BLACKSBURG – Opening the season at home, the Virginia Tech track and field teams will play host to six schools on Friday and Saturday in the Virginia Tech Invitational at Rector Field House.
The two-day meet will not be broadcast, however, live stats will be made available.
Six schools will make the trek to Blacksburg, including four ACC schools (Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia) and two mid-majors (High Point, Rhode Island).
Tech, which was ranked in the USTFCCCA polls on both sides last season, returns 32 All-ACC performers from last year. The USTFCCCA preseason poll is expected to be released Monday, Jan. 25.
Tech Director of Track and Field Dave Cianelli, the reigning ACC Indoor Coach of the Year on the women's side, enters his 20th season in Blacksburg.
MEET INFORMATION
Fri. | VT Invite | 5 p.m. ET | Live Results | Timing Sheet | Heat Sheets
Sat. | VT Invite | 11 a.m. ET | Live Results | Timing Sheet | Heat Sheets
ATHLETES TO WATCH
The collegiate world record holder in the 300 meters is back in the maroon and orange for his junior year, as Jacory Patterson looks to improve upon his already impressive career. Patterson last season was the first-ever Hokie to win back-to-back 400 titles in program history.
On the women's side, indoor school record holder in the pole vault, Rachel Baxter, returns for her senior season and looks to build off of her momentum from last year, winning the gold medal at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Hokies took the track was back in late February of 2020, when the women won the ACC Indoor Championships crown and the men took second. It marked the first title on the women's side since 2008, with the women running away with it and owning 105.5 points, which was 32.5 points more than second place (Miami, 73 points).
