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Feb. 18, 2000
BLACKSBURG, Va. – After the first day of competition at the 2000ACC Indoor Track and Field Meet in Blacksburg, VA, the North Carolinawomen’s team is in first place with 69 points. Florida State is insecond place with 46 points, while NC State currently is in third with22 points. The top three athletes in each individual event earn All-ACChonors, while the winning team in each relay event earns All-ACCaccolades.
Tar Heel junior Joy Ganes won her third-straight ACCChampionship in the high jump after posting an NCAA provisionalqualifying mark of 6’0″. NC State freshman Kristen Pace placed secondafter clearing the same height on a later jump, and Maryland freshmanVanessa Jones was third with a jump of 5’10”.
Senior Janelle Krause of Wake Forest claimed hersecond-consecutive ACC title in the 5,000m, winning the event with aprovisional qualifying time of 16:35.08. North Carolina junior TrishNervo was second with a provisional time of 16:43.37, and NC Statesenior Meredith Faircloth was third with a time of 17:00.39.
The Duke distance medley relay team of Maddy Woodmansee, Courtney Botts,Heather Ryan and Sheela Agrawal set an ACC record with a provisionaltime of 11:33.72, breaking the old record of 11:40.26 set in 1999 byWake Forest by almost seven seconds. Wake Forest’s Alison Anibaldi,Summer Shaw, Val Waldron and Jill Snyder placed second with aprovisional time of 11:34.24.
Clemson freshman Joana Costa won the pole vault with a mark of 11’113/4″, earning All-ACC honors in her rookie season. Her mark broke theconference record of 11’6 1/4″, established by former Tiger Erin Nettlast season. Florida State junior Lindsay Adkins-Osbo was second with amark of 11’10”, and Duke junior Jillian Schwarz placed third afterclearing the same height on a later jump.
North Carolina junior Ola Sesay set the ACC record in the long jump,winning the event with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 21’2 3/4″.Tar Heel senior DeAnne Davis placed second with an automatic qualifyingmark of 20’9 3/4″, and Virginia freshman Kimesha Otey was third with a jump of 19’8 1/4″.
In the shot put competition, sophomore Makiba Batten of FloridaState won the ACC Championship with a throw of 48’4 1/2″. NorthCarolina freshman Ibiene Bilaye-Benibo was second with a mark of 48’11/4″, and Seminole senior Lakeisa Mose was third with a mark of 47’8″.
Senior Tonya Carter of Florida State qualified with the fastest time in the 60m, an NCAA Automatic qualifying time of 7.29, and posted the fastest qualifying time in the 200m, 24.22. North Carolina juniorLutisha Shittu was the top qualifier with a time of 8.46 in the 60mhurdles.
Seminole senior Samantha George had the top time in the trials of the400m dash, an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 54.20, and recordedthe top qualifying time in the 800m (2:09.46). NC State sophomore KatieSabino was the top qualifier in the mile with a time of 4:56.98.
Saturday’s events begin at 11 a.m. with the women’s triple jump.Running events begin at 1:10 p.m. with the mile run, and the finalevent, the 4x400m, is set to begin at 4:30 p.m.
2000 ACC Champions
| Pole Vault | Joana Costa (CLEMSON), 11’11 3/4″ |
| Shot Put | Makiba Batten (FSU), 48’4 1/2″ |
| High Jump | Joy Ganes (UNC), 6’0″ |
| Long Jump | Ola Sesay (UNC), 21’2 3/4″ |
| 5,000m | Janelle Kraus (WF), 16:35.08 |
| DMR | Duke, 11:33.72 |
ACC Standings After Six Events
| 1 | North Carolina | 69 |
| 2 | Florida State | 46 |
| 3 | NC State | 22 |
| 4 | Maryland | 20 |
| 5 | Virginia | 19 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 18 |
| 7 | Duke | 16 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 14 |
| 9 | Clemson | 10 |