BLACKSBURG – The excitement from Friday night rolled into Saturday afternoon, as the Hokies won three event titles and saw the third school record of the weekend fall.
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Patrick Forrest, Tyreke Sapp, Miles Green and Jacory Patterson earned a first-place finish as they broke the school record with their time of 3 minutes, 09.28 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 3:09.33, set in 2018.
The women's 4x400 team of Arlicia Bush, Kennedy Dennis, Nykah Smith and Caitlan Tate also recorded a first-place finish with their time of 3:37.79, making them the fourth-fastest group in school history.
Rachel Baxter was the first event winner of the day, as the junior won with a mark of 4.41 meters (14 feet, 5.5 inches) for the 10th event title of her career.
THROWS
Tyson Jones placed third in the shot put as he set a new personal best with a mark of 19.02 meters (62 feet, 5 inches), surpassing his previous indoor best of 17.69 meters (58 feet, 0.5 inches). The mark also moved the Desert Edge, Arizona native to second all-time in the record book.
Brian Hudson, who joined the team last week after spending the fall with football, threw a mark of 16.04 meters (52 feet, 7.5 inches).
On the women's side, Essence Henderson, a transfer from Iowa State, opened her Hokie career with a mark of 15.77 meters (51 feet, 9 inches), which was a new personal best and good enough for the No. 4 mark in program history.
SPRINTS
Before running as a member of the fourth fastest 4x4 team, Dennis also competed in the 200-meter dash, placing fifth with a time of 24.43 seconds.
POLE VAULT
Jacob Rice, a freshman from San Diego, California, placed fifth in his first meet, posting a mark of 4.95 meters (16 feet, 2.75)
PERSONAL BESTS
Women's High Jump
Rosie Cicmanec (1.67 meters; 5 feet, 5.75 inches)
JaneAnne Tvedt (1.62 meters; 5 feet, 3.75 inches)
Men's High Jump
John Manilli (6.78 meters; 22 feet, 3 inches)
Men's Shot Put
Tyson Jones (19.02 meters; 62 feet, 5 inches)
Brian Hudson (16.04 meters; 52 feet, 7.5 inches)
Women's Shot Put
Essence Henderson (15.72 meters; 51 feet, 9 inches)
Enid Duut (12.53 meters; 41 feet, 1.5 inches)
Women's 400
Ariana Rivera (58.56)
(DAY ONE)
BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech track and field teams started off the 2020 indoor season with a bang for the second consecutive season, as the Hokies saw two records fall on Friday evening at Rector Field House.
One year after breaking the U20 indoor record in the 300-meter dash (32.49), Jacory Patterson once again etched his name into the history books, as he broke the collegiate record in the same event with his time of 32.28 seconds.
Patterson broke the record previously held by former Georgia runner Torrin Lawrence (32.32), who set the mark at Rector Field House in 2010. With his time, Patterson now holds the No. 1 time in the country, the sixth-fastest time by an American, and the 11th-fastest time ever in the event.
"Last year, I found out the collegiate record was 32.32, and of course, that was my goal this year," Patterson said. "I don't like putting limits on myself. I just told myself to go out there and run."
"Jacory is one that has big goals for himself," Tech sprints coach Tim Vaught said. "Ever since I recruited this guy, he's said that he wanted to break records and be a national champion. At practice, he's one of those athletes that every coach wants. He's always asking what he needs to do and wants to do more than somebody else to get better. For him to break this NCAA record formerly held by Torrin Lawrence of Georgia, it's amazing. It just speaks volumes about the amount of work he puts in."
After an injury plagued sophomore season, Caitlan Tate returned to full form, as she shattered her previous personal-best time of 38.62 to break Tech's 300 indoor school record previously held by Kennedy Dennis (37.88). Tate ran the 300 in a time of 37.15.
"Caitlan came back this year as a different athlete," Vaught said. "She's been working very hard and she told me early that she wants to break records, make nationals and impact this program. We've seen it at practice, but for her to go out here and actually do it, is very, very impressive."
