McArthur, 4x400 Crowned ACC Champions

Saturday, February 29

Notre Dame, Ind.

11 a.m.

North Carolina

ACC Indoor Championships

Ari Cogdell, Ryan Saint-Germain, Isaiah Palmer, Brandon Cachon

February 29, 2020 | Track & Field

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Daniel McArthur defended his ACC indoor shot put title, the men's 4x400 relay set an ACC Championship meet record and five other Tar Heels picked up All-ACC honors on Saturday as the University of North Carolina wrapped up the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships in the Loftus Sports Center at the University of Notre Dame.

McArthur, a senior from Mooresville, N.C., defended his 2019 ACC title in the men's indoor shot put to help the men's team put 10 points towards its team score. Heading into the meet as conference leader, McArthur jumped to the lead in the first round with a throw of 60-2 (18.34m). He secured the win with his second attempt but eventually won the competition with a mark of 65-2 (19.86m). McArthur's second, fourth and sixth attempts would all have been good for first place in the competition – 64-10 (19.76m), 65-2 (19.86m) and 62-6 (19.06m) – as McArthur bested the second-place finisher by over four feet.

North Carolina's men's 4x400-meter relay team redeemed itself in record fashion just one year after placing third in the event for second-team All-ACC honors. Brandon Cachon, Ryan Saint-Germain, Ari Cogdell and Isaiah Palmer ran 3:06.66 to set an ACC Indoor Championships meet record for the win. The victory continues a tradition of excellence in the 4x400 for North Carolina and the relay time currently ranks ninth in the nation. Awaiting the final results of the remaining conference championship meets around the country, the Tar Heels' ninth-place ranking would qualify the relay for the NCAA Indoor Championship meet on March 13-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Five other Carolina student-athletes brought home All-ACC honors – two first-team and three second-team. Isa Paschall, a fifth year from Harrisburg, Pa., returned to the conference stage after redshirting the 2019 seasons and took third in the men's triple jump with a personal-best mark of 51-8.25 (15.75m) on his final jump. Isaiah Palmer, a junior from Plano, Texas, placed third with an indoor personal-best 400 time of 46.58 before anchoring North Carolina's historic 4x400 performance.

Anna Keefer, Brianna Isles and Qhiyal Towns each took second-team All-ACC honors. Keefer, a junior from St. Michael Albertville, Minn., earned her second conference accolade of the weekend in the women's 60-meter dash with a fifth-place time of 7.41 seconds. Isles, a senior from Lawrenceville, Ga., twice set a new personal best in the women's triple jump, opening with a mark of 40-9.5 (12.43m) and jumping 40-9.75 (12.44m) on her final attempt to finish fifth. Towns, a sophomore from Newport News, Va., followed up a school-record performance in the 60-meter prelims by placing sixth with a time of 6.75 seconds in his first collegiate indoor season.

In the team scores, Carolina's men's program jumped seven spots from its 2019 performance. With two titles, six All-ACC performances and nine point scorers, the men's team totaled 47 points for fifth place, its best ACC Indoor Championship showing since 2015. Carolina's women's program was represented by just 14 student-athletes, but the small contingent fought to put up 24 points for 12th place.

Over the course of the championship meet, the Tar Heels finished the weekend with two ACC titles, 10 All-ACC performances, four changes to the school record book and 14 new personal records.

TAR HEEL PERFORMANCES (SATURDAY)
Women's 60m
5. Anna Keefer – 7.41

Men's 60m
6. Qhiyal Towns – 6.75
8. Dontavian Smith – 6.82

Men's 200m
7. Dontavian Smith – 21.48

Men's 400m
3. Isaiah Palmer – 46.58*

Women's Mile
8. Erin Edmundson – 4:46.10*

Men's Mile
8. Alex Milligan – 4:07.01

Women's 3,000m
11. Mady Clahane – 9:29.10^
31. Ashley Smith – 10:27.18

Men's 3,000m
24. Ian Moini – 8:26.51
32. John Tatter – 8:37.28

Men's 4x400
1. Cachon, Saint-Germain, Cogdell, Palmer – 3:06.66^

Women's 4x400
4. Walker, Edmundson, Keefer, Hall – 3:46.22

Women's Pole Vault
8. Emerson Porter – 13-3.5 (4.05m)

Women's Triple Jump
5. Brianna Isles – 40-9.75 (12.44m)*

Men's Triple Jump
3. Isa Paschall – 51-8.25 (15.75m)*
12. Jaren Holmes – 50-0 (15.24m)

Men's Shot Put
1. Daniel McArthur – 65-2 (19.86m)
12. Madias Loper – 53-1.75 (16.20m)

TAR HEEL PERFORMANCES (FRIDAY)
Women's 5,000m
12. Paige Hofstad – 16:36.08
30. Alex Morris – 17:17.86

Men's 5,000m
24. Matt Thornton – 14:34.53
32. Jeremy Brown – 15:22.84

Women's Mile Prelim
8. Erin Edmundson – 4:46.66q*
17. Emmeline Fisher – 4:53.86

Men's Mile Prelim
6. Alex Milligan – 4:09.80q
17. Mitch Resor – 4:10.36*
18. Jesse Hunt – 4:10.40
23. Luke Peterson – 4:12.10^
25. Brandon Tubby – 4:12.82

Women's 60m Prelim
6. Anna Keefer – 7.35q*
12. Lauryn Hall – 7.43*
18. Kayla Hunt – 7.63

Men's 60m Prelim
5. Qhiyal Towns – 6.67q*
8. Dontavian Smith – 6.73q*
14. Cameron Douglas – 6.80

Women's 200m Prelim
19. Lauryn Hall – 24.38^
26. Kayla Hunt – 25.08

Men's 200m Prelim
7. Dontavian Smith – 21.39q*
10. Qhiyal Towns – 21.48^

Women's 400m Prelim
11. Maiah Walker – 55.92^

Men's 400m Prelim
4. Isaiah Palmer – 46.90q*
9. Brandon Cachon – 47.61*
12. Ryan Saint-Germain – 47.76*

Women's Long Jump
3. Anna Keefer 20-3.75 (6.19m)^

Men's Long Jump
9. Matthew Harris – 24-0.25 (7.32m)^
11. Jaren Holmes – 23-6 (7.16m)^
21. Zay Paschall – 22-3 (6.78m)

Women's High Jump
6. Sydney Banks – 5-7 (1.70m)

Men's High Jump
3. Draven Crist – 7-0.25 (2.14m)^
13. Alex Reavis – 6-3.25 (1.91m)

Men's Pole Vault
12. Liam Dixon – 15-0.25 (4.58m)^

TAR HEEL PERFORMANCES (THURSDAY)
Men's Weight Throw
7. Madias Loper – 60-9.25 (18.52m)*
10. Daniel McArthur – 57-6.25 (17.53m)

Men's Distance Medley Relay
DQ. Jesse Hunt, Ari Cogdell, Brandon Tubby and Alex Milligan

Women's Distance Medley Relay
9. Mady Clahane, Maiah Walker, Erin Edmundson, Emmeline Fisher – 11:36.50^

All-ACC
^ - Season Best
* - Personal Best
q - Qualified for final