Ross Opens Wake Forest Invitational with Record-Breaking 10,000 Meters
4/17/2025 11:33:00 PM | Track and Field
In his first-ever 10,000-meter race, freshman Aidan Ross ran a time of 28:28.14, breaking the Kentner Stadium facility record at the Wake Forest Invitational.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest University and the track & field program kicked off the third annual Wake Forest Invitational on Thursday, opening competition with the men's and women's javelin, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.
Freshman Aidan Ross made a statement in his 10,000-meter debut, winning the race and shattering the Kentner Stadium facility record with a blazing time of 28:28.14 – nearly 45 seconds faster than the previous mark of 29:13.54 set in 2023. Fellow freshman Daniel Winter also impressed in his debut, finishing sixth with a time of 38:59.60.
Ross now ranks fourth on Wake Forest's all-time outdoor list, while Winter sits sixth.
Earlier in the day, Rosa Gergely and Julia Pinter opened the meet in the women's javelin. Gergely claimed first place with a throw of 47.29 meters, while Pinter followed closely behind in second with a throw of 43.33.
Notable Finishes
Men's 10,000m
Men's 5000m
The Demon Deacons will return to Kentner Stadium on April 18 for the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Freshman Aidan Ross made a statement in his 10,000-meter debut, winning the race and shattering the Kentner Stadium facility record with a blazing time of 28:28.14 – nearly 45 seconds faster than the previous mark of 29:13.54 set in 2023. Fellow freshman Daniel Winter also impressed in his debut, finishing sixth with a time of 38:59.60.
Ross now ranks fourth on Wake Forest's all-time outdoor list, while Winter sits sixth.
Earlier in the day, Rosa Gergely and Julia Pinter opened the meet in the women's javelin. Gergely claimed first place with a throw of 47.29 meters, while Pinter followed closely behind in second with a throw of 43.33.
Notable Finishes
Men's 10,000m
- Aidan Ross (28:28.14)
- Daniel Winter (28:59.60)
- Katherine Lawson (34:36.86)
- Rosalind Gergely (47.29m)
- Julia Pinter (43.33m)
Men's 5000m
- 1st - Rocky Hansen (13:22.06)
- 2nd - Joe O'Brien (28:15.43)
- 3rd - Charlie Sprott (28:22.92)
- 4th - Aidan Ross (28:28.14)
- 6th - Daniel Winter (28:59.60)
- 7th - Jackson Keefer (28:59.71)
- 6th - Emma Douglass (55.7)
- 10th - Aria Wegh (56.46)
- 5th - Aria Wegh (59.68)
- 2nd - Emma Douglass (2:04.81)
- 8th - Rylan Engels (2:07.26)
- 8th - Emma Douglass (4:19.73)
- 9th - Rylan Engels (4:20.30)
- 1st - Brooke Wilson (32:50.07)
- 4th - Angelina Perez (33:23.72)
- 8th - Kristyna Peterova (50.87m)
- 5th - Rosalind Gergely (47.51m)
- 6th - Julia Pinter (46.49m)
The Demon Deacons will return to Kentner Stadium on April 18 for the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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