Deacs Close Out Two-Meet Weekend at Camel City Distance Meet

Saturday, February 7

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University

Camel City Distance

Deacs Close Out Two-Meet Weekend at Camel City Distance Meet

2/7/2026 7:06:00 PM | Track and Field

Sophomore Wes Shipsey secured a first place finish in the men’s 800m as his time of 1:50.61 moved him into the top-10 in Wake Forest history.

By: KJ Smith

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest track and field team closed out their weekend at home as the Demon Deacons competed at the Camel City Distance meet on Saturday afternoon at the JDL Fast Track.

Sophomore Wes Shipsey led the way for the Demon Deacons as he secured a first place finish in the men's 800m. The Portland, Ore., native recorded a time of 1:50.61, helping him jump into tenth all-time in the men's indoor 800m in Wake Forest history.

Two other Deacs placed inside the top-10 in the men's 800m, with freshman Andrew Riley securing a fourth place result after clocking a personal-best time of 1:52.41, and fellow freshman Adam Petitjean clinching a ninth place finish with a time of 1:53.24.

Elsewhere, senior Andrew Kivett notched a personal-best time of 4:09.56 to place fourth in the men's mile.

Notable Results
Men's 800m

Wes Shipsey - 1:50.61

2025-26 Indoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History

Men's 400m
- 5th - Ryan Harper (48.21)
Men's 600m
- 6th - Max Marino (1:20.96)
Men's 800m
- 7th - Paul Specht (1:49.34)
- 10th - Wes Shipsey (1:50.61)
Men's Mile
- 1st - Paul Specht (3:54.60)
- 5th - Bryce Gilmore (3:59.00)
Men's 3000m
- 4th - Bryce Gilmore (7:50.89)
Men's 5000m
- 10th - Bryce Gilmore (13:51.24)
Women's 60m
- 4th - Seren Rodgers (7.86)
Women's 60m Hurdles
- 4th - Seren Rodgers (8.67)
Women's 800m
- 4th - Natalia Issler (2:05.42)
Women's 1000m
- 2nd - Amy Weybrecht (2:46.45)
- 4th - Victoria Rodriguez (2:47.24)
Women's Mile
- 1st - Elizabeth Whaley (4:36.56)
- 7th - Angelina Perez (4:41.24)
Women's 5000m
- 1st - Angelina Perez (15:41.86)
Women's High Jump
- 10th - Seren Rodgers (1.65m)
Women's Long Jump
- 6th - Seren Rodgers (5.89m)
- 8th - Annie Thorkell (5.85m)
Women's Pentathlon
- 3rd- Seren Rodgers (3,971 points)
Women's Triple Jump
- 3rd - Annie Thorkell (12.05m)

From the Staff
"We are moving in the right direction. We will have the majority of our team competing as a final team prep for the ACC Championships next week." - Director of Track & Field John Hayes

Up Next
The Demon Deacons are back in action next weekend as they are set to compete in three meets.

The Deacs kick the weekend off with a pair of two-day meets, with one group heading to Boston to compete in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, while another group will compete in the Darius Dixon Invitational at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex. Both meets will be held on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14.

Meanwhile, several Demon Deacons will stay local as they compete in the ASICS Sound Invite on Saturday, Feb, 14 at the JDL Fast Track.

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