Saturday's final results
 
Columbia, S.C.----Wingate University indoor track and field distance specialists Gemma Rebollo and Meg Rapley broke school records on the second day of the Carolina Challenge, hosted by the USC Gamecocks at the Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex. The two-day competition concluded Saturday.
 
Rebollo took a sledgehammer to her new mark, as she shaved 17 seconds from the previous record in the 3000 meters. Rebollo posted a time of 9:43.52. Rapley claimed a new standard in the 800 meters. She recorded a time of 2:15.96 Saturday.
 
Wingate notes
- Gemma Rebollo was All-South Atlantic Conference and All-Southeast Region during Wingate's magical 2021 XC season
- Rebollo finished fourth in the Carolina Challenge women's 3000 meters, posting an NCAA D2 provisional mark in the process
- Rebollo's 3000 meters' time is the 11th-best in the NCAA Division II this year
- Meg Rapley finished eighth in the women's 800 meters, charting as the top D2 finisher
- Lara Orrock won the Carolina Challenge women's 5000 meters with her triumphant time of 17:14.89
- Tanaka Nzombe claimed fourth place in the men's high jump, thanks to his mark of 1.90 meters
- Jakob Rettschlag finished fifth in the men's 800 meters with his time of 1:53.63
 
Wingate all-time top-10 highlights, day two
 
Women
Gemma Rebollo - 3000m 9:43.52 - school record
Meg Rapley - 800m 2:15.96 - school record
Mollie Scott - Mile 5:08.40 - 2nd
Tatjana Mense - Mile 5:09.12 - 3rd
Lara Orrock - 5000m 17:14.89 - 3rd
 
Men
Charlie Wakefield - 800m 1:56.12 - 2nd
Tai Smith - Mile 4:18.09 - 5th
Oliver Way - Mile 4:20.28 - 10th
 
Wingate University
 
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