 7th - Caroline Garrett - 16:07.40, fourth-lowest time in Wake Forest history
Men's 800m
- 3rd - Jack Balick - 1:48.30, third-lowest time in Wake Forest history
Men's 3000m
- 2nd - Gavin Ehlers - 8:24.92
- 7th - Jackson Keefer - 8:29.23
Men's Long Jump Open
- 5th - Paris Husic - 6.74m
Women's 5000m Invite
- 2nd - Alli Boehm - 16:55.36
- 3rd - Mackenzie Hart - 17:03.47
- 4th - Madeline Rehm - 17.14.28
Women's Weight Throw
- 2nd - Megan Cook - 19.01m, second-longest weight throw in Wake Forest history
- 7th - Isabella Gera - 18.34m, third-longest weight throw in Wake Forest history
- 8th - Katrina Andreassen - 18.29m, fourth-longest weight throw in Wake Forest history
Event Schedule
Darius Dixon Invitational
- Saturday, February 10
- 9:00 a.m. - Women's High Jump Open
- 10:00 a.m. - Men's 200m Open
- 10:30 a.m. - Women's 200m Open
- 10:30 a.m. - Women's Shot Put
- 10:30 a.m. - Women's Triple Jump
- 10:30 a.m. - Men's Pole Vault Open
- 11:00 a.m. - Men's 500m Dash
- 11:15 a.m. - Women's 500m
- 11:30 a.m. - Women's High Jump Invite
- 11:35 a.m. - Men's 300m
- 11:50 a.m. - Women's 300m
- 12:15 p.m. - Men's 60m
- 12:20 p.m. - Women's 60m
- 12:25 p.m. - Men's 60m Hurdles
- 12:30 p.m. - Women's 60m Hurdles
- 12:45 p.m. - Men's 1000m
- 1:00 p.m. - Women's 100m
- 1:20 p.m. - Men's 4000m DMR
- 1:30 p.m. - Men's Triple Jump
- 1:30 p.m. - Men's Shot Put Invite
- 1:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump
- 1:30 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault Invite
- 1:35 p.m. - Women's 4000m DMR
- 2:00 p.m. - Men's 200m Invite
- 2:15 p.m. - Women's 200m Invite
- 2:35 p.m. - Men's One Mile Invite
- 2:55 p.m. - Women's One Mile Invite
- 3:15 p.m. - Men's 4x400m
- 3:15 p.m. - Men's Shot Put Open
- 3:45 p.m. - Women's 4x400m
- 4:30 Women's One Mile Open
Eagle Elite Invitational
- 10:30 a.m. - Men's Shot Put
- 10:30 a.m. - Women's High Jump
- 10:30 a.m. - Men's Triple Jump
- 11:00 a.m. - Women's 4000m DMR
- 11:30 a.m. - Men's 4000m DMR
- 11:45 a.m. - Women's 200m
- 12:10 p.m. - Men's 200m
- 12:45 p.m. - Women's 3000m
- 1:00 p.m. - Women's Shot Put
- 1:00 p.m. - Men's High Jump
- 1:00 p.m. - Women's Triple Jump
- 1:30 p.m. - Men's 3000m
- 2:15 p.m. - Women's 1600m Relay
- 2:40 p.m. - Men's 1600m Relay
Up Next
The Deacs will continue the indoor campaign with the Arkansas Qualifier hosted by Arkansas., JDL Last Chance Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C. and the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame on February 16-17.
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