NC State
George Mason Invitational
Track Competes at George Mason
2/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Track
Feb. 1, 2003
Fairfax, Va. - The NC State track & Field team traveled to George Mason University this past weekend and competed in the Patriot games. The NC State women's team brought home five first place finishes and a NCAA provisional mark, while the men won five of the six field events.
Freshman Manny Lawson, on loan from the football team, made his debut in style. Lawson won both the long jump (7.45m) and the triple jump (15.09m). Fellow freshman Jesse Williams won the high jump by clearing 6'08". David Kessler won the pole vault, with a season-best mark of 4.90m. Randy Cass won the weight throw with a heave of 17.59, and finished second in the shot put (15.03m). James Rowell was second in the weight throw (17.44m) and fourth in the shot put (13.28m). Also in the triple jump, Jason Vieira was third and Michael Hill placed fourth. In all, the men's team won five of the six field events on the day.
In the 3,000 meters, Nick Mangum placed second with a time of 8:26.52, and John Huber was fourth running a 8:34.68. Derrick High was fourth in the 400 meters (49.41), while Adam McGugan was fourth in the 800 meters (1:57.19).
In the field events for the women, Kelly Smoke won both the shot put and the weight throw. Smoke smashed her own school record in the weight throw with a top mark of 18.73 meters, an NCAA provisional distance. In the shot put, Smoke registered a distance of 13.40 meters. Teresa Reed won the pole vault for the Wolfpack clearing 11'06". Sheena Dawkins was third in the long jump, and fifth in the triple jump. April Goolsby was fifth in the high jump.
Felcia Fant won the 60 metes for the second time in four meets this season, this weekend running a 7.60 in the finals. Also in the 60 meters, Nasheena Quick was eight (7.79) and Ebony Foster was 11th (7.86). Foster herself brought home a first place finish, winning the 60 hurdles in 8.59. Quick was sixth in the 60 hurdles (9.25). The Wolfpack had three runners finish third: Jill Nelson in the 800 meters (2:22.68), Erin Swain in the mile (5:08.47), and Jenn Modliszewski in the 3,000 meters (10:11.61). Adrianne Adams was sixth in the 200 meters (26.57).
The track teams will compete at the UNC Invite next weekend.
