Cross Country: Cavalier squads finish 11th at Nuttycombe Invitational
The No. 15 and No. 16 ranked Virginia men’s and women’s cross country programs both notched an 11th-place team finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday.
The No. 15 and No. 16 ranked Virginia men’s and women’s cross country programs both notched an 11th-place team finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday.
The No. 23 and No. 17 ranked Virginia men’s and women’s cross country programs kicked off the first of two meets at Panorama Farms this season with the 2024 Virginia Invitational on Saturday.
The Cavaliers were led by individual victories by Justin Wachtel in the men’s 6k and Gillian Bushee in the women’s 4k to mark the second consecutive year in which Virginia swept the meet.
Virginia finished competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Saturday in Eugene, as Margot Appleton came away with a fourth-place finish and First Team All-American honors in the 5000-meter run.
Shane Cohen won the NCAA 800m title to help the Cavaliers post their third-highest finish at the meet in program history with an eighth-place finish.
The Virginia men won the first men’s team title outright in program history with 107 points while the women’s team tied for third place with 74 points.
The championship season begins for the Cavalier men’s and women’s track and field teams as they travel to Atlanta to compete at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships.
Margot Appleton broke the Virginia mile record, and she and Gary Martin earned All-American honors in the men’s and women’s mile.
Gary Martin and Margot Appleton each punched their ticket to the finals of the men’s and women’s mile Saturday night.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams capped off a weekend of competition at the ACC Indoor Championships on Saturday.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams began competition at the ACC Indoor Championships on Thursday in Boston.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams wrapped up competition on day two of the Hokie Invitational on Saturday at Rector Field House.
Jenny Schilling paced Virginia women’s squad to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at Panorama Farms Saturday. In the men’s 10k race, the Cavaliers finished 22nd overall and were led by Will Anthony.
Vin Lananna, a legend in college running circles, is excited about his Virginia program hosting the NCAA men’s and women’s cross country championships this weekend at Panorma Farms.
The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams finished competition at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, where the Cavalier women recorded a third-place finish while the men placed fifth on Friday afternoon
The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams each placed third at the ACC Cross Country Championships, marking the first time both teams have placed in the top-three since the 2015 season.
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.