Thursday, May 9
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ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Wake Forest Earns 11 All-ACC Athletes at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
5/11/2024 10:06:00 PM | Track and Field
Leia Braunagel and Rynard Swanepoel garnered first team All-ACC honors in the final day of the meet.
ATLANTA - The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams garnered 11 All-ACC athletes and 19 scorers over the course of the 2024 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Georgia Tech. The Demon Deacons were the most efficient team in Atlanta with 13 of the 22 athletes scoring in their respective events.
In the women's discus, the Demon Deacons added another podium finish and scorer to their overall total. Leia Braunagel capped off her impressive senior campaign with a 58.79m throw earning her first team All-ACC honors. Brauangel's throw set a new personal-best and marked the third time this season she broke her own longest throw record at Wake Forest. Additionally, Ashlyn Giles placed fourth and earned second team All-ACC honors with a personal-best throw of 53.13m. Giles' throw also sits at second amongst the longest throws in program history. Finally, Amanda Schaare scored for the Deacs with a seventh place finish and a 49.81m throw.
Freshman Rocky Hansen placed sixth in the men's 1,500m final on Saturday afternoon. Hansen ran a time of 3:43.52 and secured second team All-ACC honors in his first year in the old gold and black.
As the afternoon slate began to heat up in Atlanta, Thomas Kitchell finished fourth in the men's discus final with a 55.06m throw earning him second team All-ACC honors. Additionally, Connor Mathis scored in the men's discus with a seventh place finish and a 50.66m throw.
On the track, Rynard Swanepoel and Jack Balick both garnered All-ACC honors in the men's 800m final. Swanepoel took first team All-ACC honors with a second place finish and time of 1:46.69. Balick finished fifth with a 1:47.68 800m and second team All-ACC honors.
In the final event for the Deacs, Brooke Wilson scored with a seventh place finish and a time of 16:03.05 in the women's 5,000m final.
The Demon Deacons look to Lexington, Ky., where the University of Kentucky will be hosting the 2024 NCAA Outdoor First Round East Regionals.
All-ACC Honorees
Women's Heptathlon
Women's Shot Put Final
Men's Shot Put Final
Women's Long Jump Final
Women's Hammer Final
Women's Discus Final
Men's 1500m Final
Men's Discus Final
Men's 800m Final
Day One Recap - Thursday, May 9th
The Wake Forest men's and women's track & field teams wrapped up the first day of the 2024 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with two qualifiers and one scorer.
Graduate Student, Megan Cook scored in the women's hammer final with a fifth place finish and a 58.58m throw. In the heptathlon, Addison Berry finished on Thursday afternoon in sixth place with three more events left.
In the evening slate, Rocky Hansen and Paul Specht qualified for the men's 1500m final. Hansen finished seventh with a time of 3:44.05 and Specht placed eleventh with a time of 3:44.61. On the women's side of the 1500m prelims, Elizabeth Whaley finished seventh with a personal-best time of 4:17.60. Her time also is the fourth-fastest 1500m in program history.
Day Two Recap - Friday, May 10th
The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams head into the third day of competition with five All-ACC athletes, nine scorers and four finalists in their respective events.
Junior Ashlyn Giles finished third in the women's shot with a season-best throw of 16.65m. Not only did Giles' throw garner her first team All-ACC honors but it is the longest throw in the outdoor women's shot put in Wake Forest history.
In the second day of the heptathlon, Addison Berry finished strong in the final three events and claimed fifth place with 5,071 points. Berry became the third scoring Deac and garnered second team All-ACC honors.
During the evening, Thomas Kitchell added another podium for the Deacs with a third place finish in the men's shot put. In addition to garnering first team All-ACC honors, Kitchell recorded a personal-best 19.16m throw, the second-longest throw in program history. Connor Mathis placed seventh with a personal best throw of 16.89m. Mathis's throw in Atlanta ranks sixth-longest in Wake Forest history.
In the men's 800m prelims, Rynard Swanepoel and Jack Balick qualified for the finals in the event. Swanepoel finished third with a time of 1:48.10 and Balick placed 16th with a 1:50.31.
In the final event of the night, Robbie Grace secured the third podium finish of the day for the Deacs in the women's long jump. Grace earned first team All-ACC honors and a third place finish with a 6.27m jump.
Final Men's Team Standings
Final Women's Team Standings
From the Staff
"We only brought nine men and 13 women. There is no doubt we scored virtually everywhere we possibly could have. My assistant coaches did a terrific job preparing our team for this meet coming out of exams. Now we have to go home and recover well as we prepare for the east region championships. If we compete with similar fight, attitude and enthusiasm we will get a solid crew through to the national meet." - Director of track & field and cross country John Hayes
Up Next
The 2024 NCAA Outdoor First Round East Regionals will be hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY from May 22-25.
Follow the Demon Deacons
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In the women's discus, the Demon Deacons added another podium finish and scorer to their overall total. Leia Braunagel capped off her impressive senior campaign with a 58.79m throw earning her first team All-ACC honors. Brauangel's throw set a new personal-best and marked the third time this season she broke her own longest throw record at Wake Forest. Additionally, Ashlyn Giles placed fourth and earned second team All-ACC honors with a personal-best throw of 53.13m. Giles' throw also sits at second amongst the longest throws in program history. Finally, Amanda Schaare scored for the Deacs with a seventh place finish and a 49.81m throw.
Freshman Rocky Hansen placed sixth in the men's 1,500m final on Saturday afternoon. Hansen ran a time of 3:43.52 and secured second team All-ACC honors in his first year in the old gold and black.
