Sports > March 6, 2008

By Connor Swarbrick | Asst. sports editor

The Wake Forest track and field team made the trip to Chapel Hill, N.C. to participate in the 2008 ACC Indoor Championships March 1-2. Both the men’s and the women’s teams finished in the 10th position overall. Virginia Tech claimed the women’s crown while Florida State claimed its sixth consecutive title on the men’s side.

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Senior Caitlin Chrisman runs in the home meet last year. Chrisman participated in the 500m run for the Deacs at the ACC Indoor Championships in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Photo Courtesy of Media Relations)

Last year the Lady Deacs finished 10th and the men’s team finished eighth.

This year marks the 49th annual Men’s Indoor Championships and the 46th that the Demon Deacons have participated in.

On the women’s side, 2008 is the 22nd annual Indoor Championship and Wake Forest has participated in 21 of them.

Senior Melissa Council placed fourth in the finals of the 400m dash with a mark of 55.48.

Freshman Jessica Barton took a 10th place finish in the mile run, finishing in 5:05.28.

Senior Caitlin Chrisman led the Deacs in the 5000m with a time of 16:55.56.

In the 4x400m relay, senior Michelle Loyd, sophomore Alex Gove, sophomore Nicole Castronouva and Council teamed up for a fourth place finish, completing the event in 3:46.89.

Senior pole-vaulter Jill Ahrens set a personal best and new Wake Forest program record with a 12-01.50 pole vault performance, placing third against ACC competitors in the event.

For the men, senior Kevin Marion led the team placing fifth in the finals of the 60m dash with a 6.82 finish. Sophomore Jon Reid added a third place mark in the 400m dash.

He recorded a time of 48.32.

Freshman Allan Lunkenhemier came in sixth in the finals of the 400m run at 49.33. Lunkenheimer, Marion, Reid and junior Phillip Warsaw finished in second place in the 4x400m relay, with a mark of 3:15.44. Freshman Greg Billington placed in two events.

He took ninth place in the 5k with a 14:43.99 mark, and 10th place in the 3k with a mark of 8:25.42.

Former Deac Nolan Swanson set the meet record in the 3000m run with a mark of 8:03.50 in 1999.

Last season, junior Brent LaRue set a new record in the heptathlon with 5617 points.

Next up on the Demon Deacons schedule will be the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, held in Fayetteville, Ark., March 14-15.

The track and field team begins the outdoor season March 20 at the Clemson Combined Events Meet, held in Clemson, S.C.