NEWS | Friday, April 21 Wingate track and field recap
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Charlottesville, Va.----Wingate University junior track and field student-athlete Jakob Rettschlag won the men's 800 meters at the Virginia Challenge Saturday. The University of Virginia hosts the annual event inside Lannigan Field on the UVA campus.
 
Rettschlag's triumphant time of 1:50.74 breaks his previous school record of 1:51.25, established in the same Virginia Challenge event last year. A 2023 NCAA indoor national champion in the Distance Medley Relay (DMR), Rettschlag's Saturday 800 meters time is the fastest mark in the South Atlantic Conference this season.
 
Wingate men's highlights
- Elijah Compton competed in the both hurdles events
- In the 110 meter hurdles, Compton posted a new school-record time of 14.51
- Compton finished 10th in the 400 meter hurdles (54.54)
- Dennis Trukawka competed in the long jump (6.17 meters)
- Christian Sturrup competed in the high jump (1.90 meters)
 
Wingate women's highlights
- Valerie Daehler finished tied for 11th place in the high jump (1.60 meters)
- Naiobi White competed in the 200 meter dash (25.27)
 
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Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four 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; 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 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 14 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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