Three program records broken on day one of Hokie Invitational

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The NC State track and field program put their talent on display on the first day of the Hokie Invitational, establishing three new school records. 
 
DISTANCE
 
The Wolfpack opened action on day one of the Hokie Invitational in the women’s mile. Senior Sydney Seymour finished fifth overall in the event with a time of 4:46.64, a new personal best. She was followed by her teammates Grace Hartman (4:48.24) and Brooke Rauber (4:50.88), who placed sixth and seventh in the event, respectively. 
 
In the men’s mile, the Pack saw two athletes finish in the top five. Ian Harrison finished third overall with a time of 4:01.09, which is now the fourth best mark in school history. NC State junior Brett Gardner recorded a new personal best with a time of 4:01.33, a mark that placed him fourth overall in the event and gives him the fifth-best mark in the history of the program.
 
Freshmen Ryan Motondo (4:16.47) and Patrick Gibbons (4:17.33) also participated in the event, both setting new personal bests. 
 
Sam Bush earned a time of 2:45.39 in the women’s 1000m, finishing fifth and recording the second best time in school history. She now holds the first and second-best times in program history for the event. Seymour finished ninth overall with a time of 2:51.28, which is good for sixth-best all-time at NC State. 
 
Hartman also recorded a top-10 program mark with a time of 2:53.39, the eighth-best in school history. 
 
Zach Hughes made history in the men’s 1000m, producing a time of 2:23.28 (2:23.279) to claim the school record for the event. This mark is also good for a new personal best. Fellow sophomore Jake Toomey (2:25.87) also put his name in the record books, finishing with the fifth-best time ever recorded in the program, while also setting a new personal best. 
 
Another record was broken in the women’s 600m. Caroline Lewis recorded a personal best time of 1:34.73 to finish ninth in the event and claim the best time in school history. 
 
In the men’s 600m, Kyle Durham finished third with a time of 1:19.69, a mark that now sits at second-best all time at NC State, behind only his own record of 1:19.48, which he set last season. 
 
John Malach posted a personal best time of 8:19.36 in the men’s 3000m, a mark which earned him third place overall. 
 
SPRINTS
 
Senior Ally Henson…