NEWS | Friday, April 28 Wingate track and field recap
RESULTS | Charlotte Invitational index
 
Charlotte, N.C.----The Wingate University women's 4x400 meter relay team ran the fastest time in the South Atlantic Conference at the Charlotte Invitational inside the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center Saturday. The Bulldog quartet of Abby Heath, Kennedy Rivers, Natalie Pinzan and Naiobi White posted a time of 3:53.26, finishing third to the North Carolina A&T Aggies and the UNC Tar Heels.
 
Wingate women's highlights
 
- White had a busy Saturday, running in both Bulldog relays
- She ran the second leg as Wingate posted a time of 47.77 in the 4x100 meter relay
- White was joined (in order) by Kierra McNeill, Justyce Moses and Chelsey Thomas
- Wingate finished third in the 4x100 to USC Upstate and Grand Valley State
- Thomas was named to the 2023-24 WU School of Sport Sciences Leadership Academy cohort earlier this month
 
Wingate men's highlights
 
- Wingate finished third in the 4x400 meter relay with its time of 3:20.98
- The WU quartet included Deon Sumpter, Anthony Lepkowski, Stephen Clunis and Elijah Compton
- The GVSU Lakers and the UNC Tar Heels placed first and second, respectively, in the 4x400
- Clunis and Lepkowski pulled double duty, as they ran the first two legs in the 4x100 meter relay
- The 'Dogs posted a time of 42.02 to finish fourth
- Clunis and Lepkowski were joined (in order) by Vince Frattaroli and Aidan Bryant
- The host Charlotte 49ers won the 4x100 meter relay

Next on the agenda for Wingate track and field 

Both Wingate teams will compete in the South Atlantic Conference track and field championship meet Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4. Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina is hosting this year's event.
 
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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. 
 
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