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Winston-Salem, N.C.----Wingate University indoor track and field student-athletes Vince Frattaroli and Meg Rapley set new school records in their respective specialties at the JDL Fast Track DMR Invitational this weekend. Frattaroli cleared 3.90 meters in the men's pole vault, while Rapley blazed a new trail in the women's mile run (4:57.20).
 
The JDL Fast Track is the host venue for the South Atlantic Conference indoor track and field championships next Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27. In the 2020 SAC indoor championships, the Wingate men finished second, while the Bulldog women earned a fifth-place finish in head coach Matt van Lierop's first season at the WU helm. The 2021 SAC indoor meet was not held.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate sophomore pole vaulter Vince Frattaroli
 
"At first, I thought the meet was going to go badly for me because I wasn't doing anything good during the warmups. When I clear my first height, I started to feel pretty good. With the helpful coaching from (graduate assistant) Andy Kopp, I was able to get a new PR and school record! I appreciate my coaches, who continue to make me better every day. I would say that my season has gone really well because I was able to improve from my last meet. I always like being around my team, they make practices fun and they push me to make myself better every day. I am looking forward to competing with them at the conference meet."
 
Wingate senior sprinter Abby Heath
 
Friday, I ran the 400 meter leg in the Distance Medley Relay with my teammates Tatjana Mense, Anna Torras and Mollie Scott. We were trying to qualify for NCAAs in this event and were expecting a much better race than what was performed, but it was our first time racing together on a relay, so we are happy with the effort that we put in and were grateful to be given the chance to run."
 
"Going into Saturday, I knew that I had to do well in order to put myself in a good place going into the conference meet next weekend, so I was pretty nervous all morning, but I was also eager and so excited to see what I would be able to do. It was pretty intense being put into such a fast heat, but I knew that it was what I needed to give me the extra push."
 
"I am so thankful for all my teammates for doing what they do best and cheering me on during my race Saturday. It is always nice knowing that not only am I cheering for myself, but they are, too. I ended up setting an almost two-second indoor PR, so I am extremely happy with how this weekend turned out and am already looking forward to what is next."
 
"Going into next weekend, we are all anticipating a hard but good week of practice to get us ready for the indoor conference meet. I am so proud of all my teammates for putting in hard work day in and day out and I am so excited to see what indoor conference and the outdoor season will bring us." 
 
Wingate all-time top-10 highlights
 
Men
Vince Frattaroli - Pole vault 3.90 meters - 1st
Tanaka Nzombe - High jump 1.95 meters - 4th
Zachary Newton - High jump 1.80 meters - 8th
Tom Kalliske - Shot put 14.87 meters - 4th
Chase Franklin - 60 meter hurdles 8.65 - 8th
Tim Young - Long jump 6.80 meters - 8th
 
Women
Meg Rapley - Mile run 4:57.20 - 1st
Anna Torras - Mile run 5:01.24 - 2nd
Naiobi White - 200 meters 26.49 - 7th
Abby Heath - 400 meters 1:00.27- 5th 
Catherine Bradsher - 400 meters 1:01.00 - 8th
Valerie Daehler - Long jump 5.08 meters - 7th
Valerie Daehler - Triple jump 10.99 meters - 8th
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as eight master's and five doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 24 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 13 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.