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Shippee's Hammer Win Leads Tar Heels at ACC Championships

RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior Jill Shippee took first in the hammer throw to propel the Tar Heel women to second place after Day 1 at the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Competing at NC State's Paul Derr Track and Field Facility, the UNC men are in fourth, led by a pair of third-place finishes.

Action continues in Raleigh on Friday and Saturday. For links to live results and the ACC Network Extra broadcast (2-9 p.m. each day), click here.
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Shippee's throw of 67.67m (222-0) gave her a second ACC crown in an event she also won in 2019.