Track & Field Sets Five All-Time Marks In Virginia

Friday, February 7

Virginia Beach, Va

All Day

North Carolina

East Coast Invitational

Evie Culbreath
60-meter hurdles
University of North Carolina Track and Field
Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge
Eddie Smith Field House
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, January 18, 2025

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

February 7, 2025 | Track & Field

BLACKSBURG/VIRGINIA BEACH, Va - North Carolina track and field opened day one in Virginia with five new all-time marks split between two different meets.

Doc Hale:
Peyton Berryman 4.08m and. Megan Kelleghan (4.08m) both moved into a tie for sixth all-time in the women's pole vault finishing in first and third respectively.

Evie Culbreath (3366 points) made her college pentathlon debut finishing in eighth highlighted by her performance in the 60m hurdles finishing in fourth.
Blaise Atkinson and Aaliyah Berry (8.20) both won their heats in the prelims of the 60m hurdles. Berry tied her personal best time as she won the race. Atkinson (7.98) finished in second.

East Coast Invitational:
Kosi Umerah (20.53m) has PRed in every single meet this season as she finished in second, moving into third all-time. Umerah passed Alex Cooke's 20.27m throw from 2018

Tommy Kitchell (20.09m) made his Carolina weight throw debut and PRed while moving into eighth all-time.

Henry Strand (1:50.22) made their 800m college debut and passed Doug Smith's 2005 time of 1:50.50 from 2005 and moved into ninth all-time.

Mac Conwell (4:06.86) posted a three-second PR in the mile to finish in fifth.

Reese Dalton (4:45.14) made her college debut by winning the mile, while the other two freshman Tar Heels posted PRs.

Doc Hale Results
Men's 60m Hurdles
2. Blaise Atkinson, 7.98
Women's 60m Hurdles
1. Aaliyah Berry, 8.20
6. Kalani Witherspoon, 8.43, PR
Men's 400m
11. James Rivera, 49.08
13. Nick Steed 49.30
Women's 400m
10. Maameyaa Nyinah, 56.12
12. Jocelyn Johnson56.19, PR
13. Harley Mcneal, 56.2
17. Gwyneth Goldowski 56.94, PR
19. Lea Spindell, 57.10
Men's Pole Vault
9. Paul Signorelli, 5.10m (16-8¾)
Nick Pennington, No Height
Women's Pole Vault
1. Peyton Berryman 4.08m (13-4½) [Sixth all-time]
3. Megan Kelleghan, 4.08m(13-4½)[Sixth all-time]
13. Vivian Stovall 3.63m(11-10¾)
Maddy Kelley, 3.93m (12-10¾)
Pentathlon
8. Evie Culbreath, 3366

East Coast Invitational
Men's Mile
5. Mac Conwell, 4:06.86, PR
Women's Mile
1. Reese Dalton, 4:45.14 [ College debut]
3. Lilly Shapiro, 4:49.85, PR
7. Grace Hanson,4:51.18, PR
Men's 800m
3. Henry Strand, 1:50.22 [Ninth all-time]
Women's Weight throw
2. Kosi Umerah, 20.53m (67' 4¼") [Third all-time]
7. Gracie Bolick, 16.50m (54' 1½" )
8. McKynzie Mauney, 16.15m(52' 11¾")
Men's Weight Throw
5. Tommy Kitchell, 20.09m (65' 10¾") [Eighth All-time]
6. Matt Appel, 18.62m 61' 1"
8. Brayden Radhuber, 18.33m (60' 1½")
9. Myles Scott, 17.82m (58' 5½")PR
11. Sam Romerhaus, 16.92m (55' 6") PR
12.Ty Castro, 15.87m (52' 0¾")

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