North Carolina
JDL DMR Invitational
Tar Heels Return to Action at JDL Fast Track
February 20, 2020 | Track & Field
Winston-Salem, N.C. - The University of North Carolina track & field program will return to action Friday and Saturday at the JDL DMR Invitational at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. 16 Tar Heel athletes are expected to travel to the two day meet with four competing Friday and 12 Saturday.
Carolina will begin competition at 7:30 p.m. Friday with the men's 4,000-meter DMR (distance medley relay). The meet picks up again Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with the women's 60-meter hurdles before wrapping up at 3:25 p.m. with the men's 4x400 relay.Â
HOW TO FOLLOW
A full schedule of events and a link to live results are available at GoHeels.com.
Fans can also follow @unctrack_field on Twitter and Instagram for updates throughout the meet. UNC Track & Field is also on Facebook. A recap of performances and results will be posted on GoHeels.com following the conclusion of each day of competition.
Live Results | Schedule | Performance Lists | Meet Info
LAST TIME OUT
The University of North Carolina track & field program wrapped up day two of a competition-filled weekend Saturday with athletes at Boston University's David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Clemson's Tiger Paw Invitational as well as the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Competition Saturday was highlighted by a strong showing for a trio of Tar Heels in the men's mile at the Valentine Invitational – Jesse Hunt, Alex Milligan, and Brandon Tubby.
Hunt, a junior from Perth, Western Australia, took over five seconds off of his personal record in the mile with a time of 4:03.50. Hunt entered the 2020 indoor season with a personal best of 4:20.43 and has since taken nearly 17 seconds off of that time. Alex Milligan and Brandon Tubby also set personal records in the event. Milligan, a senior from State College, Pa., finished with a time of 4:03.65 while Tubby, a senior from Hillsborough, N.J., ran 4:05.70. Saturday's performance moves Hunt and Milligan into the top 10 in the ACC on the season in the men's mile.
In total the Tar Heels finished the weekend with 13 personal records across two days of competition.
Other Tar Heel Highlights:
• At the Tiger Paw Invitational, Brianna Isles, a senior from Lawrenceville, Ga., set a new personal record in the women's triple jump with a mark of 40-6.75 (12.36m).
• Draven Crist, a fifth year from Burlington, N.C., matched his season best with a clearance of 6-11.5 (2.12m) in the men's high jump, finishing in a tie for fourth.
• At the Valentine Invitational Mitch Resor, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., also ran a personal-record time of 4:11.87 in the men's mile. The senior won his heat of the event on his way to his second career-best performance of the season.
• Ian Moini and Matt Thornton won their respective heats of the men's 3,000 meters in personal-record times. Moini, a junior from Princeton, N.J., finished with a time of 8:21.82 while Thornton, a senior from Cary, N.C., ran 8:25.45. Jeremy Brown, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., also set a personal record in the event, finishing with a time of 8:24.35.
• Daniel McArthur, a senior from Mooresville, N.C., competed at the 2020 USATF Indoor Championships, finishing 19th.
IN THE RANKINGS
North Carolina currently holds 10 top-five times/marks in the ACC as well as 11 top-50 times/marks nationally. Senior Daniel McArthur is currently ranked fifth nationally with his school-record mark of 66-9.25 (20.35m).
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