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Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University indoor track and field teams spent the month of December competing against top competition in Massachusetts, Indiana and North Carolina. The defending South Atlantic Conference champions are busy preparing for league and national championship events in early March with a full schedule in late January and February.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate director of cross country and track and field Matt van Lierop
 
"Our plan for the competitions in December…has always been to utilize the hard work our Bulldogs have put in for the three months during the fall semester, whether from the XC season or the conditioning and early practice phases of the track and field squads. By the time we get to December, the majority of the team is ready to show the South Atlantic Conference and the NCAA what they've got."
 
"The team was fit, and proved that fitness at these four meets, with numerous school records and NCAA qualifying marks, plus countless SAC marks achieved far before those championship events. We accomplished what we set out to do, and cannot wait to show what else is in our arsenal over the next two months."
 
Moments to Remember
 
The Wingate track and field coaching staff listed 14 moments to remember from the team's December 2024 competitions. They are listed below, in no particular order. Enjoy!
 
Wingate University Indoor Track & Field
December 2024 Moments to Remember
 
Moment #1
 
Titouan LeGrix and David Holman flirted with a four-minute mile at the Indiana Early Bird meet on December 13, posting times of 4:00.30 and 4:00.40, respectively. They are ranked No. 3 and No. 4 on the NCAA Division II performance charts.
 
Moment #2
 
Ricardo Barbosa, Luca Poppe and Joaquin Campos also competed in the Indiana Early Bird mile run. Barbosa posted a time of 4:03.15, followed by Poppe (4:04.88) and Campos (4:08.14). They are ranked No. 5, No. 11 and No. 18 on the NCAA Division II performance charts.
 
Moment #3
 
Three Wingate women lowered the 3000 meters school record at the Boston University Season Opener on December 7. Mia Cabrera led the way with her time of 9:29.72, followed by Firdaouss Hriche (9:39.69) and Evie Brooks (9:42.59). They are ranked No. 4, No. 8 and No. 12 on the NCAA Division II performance charts. The previous standard of 9:43.52 was held by All-American Gemma Rebollo (Carolina Challenge, January 2022).
 
Moment #4
 
Hamza Chahid clipped 10 seconds from his previous personal-best time in the 5000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener December 7, setting a new school standard with his mark of 13:41.60. This time is No. 2 on the NCAA Division II performance charts.
 
Three teammates join Chahid in the NCAA top 15, thanks to their efforts in Boston. They include Titouan Le Grix (No. 7, 13:52.94), Will Aitken (No. 12, 13:59.90) and Antonin Saint Peyre (No. 14, 14:00.48).
 
Moment #5
 
Grace Burrell and Anna Martin both went sub-17 minutes in the 5000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on December 7. Burrell posted a time of 16:49.15, while Martin checked in at 16:56.47. They are ranked No. 13 and No. 18, respectively, on the NCAA Division II performance charts. On December 2, Burrell was named the South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner for women's cross country.
 
Moment #6
 
Ricardo Barbosa, Joaquin Campos and Luca Poppe landed in the NCAA Division II performance list top five, thanks to their efforts in the 3000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on December 7. Barbosa ran a 7:56.03, followed closely by Campos (7:56.80) and Poppe (8:00.31). Campos is approaching on the Chilean national record for the indoor 3000 meters of 7:52. The trio are listed No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 on the NCAA Division II performance charts.
 
Moment #7
 
In his last appearance in the Navy Blue and Vegas Gold, Cas Kopmels ran an 8:09.64 time in the 3000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on December 7. He is ranked No. 19 on the NCAA Division II performance charts. On December 2, Kopmels was named the South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner for men's cross country.
 
Moment #8
 
Lars Laros posted a solid 3000 meters time of 8:08.92 in the Indiana Early Bird event on December 13. He is listed No. 17 on the NCAA Division II performance charts.
 
Moment #9
 
The women's 4x400 meter relay team set a new school standard at the Boston University Season Opener on December 7. The Bulldogs posted a time of 3:54.88, two seconds faster than the previous mark. Team members included Amaira Dyer, Essence Terry-London, Hoyane Esper and Natalie Pinzan. Esper and Pinzan played a role in the previous mark.
 
Moment #10
 
The men's 4x400 meter relay team went low at the Boston University Season Opener December 7, setting a new school record in the process. The Bulldogs posted a time of 3:19.68, three seconds faster than the previous mark. Team members included Elijah Compton, Keion Adams, Mark Cullen and Deon Sumpter. The previous mark of 3:22.10 was held by Sumpter and three teammates.
 
Moment #11
 
Levente Palvolgyi shaved five seconds from his previous personal-best time in the 800 meters at the Boston University Season Opener December 7, setting a new school standard with his mark of 1:51.87. He is ranked No. 12 on the NCAA Division II performance charts.  
 
Moment #12
 
Five Wingate student-athletes ran a sub-eight second time in the women's 60 meter dash at the JDL Fast Track on December 7. Margaux Shelton led the way with her time of 7.79. She was followed by Naiobi White (7.92), Chelsey Thomas (7.93), Diaman Lee (7.96) and Justyce Moses (7.98).
 
Moment #13
 
Dounia Routbi and Diaman Lee both lowered Wingate's school standard in the women's 60-meter hurdles at the JDL Fast Track on December 7. Routbi finished with a mark of 8.96, followed closely by Lee's 8.98 posting. The are listed No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, on the South Atlantic Conference performance charts.
 
Moment #14
 
In her first meet as a Bulldog, Mackenzie England lowered the school standard in the women's pole vault with her mark of 2.85 meters at the JDL Fast Track December 8. The previous school record had stood for six years.
 
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