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Demon Deacons Conclude Strong Outing at VertKlasse Meet
4/5/2025 3:02:00 PM | Track and Field
Wake Forest will return to action next weekend at the Duke Invitational from April 10-12.
HIGH POINT, N.C. - The Wake Forest track & field team wrapped up its third outdoor meet of the 2025 outdoor season Saturday, as senior Isabella Gera and sophomore Samantha Heyison competed at the VertKlasse Meet hosted by High Point.
Gera highlighted the day with a third-place finish in the women's shot put with a toss of 14.13m. The Greensburg, Pa.-native nearly cracked the top 10 in the discus as well (42.78m). This comes a day after she placed sixth in the hammer throw (51.38m).
Heyison, who was recently named to the USA National Team for the third-consecutive year, also competed in the discus (39.79m) and shot put (11.89m) alongside Gera. Her mark in the shot put set a new personal-best.
2025 Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
Men's 5000m
Women's 400m
Women's 400m Hurdles
Women's 800m
Women's 1500m
Women's 10,000m
Women's Hammer Throw
Women's Javelin
"I was excited for Samantha. She hit a new personal best and increased her world-leading mark in the shot put." - Associate head coach Collin Post
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will now look ahead to the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. next weekend from April 10-12.
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Gera highlighted the day with a third-place finish in the women's shot put with a toss of 14.13m. The Greensburg, Pa.-native nearly cracked the top 10 in the discus as well (42.78m). This comes a day after she placed sixth in the hammer throw (51.38m).
Heyison, who was recently named to the USA National Team for the third-consecutive year, also competed in the discus (39.79m) and shot put (11.89m) alongside Gera. Her mark in the shot put set a new personal-best.
2025 Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
Men's 5000m
- 1st - Rocky Hansen (13:22.06)
- 2nd - Joe O'Brien (28:15.43)
- 3rd - Charlie Sprott (28:22.92)
- 5th - Jackson Keefer (28:59.71)
Women's 400m
- 10th - Aria Wegh (56.46)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- 5th - Aria Wegh (59.68)
Women's 800m
- 2nd - Emma Douglass (2:04.81)
Women's 1500m
- 8th - Emma Douglass (4:19.73)
- 9th - Rylan Engels (4:20.30)
Women's 10,000m
- 1st - Brooke Wilson (32:50.07)
- 4th - Angelina Perez (33:23.72)
Women's Hammer Throw
- 8th - Kristyna Peterova (50.87m)
Women's Javelin
- 5th - Rosalind Gergely (46.78m)
- 7th - Julia Pinter (43.71)
"I was excited for Samantha. She hit a new personal best and increased her world-leading mark in the shot put." - Associate head coach Collin Post
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will now look ahead to the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. next weekend from April 10-12.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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