Wake Forest Open 2010

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The North Carolina Central men's and women's track and field teams return to the nest from the two-day Wake Forest Open in Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. March 19-20.

I had the pleasure of watching and speaking briefly to the nations new phenom last night in Winston-Salem North Carolina as 7th grader and 13 year old Alana Hadley of Community Middle School in Charlotte, NC ran a world class 17:09.38 5000m while finishing 2nd at the Wake Forest Open. Hadley running unattached led most of the race but was beaten on the last lap by Jen Rawls of Rowan College in 17:04.38.   Confirmation is waiting to see if this is a new National record for 13 year old girls. Ususally 5000m races can be quite boring, but all eyes were fixated on this amazing young lady. She told me this was her personal best, but I suspect this new PR will not last long. I wish her the best.     Pictured with Alana is her father and coach Mark Hadley on the left. Photo by Jeff Siner.

Live ResultsCraddock, Sossah Win ACC AwardsLaToya James finished first in the qualifying trials for the 100-meter hurdles to kick off the University of North Carolina's outdoor track and field season on Friday at the Wake Forest Open.

The Wake Forest track and field teams were off to a successful start on Friday afternoon at the Wake Forest Open in Kentner Stadium.

Photo from Charlotte Observer article by Theoden Janes, printed March 14th. Photos by Jeff Siner

The High Point University women's track & field team competed in the Wake Forest Open on Friday in Winston-Salem, N.C. to open the outdoor season. HPU had two top-10 finishes on the day: Manika Gamble took fifth in the preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles and Winterink placed eighth in the 3000-meter. LIVE RESULTS | Photo Gallery