The Hokies ended the final day of the competition at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational, Penn Relays and Virginia Grand Prix on a high note, as Deakin Volz (pole vault), Rachel Baxter (pole vault) and Tyson Jones (shot put) all won event titles.
Baxter won her second vault title of the season with an all-time personal-best jump of 4.50 meters (14 feet, 9 inches), which tied Martina Schultze for the second-best vault in program history.
"Rachel did a great job today — she was very focused," Tech vault coach Bob Phillips said. "Her 4.50 jump was easy once she got to the right pole, and she had two really close attempts at our outdoor school record. We still have work to do before conference [meet], but today was a nice step forward."
Volz won his first vault title of the season, as he recorded a top vault of 5.33 meters (17 feet, 5.75 inches).
Jones threw a personal-best 18.50 meters (60 feet, 8.5 inches), which moved him to fourth all time in Tech's record book, as he earned his second shot put title of the season.
The 4x100-meter relay team of Joseph Tay, Jacory Patterson, Michael Davenport and Cole Beck finished third in the finals with their time of 40.16 seconds. The group was recognized at the conclusion of the race with gold Penn Relay watches, as they posted the best time among Eastern teams.
THROWS
Isaiah Rogers finished third in the shot put with his mark of 17.47 meters (57 feet, 3.75 inches).
In the women's hammer throw, Emma Thor (64.31 meters; 211 feet, 0 inches) placed second, Pavla Kuklova (62.85 meters; 206 feet, 2 inches) was fourth and Kajsa Wennberg (58.60 meters; 192 feet, 3 inches) finished sixth.
Enid Duut earned a fourth-place finish in the discus with her mark of 47.41 meters (155 feet, 6 inches).
SPRINTS
Arlicia Bush ran a season-best 54.17 seconds in the 400-meter dash to earn a third-place finish. Caitlan Tate finished eighth with her time of 55.93.
Imagine Patterson set a new PR in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:00.75, as she finished second overall.
DISTANCE
The women's 4x800-meter relay team of Shannon Quinn, Sarah Edwards, Sara Freix and Rachel Pocratsky turned in the second-fastest time in program history when they crossed the finish line in a time of 8 minutes, 34.38 seconds to earn a second-place finish at the Penn Relays.
The men's 4xmile relay team of Jack Joyce, Peter Seufer, Ben Fleming and Bashir Mosavel-Lo finished fourth with their time of 16:45.83.
JUMPS
Stefanie Aeschlimann jumped a season-best 12.24 meters (40 feet, 2 inches) in the triple jump at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational.
UP NEXT
The Hokies will return to the track May 1 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier in Lynchburg, Virginia.
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Men's Shot Put
Tyson Jones (18.50 meters; 60 feet, 8.5 inches)
Men's 110 Hurdles
Sean Murphy (16.15)
John Manilli (17.64)
Women's 400 Hurdles
Imagine Patterson (1:00.75)
Women's Pole Vault
Rachel Baxter (4.50 meters; 14 feet, 9 inches)
Men's Discus Throw
Jaelyn Demory (34.86 meters 114 ft, 4 inches)
Sean Murphy (28.54 meters; 93 feet, 8 inches)
Men's Javelin
Sean Murphy (42.59; 139 feet, 9 inches)
John Manilli (35.27; 115, 8 inches)
(DAY TWO)
The men's 4x400-meter relay team and six top-eight finishes highlighted the Virginia Tech track and field teams' outings at the Penn Relays and Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational on Friday.
In the men's 4x400 preliminaries, the group of Miles Green, Michael Davenport, Bashir Mosavel-lo and Jacory Patterson advanced to Saturday's finals with their time of 3 minutes, 09.11 seconds — a time which currently sits at No. 3 in Tech's record book.
Patterson stood out from the pack, as the freshman ran the anchor leg and posted the fastest split out of anyone on the day with his time 44.68 seconds.
"He had the fastest split of the day," Tech sprints coach Tim Vaught said. "He was moving, and it was really impressive. It was another-level type of performance."
After running the fourth-best 400-meter hurdle time in school history last week (51.55), Green set a new personal-best time of 51.52 seconds to finish third in the event.
"He had a good meet," Vaught said. "The conditions weren't that good, but he ran his first clean race. And I feel if he can run a season's best like that, then he's on pace to run 50 seconds this year."
SPRINTS
Earning a top-eight finish in the 4x100-meter relay prelims with their time of 40.57, the team of Joseph Tay, Patterson, Davenport and Cole Beck advanced to Saturday's final.
"It wasn't the best conditions, but they won their heat, and they did it pretty easily, Vaught said. "We had some mistakes, but we were able to get across the line first and get to the finals."
JUMPS
In the long jump on the women's side, Eszter Bajnok placed fourth with her mark of 6.10 meters (20 feet, 0.25 inches). On the men's side, Donovan Louis also placed fourth with his leap of 7.05 meters (23 feet, 1.75 inches).
DISTANCE
The men's distance medley relay team of Antonio Lopez Segura, Hans Gallagher, Matthias Cannon and Fitsum Seyoum ran a time of 9:53.14, as they earned an eighth-place finish.
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Men's 400 Hurdles
Miles Green, (51.52)
Men's 110 Hurdles
Sean Murphy (16.15)
John Manilli (17.64)
(DAY ONE)
It was a light first day of action for the Virginia Tech track and field teams, as only the women's distance medley relay team competed, but the day wasn't lacking in excitement because the group set a new Hokie school record.
The contingent of Sarah Edwards, Nykah Smith, Shannon Quinn and Rachel Pocratsky finished sixth with a school-record time of 11 minutes; 11 seconds at the 125th annual Penn Relays. That time bested the previous school record of 11:22.93 set last year by Katie Kennedy, Laurie Barton, Edwards and Pocratsky.
"Smith did what she could do with the position she was given," Tech sprints coach Tim Vaught said. "She split 54.20, so I can't be upset with her effort. This was a very good experience for her."
Action for the Hokies begins Friday at 9 a.m. ET at the Penn Relays with freshman Miles Green, as he competes in the 400-meter hurdles. Friday is also the start of the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational and the Virginia Grand Prix. Action in Louisville will start at 2 p.m., while action in Charlottesville will begin at 3 p.m.
