Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech sealed another weekend of home action in Rector Field House with 11 personal-bests, six top-10 all-time performances and four event wins.
In day one action, the Hokies collected three personal-bests and one event win with 15 individuals placing in the top-10 of their event.
The men's distance medley relay stole the spotlight, with a squad consisting of George Couttie, Nick Plant, Christian Jackson and Sam Herenton capturing the event win in 9:36.42. The Hokie Invitational is the first meet this season where Tech has had the opportunity to run a DMR.
DAY ONE RESULTS
*indicates personal-best | ' indicates ACC Indoor Qualification mark
Women's Mile
(10) Mary Kate McGranahan - 4:58.72*
(13) Kylie Bonser - 5:02.07
Men's Mile
(6) Ryan Chevalier - 4:10.04
Men's 60m Hurdles
(19) Nate Paris - 8.39
(24) Stuart Pirtle - 8.50
Men's 60m
(18) Caleb Stephens - 7.03
Women's 300m
(5) Janiya Johnson - 39.89
(7) Logan Daley - 40.35
Women's DMR
(6) 11:41.36
Men's DMR
(1) Team A - 9:36.41
Nick Plant - 2:53.98
Sam Herenton - 47.00
Christian Jackson - 1:50.79
George Couttie - 4:04.65
(3) Team D - 9:44.09
(4) Team B - 9:47.82
(5) Team C - 9:50.92
Men's 3000m
(3) Arnav Tikhe - 8:26.16
(4) Sam Hubert - 8:27.76
(10) Garrett Winter - 8:46.47
Women's Long Jump
(15) Willa Hock - 5.31m*
Men's Long Jump
(4) Maaliah Cabell - 6.92m
(7) Stuart Pirtle - 6.80m
Women's Weight Throw
(5) Barbora Stejfova - 19.61m'
Men's Pole Vault (Unseeded)
(4) Nate Paris - 4.48m*
Day two action brought thrice the accolades home for the Hokies. The team collected three event wins, eight personal-bests and seven all-time top-10 performances.
Julia Fixsen lit the meet up early, not only capturing the event win at 4.47m, but continuing to a personal-best and new NCAA-leading performance with her final mark of 4.58m. The event win is her first of the season, and the ninth of her career.
Lyndsey Reed joined the all-time top-10 performers list for the pole vault, landing 10th on the list with her Virginia Tech-best performance of 4.27m.
Katrin Brzyszkowska made her 2025 indoor debut in the shot put, capturing the event win with a 16.37m, out-performing a field of 20.
In the triple jump, Madison McConico and Federico Lorenzo Bruno stunted their talent, with Bruno capturing the event win and McConico securing the runner-up slot. McConico's 12.44m was a personal-best and earned her the No. 7 slot in the Tech all-time top-10 performers list, surpassing her previous mark of 12.29m. Bruno's 15.75m result was good for an NCAA career-high and elevated his standing at No. 8 in the all-time top-10 list. The event win was the first of his career as a Hokie.
Star Price dominated in the women's 1000m, boasting a 2:43.29 which moved her from No. 11 to No. 3 on the all-time performers list and marked a time drop of 4.84 seconds in the event. She was the top collegiate finisher in the field.
The men's 1000m was a sight to see, with George Couttie and Nick Plant finishing just two seconds behind Olympic gold medalist, Cole Hocker and Olympian Cooper Teare. Couttie's third-place finish in the event of 2:20.01 is good for the top collegiate performer in the field, the No. 2 all-time top-10 performance in Tech history, a career-best and a No. 6 national standing. The event becomes the second in as many weeks, where Couttie captured the No. 2 slot in the VT performers list, landing both the 3000m and the 1000m in both of his event debuts at the division I level. Christian Jackson also extended his mid-distance reign, earning the No. 10 slot in the all-time top-10 performers list for the 1000m with his 2:22.30. He now appears in the indoor top-10 lists in four events.
DAY TWO RESULTS
*indicates personal-best | ' indicates ACC Indoor Qualification mark
Women's 1000m
(3) Star Price - 2:43.29*
(4) Katie Bohlke - 2:45.64
(7) Lila Waters - 2:49.35*
(8) Elizabeth Coe - 2:49.86*
(9) Kenza Elakari - 2:50.79
(10) Sophia Holgado - 2:54.54
(11) Avery Legault - 2:54.94
Men's 1000m
(3) George Couttie - 2:20.01
(4) Nick Plant - 2:20.25
(7) Viktor Idhammar - 2:22.29
(8) Christian Jackson - 2:22.30*
(9) Dylan DeCambre - 2:22.65
(10) Ethan Coleman - 2:23.29
(11) Declan Rymer - 2:23.78
(12) Roan Kelly - 2:23.87
(13) Ben Reynolds - 2:24.12
(15) Luke Affolder - 2:25.09
(22) Cameron Davis - 2:26.35
(32) William Winter - 2:29.68
Women's 400m
(6) Farah Nasir - 55.48
(7) Krystalann Bechard - 55.91
(8) Micayla Collins - 56.11
(14) Ashley Krahe - 1:01.35
Men's 400m
(3) Julian Roberson - 48.53
Men's 200m
(4) Calvin Meyer - 21.79
Women's 4x400m
(9) 3:51.36
Micayla Collins - 57.03
Farah Nasir - 55.89
Teri Pridgen - 57.67
Ashley Krahe - 1:00.79
Women's Pole Vault
(1) Julia Fixsen - 4.58m*
(3) Chiara Sistermann - 4.27m'
(4) Lyndsey Reed - 4.27m'
(7) Erin Kelleher - 4.12m*'
Men's Pole Vault
(2) Conner McClure - 5.43m'
(T5) Maddox Hamm - 5.18m'
(T5) Ben Conacher - 5.18m'
(11) Jack Helmich - 4.88m'
Women's Triple Jump
(2) Madison McConico - 12.44m*'
Men's Triple Jump
(1) Federico Lorenzo Bruno - 15.75m*'
(6) Caleb Stephens - 14.11m
Women's Shot Put
(1) Katrin Brzyszkowska - 16.37m'
Men's Shot Put
(19) Stuart Pirtle - 12.00m
(20) Nate Paris - 11.75m
Men's High Jump
(11) Hayden Anderson - 1.91m
UP NEXT
The Virginia Tech pole vault event squad will head to Columbia, S.C. from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for the Gamecock Challenge while the rest of the team takes a weekend off to prepare for the Doc Hale VT Elite meet from Feb. 7-8 at Rector Field House.