EARLYSVILLE, Va. – The Hokies continued the 2024 cross country season at the Panorama Farms Invitational hosted by Virginia on Saturday morning.
The Panorama Farms Invitational welcomed 18 men’s and 14 women’s programs to the field with 203 male competitors and 134 female competitors.
George Couttie was the top male finisher for the Hokies in his Tech debut, recording a time of 23:16.0 with an average of 4:40 per mile, a personal best in the 8K by 24 seconds. Nicholas Kipchirchir also finished in the top 10 with a time of 23:29.2 with an average of 4:43 per mile.
Sharon Chepchirchir led the women’s program with a 10th place finish and a personal best in the 6K of 20:53.6 with an average mile of 5:36. Following Chepchirchir was Katie Bohlke with a 20:57.0 in her first 6K performance with an average mile of 5:36.
Virginia Tech Top-7 Finishers
Men’s 8k – 3rd. 62 points
3 (3). George Couttie – 23:16.0
6 (6). Nicholas Kipchirchir – 23:29.2
14 (14). Declan Rymer – 23.42.2
16 (16). William Winter – 23:45.1
26 (23). Ben Reynolds – 23:57.9
35 (30). Ethan Coleman – 24:09.1
49. Garrett Winter – 24:20.4
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Women’s 6k – 2nd. 70 pointsÂ
10 (8). Sharon Chepchirchir – 20:53.6
11 (10). Katie Bohlke – 20:57.0
13 (12). Lila Waters – 21:03.2
18 (17). Kylie Bonser – 21:11.7
23 (22). Sophia Holgado – 21:26.8
30 (28). Anna Rigby – 21:35.8
49 (44). Elizabeth Coe – 22:04.5
UP NEXT
The Hokies will return to competition on Friday, November 1 for the ACC Cross Country Championships in Cary, N.C.
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