Day One Results

Raleigh, N.C.----Wingate University graduate student thrower Elliot Zirwas finished eighth in the men's shot put on the first day of the Raleigh Relays Thursday. The annual event is hosted by North Carolina State University inside the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility.
 
Zirwas was the top NCAA Division II finisher in the 45-man field with his mark of 17.53 meters. Last weekend, his Charlotte 49er Classic mark of 18.38 meters was the third-best shot put throw in NCAA Division II this season. Wingate junior Danielle Crawford competed in the women's shot put, posting a mark of 13.00 meters.
 
Wingate men's highlights
 
- Zirwas was one of three Bulldogs in the men's shot put Thursday
- Graduate students Tucker Mullis (15.52 meters) and Tom Kalliske (13.46 meters) also competed
- Mullis' mark is a season-best shot put performance
- Wingate freshman Leo Freeland made his Bulldog debut in the 1500 meters with his time of 3:54.36
- Sophomores Jakob Rettschlag (3:52.39) and Jan Bayona (3:55.07 PR) joined Freeland in the men's 1500 meters
- Bayona shaved almost four seconds off his personal-best time
- Freeland joined Rettschlag and Bayona in the Wingate career top five in the 1500 meters
- Sophomore Bastian Mrochen achieved a personal-best time of 14:13.31 in the 5000 meters
- Junior Saul Valdez ran a 15:20.37 in the men's 5000 meters
 
Wingate women's highlights
 
- Crawford has the best shot put mark in the South Atlantic Conference this season
- Her Charlotte 49er Classic mark of 13.59 meters is the second-best shot put performance in the Southeast Region this year
- Sophomore Mollie Scott and graduate student Lauryn Tumey Ursery both ran personal-best times in the 10,000 meters
- Scott's time of 35:45.70 is the second-best 10,000 meters in WU history
- Tumey Ursery is next on the Bulldog career list with her Thursday night time of 35:48.96
 
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.