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Wiltrout's Record-Breaking Throw Leads UNC on ACC Day 1

DURHAM, N.C. –North Carolina's men and women both sit in second place following Day 1 of competition at the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, underway at Duke's Morris Williams Stadium. The Tar Heels have a total of five medals, two of them gold, thus far in the event.

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Madison Wiltrout already owned the UNC record in the women's javelin but she bettered it on Friday with a throw of 196-11, the 10th-furthest throw in NCAA history. She also set meet, facility and conference records.