Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - Following a properous first year with the Virginia Tech track and field program, Director Ben Thomas has announced the elevation of Alan Dunson to Associate Head Coach. Dunson will continue to strengthen the sprints, hurdles and relays in his new role.
Dunson's promotion arrives after six event wins at ACC Championships, two podium finishes for the men's program, and a third consecutive Indoor ACC Championship title for the women.
Sophomore sprinter Judson Lincoln IV thrived under the tutelage of Dunson, finishing third overall at indoor nationals, collecting Second Team All-American honors for the DMR, finishing as the second best qualifier in the NCAA First Round of Outdoor Championships, and earning a fifth place overall finish at NCAA Outdoor Nationals.
The Virginia Tech men and women swept the 400m at the Indoor ACC Track and Field Championship with Barbora Malikova posting a 52.56 personal record for the women and Judson Lincoln IV notching a 45.70 for their respective first place finishes. Malikova went on to break her personal best and the program record in the 400m this summer with a time of 51.45.
Also during the 2024 ACC Indoor Championships, the Hokies brought home the title in the men's 4x400m and set the meet record, winning the event for the first time in program history with a 3:06.00.
Through the outdoor track and field championship season, Dunson and Lincoln IV shone bright. Lincoln snapped the Tech program record and the ACC meet record in the 400m with a 44.60 and a first place finish and claimed the title in the 200m with a personal best of 20.51.
The 4x400m squad also duplicated their results from the Indoor ACC Championships in the Outdoor ACC Championships, bringing home the title by shattering the program record with an astounding 3:03.35. The relay saw a five second drop from previous meets in the season and qualified for NCAA Championships where they competed in the finals. The 3:03.35 was also a Worlds Standard and Olympic Trails Standard.