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Cavaliers Set for Heavy Slate of Competition

Cavaliers Set for Heavy Slate of Competition

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to travel to three competitions as the team sends groups to the Eagle Elite Invitational (Boston, Mass.), David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Boston, Mass.) and the Tiger Paw Invitational (Clemson, S.C.).

How to Follow
The David Hemery Valentine Invitational will be streamed via FloTrack. Live results for all three competitions will be available through a link posted to VirginiaSports.com. Live updates will also be posted to the team’s official Twitter account (@UVAtfcc).

Hoos in the Rankings
The Cavalier men are ranked No. 19 in the latest USTFCCCA Track and Field Rating Index.

Additionally, 10 UVA individuals (six men, four women) and two relay teams are currently ranked in the nation’s top-25 in their respective events. At the end of the season, the top-16 individuals and 12 relay teams will advance to compete at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships which will be held at the TRACK at new balance in Boston, Mass.

Men

Rank Name Event Time/Mark
No. 5 Conor Murphy 800m 1:46.95
No. 13 Gary Martin 3000m 7:47.49
No. 16 John Fay Weight Throw 21.61m (70’10.75”)
No. 17 Yasin Sado Mile 3:55.93
No. 19 Yasin Sado 5000 13:31.87
No. 20 Jacob Lemmon Weight Throw 21.45m (70’ 4.5”)
No. 21 Conor Murphy 3000m 7:53.17
No. 24 Will Anthony 3000m 7:53.77
No. 1 Virginia Distance Medley Relay 9:36.69

Women

Rank Name Event Time/Mark
No. 10 Margot Appleton Mile 4:30.87
No. 14 Anna Workman Mile 4:31.91
No. 14 Celia Rifaterra High Jump 1.84m (6’ 0.5”)
No. 22 Margot Appleton 3000m 9:08.68
No. 4 Virginia Distance Medley Relay 10:55.45

On the Horizon
The Cavaliers will be back in action next week when the team travels to the Arkansas Qualifier, Terrier DMR Challenge, and Virginia Tech Challenge on Friday (Feb. 16) and Saturday (Feb. 17).

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