The No. 7 ranked Virginia women and No. 10 ranked Virginia men each finished third at the XC23 Pre-Nationals as Gary Martin and Margot Appleton led their squads for the second consecutive outing.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday that Virginia’s Margot Appleton and Gillian Bushee have been named the ACC Female and Freshman performers of the week, following an impressive Cavalier performance at the Virginia Invitational.

The meet was headlined by Margot Appleton’s third-place finish while the Cavalier women finished third as a team. Gary Martin led the Cavaliers to a seventh-place finish as he crossed the line 13th overall.

Virginia associate athletic director for administration and director of track and field and cross country Vin Lananna has signed a contract extension through the 2028 track and field season.

The No. 10 and No. 11 ranked Virginia men’s and women’s cross country programs kicked off the 2023 campaigns with a pair of victories at the Spider Alumni Open on Saturday in Richmond.

Virginia’s director of cross country, Vin Lananna, announced the program’s 2023 schedule Wednesday, featuring three home meets including the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday that Ethan Dabbs of the Virginia track & field program has been named the ACC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year.

Margot Appleton opened competition for the Virginia women’s track and field program at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday, as the ACC Champion booked her place in the NCAA final on Saturday.

The Virginia men’s track and field team opened competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin Wednesday, where Ethan Dabbs won silver in the men’s javelin for the second consecutive season.

The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to send nine individual athletes (five men, four women) to the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Austin, Texas.

The Virginia women’s track & field team concluded its competition at the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries Saturday at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., as Ashley Anumba and Margot Appleton each secured their place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

The Cavalier men finished competition at the NCAA East Preliminary round at Hodges Stadium on Friday in Jacksonville, as four individuals joined Ethan Dabbs in punching their tickets to the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas.

Virginia’s Sophie Atkinson punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships in the 10,000 meters while all three UVA 1500-meter runners advanced to the quarterfinal at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville.

The Virginia men’s track and field team closed competition on the opening day of the NCAA East Preliminaries on Wednesday, as Ethan Dabbs punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships while Wes Porter and Conor Murphy each advanced to the quarterfinal round.

The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to send 29 individual athletes (12 men, 17 women) and two relay squads to the NCAA East Preliminary qualifier hosted by North Florida.

The UVA men’s and women’s track and field teams will have a total of 30 competitors and two relays entered in the NCAA East Preliminary Championships. The four-day meet takes place in Jacksonville, Fla., next week.

Courtesy UVA Media Relations The men’s and women’s track and field teams closed competition on the second day of competition at the ACC Outdoor Championships Friday, as Nate Mountain and Owayne Owens won gold to help lift the men’s team into first place after two days of competition at the Paul Derr Track. The men lead the team standings with 55.5 points while the women sit in seventh place with 21.5 points. HOOS DOMINATE THE STEEPLE Nate Mountain and Derek Johnson went 1-2 in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase as Mountain led the way posting 8:32.05 while Derek Johnson ran 8:33.82. […]

The championship season begins for the Cavalier men’s and women’s track and field teams as they travel to Raleigh, N.C. to compete at the ACC Outdoor Championships, to be held at NC State’s Paul Derr Track from Thursday through Saturday.