Dave Whitfield Season 2019

2022 Outdoor: Finished in eighth in the 1500m at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:45.75 ... Ran a lifetime best in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.67 to finish seventh at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier ... Placed third in the 800m with a time of 1:51.28 at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Delivered a lifetime best of 1:50.87 in the 800m at the Virginia Challenge to finish in 16th ... Ran as a member of the winning 4x1500m relay team that posted a time of 1:57.05 at the Tennessee Relays.

2022 Indoor: Placed second in the mile at the Virginia Tech Challenge, stopping the clock in 4:08.92 ... Ran the 800m in 1:52.49 at the Darius Dixon Memorial to finish 19th ... Set an indoor PR over 800m with his time of 1:51.64 to finish in third at the Doc Hale Elite Meet.

2021 Outdoor: Delivered a time of 1:53.53 in the 1,500m prelims at the ACC Championships ... Finished fifth with a time of 1:52.73 in the 1,500m at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier ... Posted a time of 4:11.75 in the mile at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Set a 5,000m PR of 15:13.92 at the Raleigh Relays.

2021 Indoor: Ran the 800m leg on the ACC champion DMR team that won with a time of 9:41.87 at the ACC Championships ... Finished third with a PR time of 2:24.27 in the 1,000m at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Set a PR in the mile of 4:07.20 to finish eighth at the Tiger Paw Invite ... Took seventh in the 800m with a career best 1:51.79 at the Doc Hale Elite Meet.

2020 Indoor:  Won the 800 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge, finishing with a time of 1:52.88 … Posted a time of 4:16.28 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic … Ran a time of 1:58.24 in the 800 meters at the Camel City Invitational … Ran a personal best time of 4:11.25 in the mile at the Hokie Invitational … Also turned in a time of 1:53.75 in the 800 meters, placing seventh.

2019 Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter run at the ACC Championships and ran the preliminary race in a time of 1:53.96 … Took seventh in the 800 at the Liberty Twilight qualifier with a personal-best time of 1:51.40 … Came in 10th in the 800 at the Duke Invitational, running the distance in a time of 1:52.52 … Finished 13th in the 800 at the Tennessee Relays with a personal-best time of 1:52.08 … Ran the 1,500 at the Raleigh Relays in a personal-best time of 3:52.04.

2019 Indoor: Competed in the mile race at the ACC Indoor Championships and ran the distance in a time of 4:22.44 … Also competed in the 3,000 at the league meet, running the distance in a time of 8:49.33 … Came in second in the 1,000 at the Virginia Tech Challenge, running the race in a personal-best time of 2:27.43 … Ran the 800 in 1:52.79 at the Iowa State Classic … Ran the 800 in a time of 1:54.41 at the Doc Hale Elite Meet … Ran the mile at the Hokie Invitational in a time of 4:13.67 … Was fifth in the 1,000 at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 2:30.08.

2018 Outdoor: Ran in the prelims of the 800 and 1,500 meters at the ACC Outdoor Championships, posting a time of 1:53.20, a personal best, and 3:58.77 ... Tallied a time of 4:21.13 in the 1,500 meters and was a part of the distance medley relay team (9:40.86) that finished fourth at the National Relay Championships … Collected a personal-best time of 3:58.20 in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Invitational … Clocked a time of 1:55.07 in the 800 meters and was part of the distance medley relay team (10:03.74) that placed sixth at the Tennessee Relays … Ran a time of 3:58.74 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays.

2018 Indoor: Placed second in the 800 meters with an indoor personal-best time of 1:55.00 at the Roanoke Tune-Up … Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:17.97) that placed 11th at the Music City Challenge … Tallied a time of 1:57.09 in the 800 meters at the Camel City Invitational … Clocked a time of 2:31.00 in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty Kickoff … In his first collegiate event, placed 12th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.33 at the Keydet Invitational.

High school: Competed in track and field and cross country all four years of high school at Monsignor Bonner and qualified for the state meet on seven occasions … A six-time letterwinner … 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 … Son of David and Kysha Whitfield … Graduated with a bachelor's in English with a Pre-Law concentration, and is now working on a graduate degree in Educational Psychology.

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