Hokies declare 33 for NCAA East Regional

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On Thursday, May 18 the NCAA announced the DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championship selections for the 2023 preliminary meets. 

Virginia Tech declared 33 athletes will compete at the East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. from May 24 – 27. The four-day qualifying meet will be hosted by the University of North Florida at Hodges Stadium. 

The top 48 declared student-athletes are accepted into the preliminary competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the preliminary competitions for each relay event. Combined events do not attend the preliminary meets. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the championships. 

Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Round sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. 
 
Men
Cole Beck – 100m, 200m 
Khalil Bedoui – Hammer 
Chauncey Chambers – Triple Jump
Aidan Clark – High Jump
Alec Fleming – 3000m Steeplechase 
Viktor Idhammar – 1500m 
Tyson Jones – Shot Put 
Judson Lincoln IV – 400m 
Antonio Lopez Segura – 5000m 
Arlo Ludewick – 1500m 
Conner McClure – Pole Vault
Ben Nagel – 800m
Nick Plant – 800m 
Harrison Rice – Pole Vault
Jacob Rice – Pole Vault
Declan Rymer – 3000m Steeplechase
Jake Spotswood – Pole Vault

Women

Hannah Ballowe – 800m 

Grace Boone – 1500m 

Katrin Brzyszkowska – Shot Put

Lindsey Butler – 800m 

Julia Fixsen – Pole Vault 

Journey Gurley – Pole Vault 

Essence Henderson – Shot Put, Discus

Hayley Horvath – Pole Vault 

Sara Killinen – Hammer 

Barbora Malikova – 400m

Rebecca Mammel – Hammer 

Star Price – 800m 

Cierra Pyles – Triple Jump 

Katie Seyfang – Shot Put 

Barbora Stejfova – Hammer 

Kenna Stimmel – Pole Vault