Silvers in Decathlon & Men's Javelin Lead UNC At ACC Outdoors

Friday, May 13

Durham, N.C.

All Day

North Carolina

ACC Outdoor Championships

Isaac Young placed second in the decathon to earn All-ACC honors.

Photo by: ACC

May 13, 2022 | Track & Field

ACC Championship Central

DURHAM, N.C. – Two Tar Heels were among the top five in the decathlon to lead the Tar Heels on Day 2 of the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Duke's Morris Williams Stadium.

Isaac Young placed second in the field with a personal-best 7173 points and Sam Corley was fifth with 7014 points, making them the 10^th and 11^th Tar Heels ever to surpass 7,000 points in the decathlon.

Young and Roman Mitchell in the men's javelin were the two Tar Heels to medal on Friday, both taking silver to keep the Carolina men in second place overall with 46 points, just behind FSU with 50.

The UNC women are in fifth place after two days of competition, but with over half the events (11 of 21) still to be contested.

The only track event final on Friday was the 3,000-meter steeplechase. On the women's side, Sasha Neglia ran a PR of 10:03.06 to take fourth in the field and Sarah Trainor was 11^th. In the men's race, Marshall Williamson was 10^th.

Most of the track action Friday was prelims, with several Tar Heels turning in impressive performances. Isaiah Palmer won his heat in the men's 400 meters and advanced on to the finals with the seventh-fastest time overall. Anna Keefer, who won the long jump on Thursday, had the second-fastest time in the women's 100 meters, 11.29, to reach the final.

Tar Heels competing in track finals on Saturday will be:
• Women's 1500m: Taryn Parks, Carlee Hansen
• Men's 1500m: Jesse Hunt
• Men's 400m: Isaiah Palmer
• Women's 100m: Anna Keefer
• Men's 400m hurdles: Craig Saddler II, Matthew Harris
• Women's 200m: Anna Keefer
• Women's 5000m: Brynn Brown
• Men's 5000m: Alex Ostberg, John Tatter, Jack Aho, Will Coogan, Parker Wolfe, Colton Sands

Saturday's first Tar Heel competitor is Obiageri Amaechi in women's discus at 2 p.m. Track finals start at 5 p.m. with the men's and women's 4x100 relays.

ACC Outdoor Championships – Day 2
Decathlon – Final results
2. Isaac Young, 7173
5. Sam Corley, 7014

TRACK FINALS
Women's 3,000M Steeplechase
4. Sasha Neglia, 10:03.06
11. Sarah Trainor, 10:25.21

Men's 3,000M Steeplechase
10. Marshall Williamson, 8:50.93

TRACK PRELIMS
Women's 400M
13. Brianna White, 55.16
18. Alyssa Hernandez, 56.29
26. Gwyneth Goldowski, 58.31

Men's 400M
7. Isaiah Palmer, 46.28
14. Jared Williams, 47.56
24. Onyedikachi Ohia-Enyia

Women's 100M
2. Anna Keefer, 11.29
19. Lauryn Hall, 11.79
20. Kayla Hunt, 11.86

Men's 100M
14. Qhiyal Towns, 10.51

Women's 800M
10. Makayla Paige, 2:07.03
20. Emmeline Fisher, 2:11.34
32. Addison Pignetti, 2:16.25
33. Ella Auderset, 2:17.46

Men's 800M
24. Michael Spragley, 1:51.65
25. John Gove, 1:51.75

FIELD FINALS
Men's Pole Vault
8. Ben Finger, 4.93m (16-2)

Men's Shot Put
11. Madias Loper, 17.22m (56-6)

Men's Triple Jump
10. Jordan Purvis, 14.99m (49-2.25)

Men's Javelin
2. Roman Mitchell, 71.54m (234-8)

Men's Decathlon
2. Isaac Young, 7173
5. Sam Corley, 7014

Day 1
TRACK FINALS
Women's 10,000M
15. Alex Morris, 35:14.09
16. Natalie Tyner, 35:20.18
21. Ava Dobson, 36:09.08

Men's 10,000M
2. Alex Ostberg, 28:49.36
4. Patrick Anderson, 28:54.99
12. Will Coogan, 29:39.74
21. John Tatter, 30:16.36

TRACK PRELIMS
Men's 400m Hurdles
2. Craig Saddler II, 51.18
7. Matthew Harris, 52.35

Women's 200m
4. Anna Keefer, 23.18
20. Lauryn Hall, 24.48

Men's 200m
25. Saypadia DeSaussure II, 21.61
26. Qhiyal Towns, 21.85

Women's 1,500m
4. Carlee Hansen, 4:19.13
6. Taryn Parks, 4:22.28
17. Emmeline Fisher, 4:29.71

Men's 1,500m
10. Michael Spragley, 3:47.96
15. Jesse Hunt, 3:49.64
20. John Gove, 3:51.65

FIELD FINALS
Men's Hammer
2. James Joycey, 67.41m (221-2)
5. Troy Yearwood, 63.18m (207-3)
18. Madias Loper, 51.59m (169-3)

Women's Hammer
1. Jill Shippee, 67.91m (222-9)

Women's Javelin
1. Madison Wiltrout, 60.03m (196-11)

Women's Pole Vault
8. Alex Potts, 3.94m (12-11)
15. Emerson Porter, 3.79m (12-5.25)

Women's Long Jump
2. Anna Keefer, 6.40m (21-0)
21. Paige Floriea, 5.31m (17-5.25)