Nationally ranked Tech teams head to Roanoke

Hokies wrap up final meet of the indoor regular season on Friday

February 15, 2018

Roanoke Tune-Up Info - Timing Sheet - Live Results

BLACKSBURG – With it being one week out from the ACC Indoor Championships, the Virginia Tech track and field teams will head north on Highway 81 to compete at the Roanoke Tune-Up on Friday.

Roanoke College, a Division III school in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), will play host to 11 schools. The one-day meet will begin at 4 p.m. ET, and is a rolling schedule.

In the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor Computer Rankings released on Monday, Tech’s women were ranked No. 22 and the men were ranked No. 24. It is the only school in the ACC to have both squads ranked.

The Hokies will be traveling its distance, sprints/hurdles and jumps/multi-events groups.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Fri. | Roanoke Tune-Up | 4 p.m. ET | Live Results

The last time out, Tech split up and went to three meets. Redshirt sophomore Peter Seufer earned his first event title of the season, claiming the 5,000-meter race at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 8, while on Feb. 9, redshirt senior Patrick Joseph (800 meters) and junior Rachel Pocratsky (mile) earned event crowns in Nashville as well.

Pocratsky was named ACC Women’s Track Performer of the Week, as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon. The junior broke the school record in the mile at the Music City Challenge, crossing the finish line in 4 minutes, 34.01 seconds to place first.

It marked the third event title for Pocratsky, as well as her second ACC Performer of the Week honor this season. Pocratsky’s time in the mile is one of seven times and marks that rank in the top-50 nationally on the women’s side.

The men currently own nine times and marks that rank in the top-50 nationally in the traditional events, including Vincent Ciattei’s time in the mile being No. 6.

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