RALEIGH, N.C. – SATURDAY – Wrapping up a great first weekend of the 2021 outdoor season, the Hokies saw multiple updates to the record book on the back of several standout performances at the Raleigh Relays and Weems Baskin Invitational.
In his outdoor debut, freshman Cameron Rose delivered across three events, posting top ten times in all three. Along with Cole Beck, Jacory Patterson, and Mike Bell, the Hokies earned second place in the men's 4x100m relay with a time of 40.07 seconds, tied for fifth fastest at Virginia Tech. Later in the day Rose placed fourth in the 200m dash, his 20.87 time also tied for fifth fastest in program history. In the final event of the weekend, the 4x400m squad of Patterson, Rose, Tyreke Sapp, and Patrick Forrest finished third and moved into eighth in Hokies history with their time of 3:11.05.
Earlier in the day Patrick Forrest also stamped his own time into the record book, running the 400m dash in a blistering 46.87 seconds and now holds the third fastest time in program history.
On the field side of the weekend, Chauncey Chambers imposed his will on the triple jump competition. Winning the event with a huge jump of 51' 8.5" (15.76m), Chambers moved into fourth in program history with the jump.
Not to be outdone, the throwers squad also showed their prowess as several Hokies impressed in the outdoor debuts. In the hammer throw, freshman Sara Killinen placed second with her 209' 7" (63.89m) throw, and Emma Thor followed right behind with a throw of 202' 8" (61.78m) to take third in the event. In his first competition for the Hokies outdoors, Alexios Prodanas finished fifth with a 208' 8" (63.60m) throw and now holds the ninth best mark in Virginia Tech history.
Next up for the Hokies will be the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. Running from April 1 to 3, the Hokies will look to continue their outdoor momentum as the spring rolls on.
RALEIGH, N.C. – FRIDAY – Picking up momentum in the outdoor season, the Hokies' track and field squads continued to shine. Sarah Edwards marked her first competition for the Hokies since last year with a top-three program time in the 5,000m and Enid Duut wrapped up her impressive weekend on the field.
Edwards dropped 32 seconds off of her previous career best in the 5k with a staggering time of 16:02.37. Her mark saw the grad student move into third fastest all-time at Virginia Tech in the 5k, while also securing 13th place in the loaded event.
In the discus competition, Enid Duut followed her performance in Thursday's shot put with a fifth-place finish. Duut's mark of 161' 10" (49.34m) was less than a meter off of her career best and puts her seventh in the ACC so far this season.
The Hokies have been gearing up for a thrilling Saturday, as the Raleigh Relays will feature more distance competition, and the Weems Baskin Invitational in Columbia, S.C. will see the Hokies contest 16 different events, beginning at 10 a.m. with the men's shot put.
RALEIGH, N.C. – THURSDAY – In the first day of action for the Hokies' outdoor season, the distance and throws squads competed in the Raleigh Relays at N.C. State.
The highlight of Thursday's events was the men's 5,000m run, where Diego Zarate made his return for Virginia Tech by posting the fifth fastest time in Tech outdoor history with a 13:57.87. Five other Hokies competed in the event, with freshman Sean Stuck finishing next in 41st with a time of 14:20.23, followed by David Kennedy in 76th at 14:40.09.
Under the lights two Hokies competed in the women's 10,000m, as Sara Freix and Kyra Lopez returned to action. Freix earned sixth place with a time of 34:14.86, and Lopez finished 16th at 34:56.47.
In the field, Enid Duut was the only Hokie to compete today, earning 11th place with her throw of 43' 9.75" (13.35m). It was her best throw since April of 2019, when she competed in the Triton Invitation in San Diego, Calif.
Thursday was just a taste of what's to come for the Virginia Tech track and field squads, as competition resumes Friday at 10:00 a.m. with three separate meets, followed by a packed schedule on Saturday.