Gallery: (1/17/2020) 2020 VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL DAY 1
SPRINTS
Cole Beck opened his season with the first indoor event title of his career, as he tallied a time of 6.74 seconds in the 60-meter dash. Joe Tay finished seventh with his time of 7.04.
The men's group would also see stellar performances by Miles Green and newcomers Patrick Forrest, Patrick Atwell and Tyreke Sapp. Forrest finished fifth in the 500-meter run with his time of 1:03.46 , while Green (1:03.82) and Atwell (1:04.20) placed sixth and eighth, respectively. Sapp, who ran in the 300, came in sixth with a time of 34.04.
On the women's side, Arlicia Bush ran a personal-best time of 1:12.99 in the 500 to finish second, with fellow runner Nykah Smith taking sixth with a time of 1:14.01.
Dennis, the lone participant in the 60-meter dash, earned a third-place finish with her time of 7.39.
DISTANCE
The Hokies saw two distance runners on the men's team earn event titles Friday night. Diego Zarate earned a victory with a personal-best time of 8:14.87 in the 3,000, while Jack Joyce won the 1,000 with his time of 2:25.04, finishing one-hundredth of a second faster than Duke's Matt Wisner.
In the mile, Peter Seufer came in second with a time of 4:05.24, while Fitsum Seyoum placed fourth with a time of 4:11.57.
On the women's side, Sarah Edwards' (2:49.25) third-place finish led a trio of Hokies in the 1,000, as Sara Freix (2:49.43) and Lauren Berman (2:50.71) came in fourth and seventh, respectively
JUMPS
Chauncey Chambers headlined the jumps group, as the sophomore leaped a new personal-best 15.74 meters (51 feet, 7.75 inches) to finish third in the triple jump. Keith Moore would take sixth with his mark of 14.94 meters (49 feet, 0.25 inches).
THROWS
Alexios Prodanas was the lone male thrower on the day and made his first appearance for the Hokies. The junior transfer from Kilkis, Greece threw a mark of 19.58 meters (64 feet, 3 inches) to finish third overall in the weight throw.
PERSONAL BESTS
Women's 60m Hurdles
Naudia Still (9.40)
Stefanie Aeschlimann (10.12)
Men's 60m Hurdles
Matt Mitchell (8.25)
Stefanie Aeschlimann (9.13)
Women's Mile
Grace Boone (4:55.66)
Men's Mile
Peter Seufer (4:05.24)
Ethan Mills (4:14.72)
Max Greczyn (4:16.63)
Logan Sheppard (4:20.02)
Thierry Siewe Yanga (4:25.36)
Men's Triple Jump
Chauncey Chambers (15.74 meters; 51 feet, 9.75 inches)
Keith Moore (14.94 meters; 49 feet, 0.25 inches)
Women's 3,000
Ava Hassebrock (10:06.89)
Men's 3,000
Diego Zarate (8:14.87)
Antonio Lopez Segura (8:16.89)
Bashir Mosavel-Lo (8:21.96)
Women's 1,000
Sara Freix (2:49.43)
Lindsey Butler (2:50.05)
Lauren Berman (2:50.70)
Hannah Ballowe (2:57.73)
Chase Kappeler (2:58.02)
Allie Zolkiewicz (2:59.01
Nicole Re (2:59.57)
Men's 1,000
Joyce (2:25.04)
Ben Fleming (2:27.39)
Edward Cerne (2:28.02)
Tyler Leeser (2:28.49)
Ben Nibbelink (2:28.68)
Eldon Phillips (2:30.19)
Dave Whitfield (2:30.60)
Women's 500
Arlicia Bush (1:12.99)
Ariana Rivera (1:21.91)
Men's 500
Patrick Forrest (1:03.46)
Miles Green (1:03.82)
Patrick Atwell (1:04.20)
Women's 300
Caitlan Tate (37.15)
Men's 300
Jacory Patterson (32.28)
Tyreke Sapp (34.04)Gallery: (1/18/2020) 2020 VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL DAY 2