As the afternoon slate began to heat up in Atlanta, Thomas Kitchell finished fourth in the men's discus final with a 55.06m throw earning him second team All-ACC honors. Additionally, Connor Mathis scored in the men's discus with a seventh place finish and a 50.66m throw.
On the track, Rynard Swanepoel and Jack Balick both garnered All-ACC honors in the men's 800m final. Swanepoel took first team All-ACC honors with a second place finish and time of 1:46.69. Balick finished fifth with a 1:47.68 800m and second team All-ACC honors.
In the final event for the Deacs, Brooke Wilson scored with a seventh place finish and a time of 16:03.05 in the women's 5,000m final.
The Demon Deacons look to Lexington, Ky., where the University of Kentucky will be hosting the 2024 NCAA Outdoor First Round East Regionals.
All-ACC Honorees
Women's Heptathlon
- 5th - Addison Berry - 5,071 pts - Second team All-ACC
Women's Shot Put Final
- 3rd - Ashlyn Giles - 16.65m, season-best, longest outdoor shot put throw in Wake Forest history - First team All-ACC
Men's Shot Put Final
- 3rd - Thomas Kitchell -19.16m, personal-best, second-longest outdoor shot put throw in Wake Forest History - First team All-ACC
Women's Long Jump Final
- 3rd - Robbie Grace - 6.27m - First team All-ACC
Women's Hammer Final
- 5th - Megan Cook - 58.58m - Second team All-ACC
Women's Discus Final
- 2nd - Leia Braunagel - 58.79m, personal-best, longest throw in Wake Forest history - First team All-ACC
- 4th - Ashlyn Giles - 53.13m, personal-best, second-longest throw in Wake Forest history - Second team All-ACC
Men's 1500m Final
- 6th - Rocky Hansen 3:43.52 - Second team All-ACC
Men's Discus Final
- 4th - Thomas Kitchell - 55.06m - Second team All-ACC
Men's 800m Final
- 2nd - Rynard Swanepoel - 1:46.69 - First team All-ACC
- 5th - Jack Balick - 1:47.68 - Second team All-ACC
Day One Recap - Thursday, May 9th
The Wake Forest men's and women's track & field teams wrapped up the first day of the 2024 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with two qualifiers and one scorer.
Graduate Student, Megan Cook scored in the women's hammer final with a fifth place finish and a 58.58m throw. In the heptathlon, Addison Berry finished on Thursday afternoon in sixth place with three more events left.
In the evening slate, Rocky Hansen and Paul Specht qualified for the men's 1500m final. Hansen finished seventh with a time of 3:44.05 and Specht placed eleventh with a time of 3:44.61. On the women's side of the 1500m prelims, Elizabeth Whaley finished seventh with a personal-best time of 4:17.60. Her time also is the fourth-fastest 1500m in program history.
Day Two Recap - Friday, May 10th
The Wake Forest men's and women's track and field teams head into the third day of competition with five All-ACC athletes, nine scorers and four finalists in their respective events.
Junior Ashlyn Giles finished third in the women's shot with a season-best throw of 16.65m. Not only did Giles' throw garner her first team All-ACC honors but it is the longest throw in the outdoor women's shot put in Wake Forest history.
In the second day of the heptathlon, Addison Berry finished strong in the final three events and claimed fifth place with 5,071 points. Berry became the third scoring Deac and garnered second team All-ACC honors.
During the evening, Thomas Kitchell added another podium for the Deacs with a third place finish in the men's shot put. In addition to garnering first team All-ACC honors, Kitchell recorded a personal-best 19.16m throw, the second-longest throw in program history. Connor Mathis placed seventh with a personal best throw of 16.89m. Mathis's throw in Atlanta ranks sixth-longest in Wake Forest history.
In the men's 800m prelims, Rynard Swanepoel and Jack Balick qualified for the finals in the event. Swanepoel finished third with a time of 1:48.10 and Balick placed 16th with a 1:50.31.
In the final event of the night, Robbie Grace secured the third podium finish of the day for the Deacs in the women's long jump. Grace earned first team All-ACC honors and a third place finish with a 6.27m jump.
Final Men's Team Standings
- 1 - Virginia - 107
- 2 - Virginia Tech - 102.33
- 3 - North Carolina - 102
- 4 - Florida State - 95
- 5 - Miami - 83
- 6 - Clemson - 77.33
- 7 - Duke - 70.33
- 8 - Pitt - 37
- 9 - Notre Dame - 35
- T10 - Syracuse - 30
- T10 - Wake Forest - 30
- 12 - Louisville - 20
- 13 - NC State - 13
- 14 - Georgia Tech - 12
- 15 - Boston College - 5
Final Women's Team Standings
- 1 - Duke - 133
- 2 - Clemson - 118.5
- T3 - Notre Dame - 74
- T3 - Virginia - 74
- 5- Florida State - 68
- 6 - Miami - 66
- 7 - Virginia Tech - 63
- 8 - Louisville - 42
- 9 - NC State - 37
- T10 - Pittsburgh - 37
- T10 - Wake Forest - 37
- 12 - Georgia Tech - 23
- 13 - North Carolina - 19
- 14 - Syracuse - 18
- 15 - Boston College - 6
From the Staff
"We only brought nine men and 13 women. There is no doubt we scored virtually everywhere we possibly could have. My assistant coaches did a terrific job preparing our team for this meet coming out of exams. Now we have to go home and recover well as we prepare for the east region championships. If we compete with similar fight, attitude and enthusiasm we will get a solid crew through to the national meet." - Director of track & field and cross country John Hayes
Up Next
The 2024 NCAA Outdoor First Round East Regionals will be hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY from May 22-25.
Follow the Demon Deacons
Social: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | #GoDeacs
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