Pirates Set for Wake Forest Invitational, Aggie Classic

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina track & field will be sending groups to Wake Forest and North Carolina A&T on Friday and Saturday for the Wake Forest Invitational and Aggie Classic.

The Aggie Classic will feature two days of competition while the Wake Forest Invite is a one-day event on Friday only. The meets will serve as the Pirates' final outing of the regular season before heading to the American Athletic Conference Championships on May 10-12 in San Antonio, Texas.

The Pirates enter the meet after a successful weekend at the Duke Invitational last time out. Starrett Vesper broke the program record in the decathlon in that meet, a record which had stood for nine years.

Additionally, the Pirate distance group placed four new times in the program's top 10 lists while the men's 4x100m relay team ran the eighth-fastest time in ECU history with their 39.91-second effort.

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"This is our last tune-up before we head to the conference championships in two weeks," said Director of Track & Field Curt Kraft. "This will be a great weekend for both teams to improve their marks and move up the conference list. We have had a great outdoor season up to this point, and hopefully this momentum and confidence will continue through this weekend."

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Starrett Vesper

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