WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Senior Lindsey Butler recorded her fifth program record at Virginia Tech on Friday, competing in the 1500m invite at the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Butler crossed the finish line third among collegiate athletes with a personal-best time of 4:07.96. Her record breaking time currently ranks third in the NCAA East with one month until Regionals, ranked first in the ACC. Butler holds the indoor records in the 800m (2:01.23), 1000m (2:41.00), mile (4:31.41), and distance medley relay (10:52.51).
Sophomore Nick Plant finished third in the men's 1500m invite recording the second-fastest time in program history at 3:38.98. Plant sits 14th in the NCAA and fourth in the ACC.
Senior Alec Fleming clocked a personal-best time of 8:49.28 in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing eighth in the evening run. Declan Rymer followed closely behind in ninth with a time of 8:50.42. In the women's evening run, Mary Kate McGranahan recorded a personal-best time of 10:31.44 standing sixth on the Hokies all-time performance list.
Freshman Dylan DeCambre crossed the finish line first for the Hokies in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:49.94, finishing seventh.
In Charlottesville, Chidozie Kalu jumped a season-best distance of 52' 0" (15.85m) finishing second in the men's triple jump. Kalu's mark ranks 12th in the nation and second in the ACC. Altan Mitchell finished sixth with a mark of 49' 5.5" (15.07m).
Up Next, day two of the Virginia Challenge begins at 11:00am with the women' s hammer throw. The women's pole vault begins at 10:00 a.m. in Columbia, S.C. at the USC Open, men's pole to follow.
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Wake Forest Invitational
Winston-Salem, N.C.
April 19, 2024
Results – Top 20
Women
1500m Invite
7(3). Lindsey Butler – 4:07.96 *school record *NCAA Top 10
3000m Steeplechase (Evening)
16. Mary Kate McGranahan – 10:31.44 *personal-best
5000m
14. Caitlyn Jones – 17:38.15 *personal-best
400m
14. Annie Sullivan – 59.44 *personal-best
Men
1500m Invite
3(2). Nick Plant – 3:38.98 *14th NCAA, 4th ACC
3000m Steeplechase (Morning)
2. Garrett Winter – 9:06.98
19. Colin Doran – 9:25.59
20. Trevor Mason – 9:29.07 *personal-best
3000m Steeplechase (Evening)
8. Alec Fleming – 8:49.28 *personal-best, 21st NCAA East
9. Declan Rymer – 8:50.42
5000m
18. Sam Hubert – 14:35.84 *personal-best
1500m
19. Azaan Dawson – 3:47.04 *personal-best
800m
7. Dylan DeCambre – 1:49.94 *personal-best
13. William Winter – 1:50.09 *personal-best
16. Andrew Schroff – 1:50.28 *personal-best
Virginia Challenge
Charlottesville, Va.
April 19, 2024
Top 25 Results
Discus Throw
23. Sean Murphy – 40.07m (131'5") *personal-best
Javelin
16. Sean Murphy – 57.04m (187' 2")
100m
21. Amir Green – 10.97
Triple Jump
2. Chidozie Kalu – 15.85m (52' 0") *season-best
6. Altan Mitchell – 15.07m (49' 5.50")
