Tuohy Splits 4:27 To Push Wolfpack Past Virginia, Virginia Tech
By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor
Katelyn Tuohy, the recent collegiate record-breaker in the indoor mile and 3,000 meters, made quick work of her anchor leg on the Distance Medley Relay on Friday at the JDL DMR Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Savannah Shaw, Timara Chapman, Sam Bush and Tuohy ran 10:55.49 to break the track record. Tuohy split 4:27.61. The flat-track conversion gives the team a time of 10:48.55 that sits No. 2 on the NCAA qualifying list behind Washington’s collegiate record.
Shaw split 3:26.06 for 1,200 meters, Chapman was timed in 55.63 seconds on the 400-meter leg and Bush ran 2:06.18 for 800.
Virginia Tech won the fastest men’s section in 9:38.34. The Hokies will get credit for 9:30.59 with the conversion.
The Cuthbertson NC girls smashed the North Carolina all-time best with a time of 11:40.32. That’s a US#1 and No. 12 all-time. It also exceeded the best by a North Carolina team outdoors (Pinecrest 11:54.73 in 2021).
The previous state indoor record was 12:12.20 by William Amos Hough High last year.
Alyssa Preisano ran on the 1,200-meter leg, Rebecca Cornett took the 400 leg, Justine Preisano ran the 800 and Stella Kermes anchored.
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