Plant named VaSID Track Rookie of the Year

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech's Nick Plant has been named the 2023 VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors) Men's Track Rookie of the Year, as announced by the organization on Thursday. 

Plant finished the championship season placing 12th in the 800m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:49.17.  The Canfield, Ohio native qualified for the championships in Austin, Texas finishing first at the East Prelim quarterfinals (1:49.12). He won the 800m ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:47.41. Plant clocked a personal-best time of 1:47.18 in the prelims, 17th fastest time in the Nation this season.

During the regular season, he placed 2nd at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 800m with a time of 1:48.71. Ran a personal-best 1500m time of 3:46.08 at the Toms Alumni Invitational finishing second.

The men's 4x100m relay (KJ Tillmon, Torrence Walker, Judson Lincoln IV, Cole Beck), 4x400m relay (Kennedy Harrison, Lincoln IV, Max James, Amir Green) earned First Team honors along with individual honorees Antonio Lopez Segura, Nick Plant, Beck, Lincoln IV, Jacob Rice, Jake Spotswood, and Aidan Clark. 

Beck ended his collegiate career finishing ninth in the 100m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Lopez Segura finished 18th in the 5000m crossing the finish line at 14:27.70. 

VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in Virginia.

2022-23 VaSID Men's Track and Field 
Coach of the Year: Van Lananna - Virginia 
Field Athlete of the Year: Ethan Dabbs - Virginia 
Field Rookie of the Year: Desmond Coleman - Virginia 
Track Athlete of the Year: Nate Mountain - Virginia 
Rookie of the Year: Nick Plant - Virginia Tech 

First Team
KJ Tillmon, Torrence Walker, Judson Lincoln IV, Cole Beck - 4x100m Relay 
Kennedy Harrison, Judson Lincoln IV, Max James, Amir Green - 4x400m Relay
Antonio Lopez Segura - Distance 
Nick Plant - Mid Distance 
Cole Beck - Sprints
Judson Lincoln IV - Sprints
Jacob Rice - Jumps
Jake Spotswood - Jumps
Aidan Clark - Jumps

Second Team
Ben Nagel - Mid Distance 
Tyson Jones - Throws