VT Invite

Complete Results

 

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Tech's 4x200-meter women's relay established a new collegiate record with a time of 1:36.43 Saturday, highlighted the Hokie track & field team's performance in the final day of the Virginia Tech Invitational at Rector Field House. In addition to setting a new collegiate record, the Hokies established a new school record in the 1,000-meter dash, had two NCAA provisional qualifying performances in the shot put and pole vault and won three events against a deep field featuring athletes from more than 20 schools.

The 4x200-meter relay of Patrice Potts, Britni Spruill, Kristi Castlin, and Queen Harrison completed the race in 1:36.43 to break the previous collegiate record of 1:36.5, which was established by Tennessee State in 1979. This is the first season in which the Hokies have ever competed in the event, so the time also stands as a school and facility record.

Tech continued to achieve success in the relays, with the 4x400-meter relay of Asia Washington, Spruill, Potts and Harrison earning another first-place finish with a 3:44.34 effort.

In the distance events, Tasmin Fanning broke a four-year school record in the 1,000-meter race with a 2:47.07 effort. She earned first place by .83 over her nearest competitor. Jessica Fanning (2:56.35) and Asia Washington (2:56.48) finished seventh and eighth in the event, respectively.

Natalie Sherbak placed third in the mile with a time of 5:00.82, while Erin Reddan won her heat and followed in sixth place overall with a time of 5:13.47. Kelly Clark rounded out Tech's presence in the top 10 by placing ninth with a time of 5:17.20.

The Hokies made their presence felt in the third flight of the shot put, as three Tech athletes finished in the top six. Redshirt junior Brittany Pryor earned runner-up honors in the overall standings with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 54'0" (16.46m). Pryor was followed by teammate Ciera Ayangbile's fourth-place mark of 15.10m (49'6.5"). Erika Schroeder rounded out Tech's presence in the shot put with a 46'2.5" (14.08m) mark that was good for sixth place. Tech's administrative assistant Cleopatra Borel-Brown won event crown with a 57'01" (17.40m) mark as a competitor for Trinidad & Tobago.

The Hokies' men's squad benefited from a strong showing in the pole vault. Sophomore Yavgeniy Olhovsky tied his personal record with a 17'6.5" (5.35m) showing that provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships and tied for third place in the meet. Joe Davis followed with a personal-record vault of 16'10.75" (5.15m), which earned eighth place and improved on his previous best by more than one foot. Hunter Hall set his own personal best with a 16'10.75" (5.15m) which put him in a ninth place tie because he needed more attempts. Jared Jodon established a new personal record as well, with a 16'4.75" (5.00m) vault that earned 11^th place.

Tech also received solid performances in the middle distance and distance races.

Paul LaPenna won section two of the mile and took fifth place overall, crossing the finish line in 4:16.52. Chris Padilla earned a 10^th-place finish with a 4:23.19 effort, while Phil Padilla registered a 12^th-place performance (4:26.94). James Scheiner finished second in his heat of the 1,000-meter race with a 2:27.64 to earn a sixth-place overall finish.

Tech freshmen sprinters Ebenezer Amegashle and Cedric Hudson both made their Virginia Tech debuts in the 200-meter dash. Amegashle finished 22^nd with a 22.85 effort, while Hudson placed 36^th with a time of 23.54.

The Hokies continue their indoor season next Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, at East Tennessee State's Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City, Tenn.