Jan. 19, 2008

Complete Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina track and field program hosted its second meet in as many weeks and turned in similar results Saturday as the Tar Heels combined to win 11 events and place in the top five in several others. Freshman hurdler LaToya James tallied her second provisional time of the year in the 60-meter hurdles as she posted an 8.32 after running an 8.39 a week ago. Next week the Tar Heels will head to Penn State for the Penn State National on Feb. 25-26.

James was the lone qualifier among all the athletes at the meet but she was far from the only Tar Heel to pick up a victory on the day. On the women's side in the track events, Colleen Farley earned a win in the 800 as she edged out her teammate Dominique Jackson by .06 of a second. Farley completed her four laps in 2:14.84, while Jackson finished in 2:14.90 for second place. In the 3,000-meter Addie Bracy picked up a victory in her first meet of the season as she finished in a time of 9:58.48. Lauren Holesh finished second in the 3,000 with a time of 10:04.42. In the relays, the distance medley relay team placed first with a time of 13:03.76, more than a minute ahead of the second-place finisher. The 4x400 meter relay team finished with a time of 3:55.50, which was good for third place.

The Tar Heel throwers continued their strong performance as Mary Angell and Jocelyn White both picked up victories. Angell tossed the shot put 46-03 1/2 besting teammates Kimberly Warren (45-08) and Norjai Palma (45-03 3/4). White made it consecutive weeks with a win as she claimed the top spot in the weight throw with a throw of 56-10 3/4. In the jumps, UNC posted good results as well. Ashley Haislip tied for first in the high jump with a mark of 5-6. Ashley Hill landed 18-1 from the line in the long jump which put her in second place on the day and Alison McGinnis finished in a four-way tie for first in the pole vault with a mark of 11-7 3/4.

On the men's side, a familiar pair of freshmen made their presence known once again. Charles Cox captured the 400-meters in a time of 48.70 for the second straight week. Jumper Austin Davis placed second in the long jump (23-7 1/2) and took the top spot again in the triple jump (49-1). Cox was one of four finishers in the 400 as Ian Williamson (50.63) finished ninth, Desmond Layne (51.11) finished 13th and Brian Barrett (52.02) finished 16th.

The Carolina distance runners were in action for the first time in 2008 as six different Tar Heels competed in the mile. Alex Ray finished second with a time of 4:14.96, ahead of teammates John Curtiss (4:17.95) and Matt Hamrick (4:18.83) who finished in second and third. Sam Pompei (4:23.10) finished in seventh as Adam Cunningham (4:27.28) and Nick Krouse (4:28.81) finished back-to-back at 11th and 12th.

Adam Smith tallied a win in the 800 with a time of 1:54.95 ahead of Andrew Rotz (1:57.99) and James Reichlin (1:58.63) who finished in third and fifth, respectively. Zack Dawson and Brock Baker both competed in the 3,000 with Dawson coming out with a second-place finish in a time of 8:39.32, ahead of Baker's 8:41.92. The distance medley relay team finished in first with a time of 10:27.75 and the 4x400 team finished third (3:21.26).

Matt Villemain turned in a second place mark in the high jump at 6-6. Travis Leonard tied for fourth with a mark of 6-4 in the event. Daniel Keller took the top spot in the pole vault as he cleared 15-11. Villemain (14-5 1/4) and Mateo Sossah (13-9 1/4) finished fifth and ninth in the pole vault. Sossah and Keller each competed in the shot put along with Ian Reynolds and Kyle Goodman. Reynolds finished in second with a toss of 53-3, while Goodman (44-2 1/2), Keller (43-11 3/4) and Sossah (42-8 3/4) finished in the 8-10 slots.

The Tar Heels will be in action once again on Feb. 25-26 when they head North to the Penn State National in University Park, Pa.