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WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - The Virginia Tech track & field team dominated the competition posting six first-place finishes to round out the 2014 UCS Invitational held at the JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem, N.C., on Saturday evening.

Tech posted a one-two-three finish in the women’s 5000-meter race. Courtney Dobbs crossed the line first with a time of 16:43.39. Abigail Motley was the next Hokie to cross the line with a time of 17:07.96. Madalyn Nuckols posted a 17:28.56 finish, good for third place.

The Virginia Tech women posted again swept the podium in the women’s 800-meter race. Amanda Smith posted a time of 2:08.42. Frances Dowd was right behind her with a time of 2:08.43, and following them was Hanna Green who finished at 2:09.07.

Sarah Rapp won the women’s 3000-meter race with a time of 9:31.92, nearly 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

Shannon Morton finished in fourth in the women’s one-mile run with a time of 4:51.16.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay team consisting of Shalonda Mitchell, Dowd, Smith and Green finished with a time of 3:51.05 for a first-place finish.

Johnna Dominick finished in a tie for sixth place in the women’s high jump with a mark of 5’05.00” (1.65m).

Stuart Robinson posted a third-place finish in the men’s 5000-meter race, finishing with a time of 14:38.33.

Leoule Degfae thwarted the competition in the men’s 3000-meter race, posting a 8:07.35 finish en route to a first place finish.

Tihut Degfae won the men’s 800-meter race with a time of 1:52.39, while teammates Martin Dally, Kevin DeWillie and Prince Owusu posted third, fourth and sixth-place finishes, respectively.

In the men’s one-mile race, Grant Pollock finished in second with a time of 4:04.40.

The men’s 4x400-meter relay team consisting of Owusu, Dally, Tihut Degfae, and Kevin DeWillie finished in fourth place with a time of 3:21.76.

Virginia Tech will be back in action next weekend when it hosts its fourth and final meet of the year. The Virginia Tech Challenge will be held at Rector Field House on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

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