Liberty Twilight Qualifier

Complete Results

 

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Sophomore Queen Harrison established another 400-meter dash school record and four current Hokies set new Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex facility records as the Virginia Tech track & field team competed in the Liberty Twilight Qualifier Thursday evening.

The Hokies' fourth-ranked women's team's performance was highlighted by Harrison, who won the 400-meter dash with a school-record time of 53.24 seconds. The Richmond, Va., native improved her previous school best by .63 seconds.

Harrison was followed in second place in the event by Spruill in a personal-record time of 54.83 seconds, while Sherlenia Green was fifth place in 55.89 seconds. Shakirra Pinnock was in sixth place with a time of 55.90 seconds. Asia Washington was the top finisher in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 60.69 seconds in her first run in the event this season.

Elise Birnbaum established a new facility record by winning the women's pole vault event with her top effort of the outdoor season, 12'7.75" (3.85m). Erin Mahony cleared 12'4" (3.75m) to earn a runner-up finish.

Tasmin Fanning set the facility record and earned first place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:18.36, only .57 seconds off her school-record pace. Tech also took the next three spots in the event, with Natalie Sherbak in second place with a personal-record time of 4:27.98. Jessica Fanning was in third place in 4:29.56, and Erin Reddan was the fourth finisher with a personal record of 4:36.07.

In the hammer throw, Brittany Pryor took the event title with a mark of 188'5" (57.42m).

In the 200-meter dash, Britni Spruill won the event with a season-best performance of 23.51 seconds. Kristi Castlin took third place in her top time of the season at 24.02 seconds, while Kelly Phillips took 15^th place with a time of 27.31 in her debut in the event.

Jessica Trapeni won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:09.04, while Lindsey King followed as the runner-up in the event with a time of 18:33.82.

Tech's No. 34 men's team was led by Matej Muza, who established a new facility hammer throw record with a toss of 219'1" (66.77m). In the pole vault, Jared Jodon led all current Hokies with a third-place height of 16'0.75" (4.90m). Former Hokie vaulter Brian Mondschein set another facility record with a first-place vault of 17'10.50" (5.45m).

Rider Clauss established the facility's new 3,000-meter steeplechase time with a first-place performance in a season-best time of 9:10.37. The Tech duo of Clauss and Phil Padilla paced the field, with Padilla registering a second-place finish in a season-record time of 9:29.53. Chris Padilla took fourth place in 9:44.63.

Devin Cornwall and Chris Walizer took the top two spots in the 1,500-meter race. Cornwall won the event in a season-best time of 3:54.17, and Walizer completed the race in 3:56.03, which stands as his top time of the season.

Billy Berlin earned runner-up honors in the 800-meter run with his top time of the season, 1:51.65. Jeff Miller followed in third place with a personal-record time of 1:51.74. Freshman Ryan Witt placed fifth in 1:52.98, and the duo of Nick McLaughlin (1:55.16) and Kyle Guglielmo (1:55.40) were eighth and ninth, respectively. All five athletes turned in season-best performances. James Scheiner rounded out the Hokie performance with a 12^th-place performance of 1:58.01.

Zach Thomas took second place in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 14:51.02. Matt Saunders finished seventh with a time of 15:38.77, and Alex Nissen was ninth in a season-record time of 16:14.40.

Tech's 4x400-meter relay of Miller, Berlin, McLaughlin, and Witt finished fourth with a time of 3:25.57.

In his outdoor season debut, Nobel Iyebote placed ninth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.24 seconds, and then took 15^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.17 seconds. Ebenezer Amegashie registered a 13^th-place effort in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.19 seconds.

The Hokies travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., next weekend for the North Carolina Elite meet.