January 13, 2007

Results

Complete Meet Results

 

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech Invitational wrapped up on Saturday at Rector Field House, and the Hokies were led by the women's sprinters and throwers, as well as the men's pole vaulters. New school records were set in the women's 4x400m relay and the women's shot put, and Tech picked up an individual win with Billy Berlin's triumph in the mile.

The women's sprint squad once again had a huge day. After breaking the school record in the 55m hurdle semis on Friday with a time of 7.89, Kristi Castlin took second place in the finals in 7.90 seconds.

The Hokies had three women in the 55m dash finals, and Patrice Potts took third in 6.97, also a day after breaking a Tech record with a mark of 6.90. Sherlenia Green (7.11) and Britni Spruill (7.19) placed seventh and eighth, respectively.

The aforementioned four then provided a huge Virginia Tech presence in the 200m dash, as each placed in the top 10. Potts (24.30), Green (24.45) and Spruill (24.47) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, while Castlin (25.19) came in ninth.

Asia Washington was the lone Virginia Tech competitor in the 400m dash, and she ran a 14^th-place time of 57.60.

The fourth school record of the meet then fell in the women's 4x400m relay, as Washington, Spruill, Potts and Green teamed up for a time of 3:41.18. The second-place performance breaks last year's mark of 3:42.03, which Spruill and Green were also a part of.

In the women's shot put, Ciera Ayangbile threw a personal-best 15.87m (52'1"), which not only is an NCAA provisional mark, but also surpasses the school record she set back on Dec. 2 at the Liberty Kickoff Invitational. Freshman Erika Schroeder chipped in with a personal-best throw of 14.41m (47'3.5"), which was good for eighth-place.

The men's best event of the day was the pole vault, as three Hokies placed in the top nine. Joe Samaniuk and Adam Bingaman each vaulted 5.00m (16'4.75"), but Samaniuk took fourth ahead of Bingaman's fifth due to fewer missed attempts. Freshman Jared Jodon tied for ninth with his jump of 4.85m (15'11"). Thorsten Mueller, competing unattached, ranked fourth with a vault of 5.24m (17'2.25").

Tech had one runner in each of the 800m races. Samantha Ference had an impressive sixth-place showing in 2:18.68 for the women, while Duncan Vick ran a 23^rd-place 2:00.31 for the men. The Tech women added a second-place finish in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:06.44.

Cross country standout Fiona Gentles paced four Hokies in the women's mile run, taking sixth overall in a time of 5:06.40. Nicole Pederson was the next best Tech finisher, coming in 16^th in a time of 5:19.19. Erin Reddan was close behind in 18^th (5:21.25).

The men had success in the mile as well, with Billy Berlin finishing in first place (4:15.52), and James Scheiner coming in sixth (4:20.36). It was Berlin's second individual win in as many days, as he also won the 1,000m on Friday.

In the other distance race of the day - the 3,000m - Lisa MacPherson ran a 10^th-place 10:41.08 for the women. ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Year Devin Cornwall paced five Tech runners in the men's contest with a 14^th-place 8:38.66.

Queen Harrison placed 10^th in the women's long jump, leaping 5.67m (18'7.25").

Virginia Tech will travel to the Kentucky Invitational for its next competition, which will be held Jan. 19-20.