BLACKSBURG, Va. – Senior Daniel McArthur set a North Carolina indoor track & field record in the shot put Saturday as the Tar Heels wrapped up Day 2 of the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet at Virginia Tech's Rector Field House. McArthur, a fifth-year student-athlete from Mooresville, N.C., recorded a throw of 20.59m (67-6 ¾ ) to win the event and establish a new personal best.
McArthur's throw is the third-longest in the NCAA this season.
Aside from McArthur, just two other Tar Heels were in action at the meet on Saturday.