Dave Whitfield Season 2022

2022: Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regionals clocking a time of 32:00.5... Ran a personal-best time of 24:20.9 in the 8k at the ACC Championships... Clocked a personal-best time of 18:50.8 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (6k).  

2021: Set a 10k PR of 31:41.1 at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Competed at the ACC Championships, posting a time of 25:31.9 over 8k ... Set a new five-mile PR of 26:16.7 at the Joe Piane Invitational ... Finished sixth with a lifetime best over 8k of 25:05.0 at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational.

2020: Ran the 8K race at the Panorama Farms Invitational in a time of 25:46.3 … Ran the 8K race at the Virginia Tech Invitational in a time of 26:38.3.

2019: Came in third at the Hokie Open (6K) with a career-best time of 18:52.8 … Competed at the ACC Championships (8K) and ran the course in a time of 26:07.0 … Was 27th in the open race at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 25:50.2 … Finished 17th at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (8K) with a time of 25:42.7 … Came in 23rd overall at the Virginia Tech Invitational (6K) with a time of 19:37.0.

2018: Was 10th overall at the Hokie Open (6K) with a time of 19:40.9 … Competed at the ACC Championships (8K), running the course in a time of 25:44.8 … Competed at the Penn State National Open, running the course in a time of 27:35 … Ran at the Paul Short Run (8K), finishing the race in a time of 26:21 … Finished 18th at the VT Alumni Invite (7.5K) in a time of 25:18.4 … Came in 21st at the Virginia Tech Invitational (6K) with a time of 19:32.4.

2017: Took a redshirt season … Competed unattached in the Hokie Open (6K) and came in 13th overall with a time of 19:38.3 … Ran unattached at Virginia Tech Alumni Invite (8K) and finished 70th with a time of 27:04.1 … Ran unattached at the Hokie Invite (6K) and came in 31st with a time of 20:11.1.

High school: Competed in track and field and cross country all four years of high school and qualified for the state meet on seven occasions … A six-time letterwinner … In cross country, has a personal-best time of 17:23 in cross country (5K) … Came in second at the PIAA District 12 Championships with a time of 17:50.5 during his senior year … Had three other top-20 finishes as a senior … Was third at the PIAA District 12 Championships as a junior … In track and field, earned all-state honors in the 800 … Also earned all-city, all-county and all-league honors in the 800 during his high school career … Was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that came in third at the Penn Relays … Qualified for the New Balance National meet … Has a personal-best time of 1:53.34 in the 800 … Finished second in the 800 at the PIAA District 12 AAA Championships his senior year with a time of 1:58.79 … Had two top-10 finishes in the 1,600 as a senior … Was 10th in the 800 at the PTFCA Indoor State Championships as a senior … Ran a time of 1:57.03 in that race.

Personal: Born July 7, 1999 in Philadelphia … Son of David and Kysha Whitfield … Majors are english and professional and technical writing.