Men's ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Wake Forest finished in 9th place.
Feb. 23, 1998
BLACKSBURG, VA--The Wake Forest men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed at the ACC Championships held in Blacksburg, VA on Sunday and Monday.
Clemson claimed the men's title for the second straight season while the North Carolina women proved victorious for the sixth straight season. Both the men's and women's teams from Wake Forest finished ninth.
The lone bright spot for Wake Forest came from sophomore Janelle Kraus (Shelter Island, NY) who earned All-ACC honors with a second place finish in the 3,000 meter run. She finished with a time of 9:57.37.
Fellow sophomore Jill Snyder (Lewisburg, PA) finished fourth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:17.02. Freshman Summer Shaw (Huntington Beach, CA) was fifth in the pole vault with a vault of 9'02.25". The Deacons' distance medley relay team finished fifth with a time of 12:02.27.
On the men's side, senior Ben Boyd (Marietta, GA) was fifth in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:22.21. Senior Hunter Kemper ran a time of 14:55.25 in the 5,000 meter run to finish eighth. The Wake Forest 4x400 meter relay team ended the race with a time of 3:19.76 to finish seventh.
Wake Forest Indoor Track & Field Results From The ACC Championships
Women
Name Event Place Time/Mark
Janelle Kraus 3,000m 2nd 9:57.37
Jill Snyder 800m 4th 2:17.02
Summer Shaw Pole Vault 5th 9'02.25"
Distance Medley Relay Team 5th 12:02.27
Men
Ben Boyd 3,000m 5th 8:22.21
Hunter Kemper 5,000m 8th 14:55.25
4x400 Team 7th 3:19.76
ACC Championship Team Results
Women Men
1. North Carolina 184 1. Clemson 144
2. Clemson 131 2. North Carolina 134.50
3. Georgia Tech 61 3. NC State 130
4. Florida State 56 4. Florida State 73
5. NC State 52 5. Georgia Tech 64
6. Maryland 47 6. Virginia 31
7. Virginia 44 7. Maryland 20.50
8. Duke 27 8. Duke 19
9. Wake Forest 21 9. Wake Forest 7
