April 20, 2012
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Caitlin Crawford and Casey Fowler each advanced to the finals of the 1,500m run for the Wake Forest women's track team on the second day of the 2012 ACC Outdoor Championships at the University of Virginia's Lannigan Field on Friday evening.
Crawford and Fowler have been two of the strongest standouts for the women's team this season and certainly continued that trend on Friday as each posted new personal-best times in their signature event. Crawford finished fifth in the preliminary heats in 4:27.49, while Fowler crossed the line very quickly afterward in ninth place with a time of 4:30.95. Both will compete in the finals on Saturday which are scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m.
Erika Martin and Julie McCauley completed the seven-event heptathlon during Friday's action as well, with Martin finishing fifth overall and McCauley in ninth. Martin's total of 4,702 points represents a new personal-best total, and McCauley finished with 3,771 points.
Through two days of action, the women's team currently sits in 11th place with nine total points. Duke holds a sizeable lead over the rest of the competition with 55 points, but second-place Virginia Tech (39) and third-place Clemson (37) are by no means eliminated from contention as the meet heads into the final day.
Due to the strong potential for inclement weather in the Charlottesville area, all events on Saturday will be pushed forward two hours from their originally scheduled times. Taking this into account, the action will begin with the men's and women's high jump competitions at 10:00 a.m. and the final event, the women's 4x400m relay, will get underway at approximately 3:55 p.m. A full recap of Wake Forest's performances will be posted following the conclusion of the meet tomorrow evening.
Following is an event-by-event recap of the action from the second day of the 2012 ACC Outdoor Championships.
Long Jump (Event 5 of 7)
Erika Martin and Julie McCauley each grabbed a top-five finish in the first event of the day. Martin took third overall with a personal-best leap of 17-6 (5.33m), while McCauley placed fifth after jumping a distance of 17-2 (5.23m).
Javelin Throw (Event 6 of 7)
Martin shined in the javelin throw with a toss of 110-7 (33.71m) to take second place, and McCauley earned sixth place with a throw of 86-2 (26.26m).
800m Run (Event 7 of 7)
In the final event of the heptathlon, Martin and McCauley kept closely paced with one another, something reflected in the sixth- and eighth-place finishes, respectively. Martin crossed the line in 2:29.05, while McCauley finished in a personal-best time of 2:33.17.
100m Hurdles (Prelims)
Montasia Golden narrowly missed qualifying for the finals in her first ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 11th place with a time of 14.27, a new personal-best in her signature event.
400m Dash (Prelims)
Brianna Dekine joined the Deacon trend of posting personal-bests on Friday with a strong performance of her own, claiming 12th overall in the 400m dash with a career-best time of 55.96.
800m Run (Prelims)
Molly Binder and Allison Johnson competed as a duo in the shorter of the mid-distance events. Binder earned 17th place following a run of 2:13.55, while Johnson took 25th after crossing the line in 2:19.85.
1,500m Run (Prelims)
Caitlin Crawford and Casey Fowler paired in the longer mid-distance event and each advanced to Saturday's finals. Crawford (4:27.49) placed fifth overall, and Fowler (4:30.95) was not far behind in ninth.
Javelin Throw
Senior Sarah Brobeck, competing in her final outdoor championships, logged a toss of 132-3 (40.30m) to finish fifth in the event. Erika Martin, who also competed in the heptathlon's javelin throw, posted a personal-best throw of 117-5 (35.79m) to finish eighth overall.
