After dominating the ACC rankings all season, the men’s 400m squad represented the Yellow Jackets well, earning three finalists on the evening. Benjamin Jean took third place with a time of 46.94 before Daniel Pietsch (47.11) and Ty Brooks (47.42), finished fifth and seventh, respectively.
To finish out the night, senior Hailey Gollnick turned in an almost a five-second PR in the 3000m steeplechase. She finished sixth with a career-best time of 10:24.99 to earn second-team all-ACC honors. Senior Courtney Naser fell just outside the top-10 at 12th, running a 10:52.37. Senior Alex Grady then finished ninth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, turning in a season-best performance of 9:06.70.
In the field, William Solomon was able to record a 12th-place leap of 7.03 meters in the men’s long jump, while Dasia Smith finished in the top 20 of the women’s long jump, hitting a mark of 5.60 meters.
Angelica Henderson and Domonique Hall both finished in the top 20 of the women’s 400m while Haley Anderson turned in a season-best performance in the women’s 800m, finishing 14th with a time of 2:09.83.
Georgia Tech returns to action for the final day of the ACC Outdoor Championships. Their first field event is the women’s triple jump, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tech’s first running event is the women’s 4x100m relay, which is currently slated to begin at 5 p.m.
ACC Network Extra live coverage for the last day will begin at 5 p.m. eastern.
