Tech cross country squads return to course FridayTech cross country squads return to course Friday
Cross Country

Tech cross country squads return to course Friday

The Virginia Tech cross country teams return to action Friday afternoon when both squads compete in the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational  held at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Virginia; just outside of Charlottesville.
 
The Hokies will compete against two other ACC schools – host Virginia and Duke. Attendance at the meet is limited to the families of student-athletes and to the coaching staffs.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Oct. 16
Location: Earlysville, Virginia
Course: Panorama Farms
Times: women's race (4:15 p.m.); men's race (5 p.m.)
Distances: 5K (women), 8K (men)
Live results: (CLICK HERE)
 
The two Tech squads last competed in the season-opening Virginia Tech Invitational on Sept. 25 against Duke and NC State. Fitsum Seyoum, a senior from Leesburg, Virginia, ran the 8K race in a time of 25 minutes, 02.3 seconds, coming in fourth place and leading the way for Tech. Antonio Lopez Segura also registered a top-10 finish for the Hokies, coming in seventh with a time of 25:07.6 – a career-best time at this distance for Segura.
 
On the women's side, Tech's Lindsey Butler paced the Hokies with an 11th-place finish, running the race in a time of 21:31.3. Fellow sophomore Grace Boone also had a top-20 finish, coming in 18th with a time of 22:03.2.
 
The meet marks the final regular-season meet of the season for the Hokies. The ACC Championships will close the cross country season Oct. 30.