Coming off of a long break in their season, the Cavaliers arrived at the Virginia Tech Invitational Friday and Saturday hungry to win.
At the Virginia Tech Invitational, junior Jeremiah Nubble broke multiple records in the men’s weight throw, crushing the Virginia and ACC record. In addition, the Virginia women won all but one of the Saturday field events, and freshman Maya Rollins won the women’s hurdles. Many other Cavaliers achieved season or personal bests as well.
Virginia graduate student Annie Jackson placed third in the women’s thousand Friday ith a time of 2:47.74, a new personal best. Following Jackson was freshman Ella Woehlcke in fifth and junior Amelia Maughn in tenth. Senior Alex Sherman then took seventh in the men’s 300 meters in 34.08. In the 60-meter dash and hurdles, junior Peter Djan nabbed second as well as a new personal record in a mere 6.78 seconds for the dash and a season best in hurdles. Junior David Frasier gained a season best, also in the dash.
On the women’s side, Maya Rollins showed herself to be a formidable force in the women’s hurdles, claiming first place and a personal best time of 8.48. Next came the 300 meters, where sophomore Brooke’Lyn Drakeford placed second in 39.89 seconds, while senior Emily Alexandru set a new personal record of 40.48 seconds.
On the field side of Friday, graduate students Lauren Yeboah-Kodie and Estel Valeanu both placed sixth in long jump for the former and weight throw for the latter. Senior Heldi Valikaj also placed sixth for the men’s long jump.
The highlight of the evening definitely came in the men’s weight throw where Nubble broke not only the Virginia school record but also smashed the ACC indoor record by throwing 23.94 meters. The two other Virginia throwers, junior Keyandre Davis and senior John Fay, placed second and third, respectively throwing 20.44 and 19.26 meters.
The next day kicked off with the women’s 400 meters in which sophomore Ariel Fletcher took third, while Alexandru and Drakeford placed fifth and sixth. Sherman won the men’s 400 meters in a season best time of 47.41. In the women’s 800, Virginia women proved to be dominant in the event as Jackson and Woehlcke took first and second, and Maughn placed sixth. Then, in the men’s 200 meters, junior Evans White IV took second in 21.59 and junior Jaden Lyons sixth in 22.21.
For relays, the Cavalier women placed second in the 4x4 for a season best of 3:46.14, and the men placed tenth.
During the Saturday field events, the Virginia women won event after event, beginning with senior Carly Tarentino nabbing a win in the women’s high jump, jumping a height of 1.76 meters, followed closely by junior Celia Rifaterra in second and sophomore Grace Flynn in fifth. For pole vault, junior Samantha Romano placed sixth. Valeanu won the women’s shot put in 15.91 meters, and seniors Janae Profit and Brooke Lumpkin claimed second and sixth.
Graduate student Lily Hulland continued this trend, taking first in triple jump in 12.77 meters. Yeboah-Kiboe placed fourth. For the men’s triple, freshman Caleb Holman placed third in 15.67.
After a successful weekend, the Cavaliers’ next meet is at the Penn 10 Elite in Philadelphia, Pa. Sunday.
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