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Tar Heels Excel At Florida Relays
April 2, 2011 | Track & Field
April 2, 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Freshman Isaac Presson paced the Tar Heels at the first day of the Pepsi Florida Relays, recording the top time in the NCAA with a win the in men's 1,500 Friday. The two-day meet is being held at University of Florida's Percy Beard Track.
Presson won the 1,500 in 3:43.59, just outside of the top-five performances in the event in school history. That result is the fastest time in the nation so far this season. Freshman Patrick Schellberg took fifth in the event in 3:46.38.
Carolina had three women finish in the top eight in the 800 as junior Ashley Verplank took second in 2:08.17, junior Tasha Stanley finished third (2:08.84), and senior Dominique Jackson added an eighth place (2:10.28). The distance squad also saw sophomore Kendra Schaaf take fourth in the 5,000 (16:25.42) and freshman Alex Deir took fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:10.30.
In the men's 400, sophomore Clayton Parros finished fourth in 46.52 and senior Charles Cox took sixth in 46.54. Senior LaToya James grabbed eighth in the women's 100-meter hurdles in 13.66.
In the field events, senior Patience Coleman took fifth in the women's high jump with a height of 5-8 3/4, and senior Emory Parsons finished eighth in the men's discus throw with a distance of 170-8 1/2.
For the meet schedule, heat sheets and more information, visit the Florida Relays homepage. Live results are available throughout the day Saturday at DeltaTiming.com.
The Tar Heels are competing against some of the best track programs in the country including top-25 teams Florida, Mississippi, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Miami and Penn State.
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