BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech track and field teams return to action at Rector Field House on Thursday and will be on a mission to reclaim ACC titles, as the Hokies play host to the 2019 ACC Indoor Championships.
Action begins on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the heptathlon and will continue through Saturday, ending with the 4x400-meter relay. Admission will be free for all fans, and parking will be available in lots 2,3,5 and in the Chicken Hill lot.
In the latest the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor National Rating Index released Monday, Tech's women moved up four spots from No. 24 to No. 20 in the country and only trail No. 11 Florida State in the ACC.
ACC Network Extra will provide coverage at the Friday and Saturday sessions. The broadcast team will feature former Olympic decathlon gold medalist Dan O'Brien as color analyst, reprising the role he first filled at the 2015 ACC Outdoor Championships. He will be joined by play-by-play announcer Shawn Kenney, distance analyst David Mitchell and trackside reporter Hanna Yates from 4 p.m. through the end of competition on Friday and from 1 p.m. until the meet's conclusion on Saturday.
Thu. | ACCs | 11:00 a.m. ET | Live Results
Fri. | ACCs | 10:00 a.m. ET | Live Results | Live Stream
Sat. | ACCs | Noon ET | Live Results | Live Stream
The last time out, six event titles highlighted the Hokies' performances at the Virginia Tech Challenge and JDL DMR Invitational. At the DMR Invitational on Feb. 15, the women's distance medley relay team of Sarah Edwards, Arlicia Bush, Shannon Quinn and Rachel Pocratsky finished with a time of 11 minutes, 7.08 seconds for the third-fastest time in Tech history and the No. 10 time in the nation. Bush won the women's 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge in a time of 54.06 seconds for the fifth-fastest time school history. Ellie Brush won her first collegiate race, taking first place in the women's 1,000 in a time of 2:53.55.
The men and women own 22 times and marks that rank in the top 50 in the nation. In the ACC, the Hokies own 22 times and marks that sit in the top five of the league.
