BLACKSBURG – Championship season is finally here for outdoor track and field, as the Hokies are heading to Durham, N.C. to compete in the ACC Outdoor Championships from Thursday, May 12 to Saturday, May 14.
The three-day conference meet is hosted by Duke and will be held at Morris Williams Stadium in Durham. Tech will be joined by the 14 other member institutions as Hokies compete for conference titles on the team and individual levels. Live results will be provided by Flash Results and live broadcasts of the meet will be available on ACCNX.
Hokies look to continue Virginia Tech's strong performances at recent ACC meets, as both the men's and women's sides earned team titles at the ACC Indoor Championships this year. During last year's championships the Hokies secured six individual titles and finished second on the men's side in the hunt for the team title.
MEET INFORMATION
2022 ACC Outdoor Championships
Thu. | Durham, N.C. | Morris Williams Stadium | 10:30 AM | Live Results | Schedule | ACCNX
Fri. | Durham, N.C. | Morris Williams Stadium | 11 AM | Live Results | Schedule | ACCNX
Sat. | Durham, N.C. | Morris Williams Stadium | 11 AM | Live Results | Schedule | ACCNX
WHAT'S AT STAKE
On the men's side the Hokies are chasing their fifth overall outdoor team title and the fourth in the last six years. The women are looking for their fourth overall outdoor title and their first since 2017.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Indoor NCAA and ACC pole vault champion Rachel Baxter looks for her first ACC outdoor championship on Thursday. The graduate student from Orange, Calif. ranks second in the ACC this outdoor season, and her teammate Julia Fixsen – who finished 3rd in the vault at both the ACC Indoor and NCAA Indoor Championships – ranks third.
In 2021 Cole Beck became the first Hokie to win the ACC men's 100m title with a school-record time of 10.11 seconds. Beck looks to defend his crown this weekend in Durham. Three other Hokies – Kennedy Harrison, Kahleje "KJ" Tillmon, and Torrence Walker – will join Beck in both the 100m and the 200m as the Hokie sprinters get set for championship season. Beck ranks No. 2 in the ACC in the 100m with his best time this season of 10.15 seconds, and Harrison ranks No. 2 in the 200m with his best time of 20.50 seconds.
The greatest matchup in the women's hammer the ACC has ever seen is lined up for this weekend, as Sara Killinen brings her school record and No. 2 ACC all-time performance to Durham. Killinen will match up against North Carolina's Jillian Shippee in what looks to be a battle of long throws and tight margins.
In the 3,000m steeplechase, Ben Fleming currently leads the ACC with his season-best time of 8:41.14. Fleming looks to make it three-straight championships that a Hokie has claimed the steeple title on the men's side following Fitsum Seyoum's victories in 2019 and 2021.
Tech's relays have been lightning-fast this year and the Hokies hope to continue that trend at Duke. In the men's 4x100, the team of Tillmon, Harrison, Walker, and Beck bring the ACC No. 2 time of 39.05 seconds to the event. No Virginia Tech squad has won the 4x100m at the ACC Championships, and the consistently fast foursome has their eyes set on the title.
ACCNX BROADCASTS
Thursday – NOON to 9 PM
Friday – 11 AM to 9 PM
Saturday – 3 PM to 9 PMGallery: (5-11-2022) T&F: 2022 ACC Outdoor Championship Practice Day
