Outdoor Track 2023

I have been remiss in my outdoor track coverage this season, but ACC Outdoor Championships start tomorrow in Raleigh. Field events start at 11 AM and track events begin at 6 PM on Thursday and Friday. Saturday field events begin at 2 PM and track events start at 5 PM. Coverage will be ACC Network Extra throughout. (All Times shown are Eastern)

Thursday Events with Hokies
-Men's Decathlon Day 1 - Start at noon - Clay Eckert and Jacob Spotswood. Today's events will be the 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400m.
-Women's Pole Vault - Start at noon - Erin Kelleher, Michal Tocker, Hayley Horvath, Journey Gurley, Julia Fixsen, and Kenna Stimmel
-Men's Hammer - Start at 2 PM - Khalil Bedoui
-Women's Long Jump - Start at 330 PM - Cierra Pyles and Victoria Gorlova
-Men's Pole Vault - Start at 4 PM - Joey Badalamenti, Conner McClure, Harrison Rice, Jacob Rice, and Jacob Spotswood
-Women's Hammer - Start at 5 PM - Rebecca Mammel, Barbora Stejfova, Sara Killinen
-Men's Long Jump - Start at 630 PM - Elijah Bell
-Men's 200m Prelims- Start at 7 PM - Judson Lincoln IV (Heat 3), Kennedy Harrison (Heat 4), and Cole Beck (Heat 4) - Top finisher from each heat and next four best times advance
-Women's 1500m Prelims- Start at 720 PM - Ava Hassebrock (Heat 2), Grace Boone (Heat 2), and Cheyenne Leatham (Heat 3) - Top 3 from each heat and next three best times advance
-Men's 1500m Prelims - Start at 745 PM - Viktor Idhammar (Heat 1), Ryan Chevalier (Heat 2), Ethan Coleman (Heat 3), Bryce Reeburgh (Heat 4) and Arlo Ludewick (Heat 4) - Top 2 from each heat and next four best times advance
-Men's 10000m - Start at 850 PM - Antonio Lopez Segura

Friday Events with Hokies
-Men's Decathlon Day 2 - Start at 1130. Events today are 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1500m.
-Men's Shot Put - Start at 2 PM - Tyson Jones
-Women's Triple Jump - Start at 230 PM - Victoria Gorlova and Cierra Pyles
-Women Shot Put - Start at 5 PM - Katie Seyfang, Katrin Brzyszkowska, and Essence Henderson
-Men's Triple Jump - Start at 530 PM - Blanco Molualisi
-Women's 100m Hurdles Prelims - Start at 6 PM - Cierra Pyles (Heat 3) - Top finisher in each heat and next 5 best times advance.
-Women's 400m Prelims - Start at 640 PM - Barbora Malikova (Heat 3) - Top finisher in each heat and next 4 best times advance
-Men's 400m Prelims - Start at 655 PM - Kennedy Harrison (Heat 1), Amir Green (Heat 2), JL IV (Heat 3) and Maximus James (Heat 4) - Top finisher in each heat and next 4 best times advance
-Men's 100m Prelims - Start at 730 PM - Cole Beck (Heat 2) and Chad Blaker (Heat 3) - Top finisher in each heat and next four best times advance
-Women's 800m Prelims - Start at 745 PM - Hannah Ballowe (Heat 1), Star Price (Heat 1) and Lindsey Butler (Heat 3) - Top finisher in each heat and next 4 best times advance
-Men's 800m Prelims - Start at 8 PM - Charlie Stock (Heat 1), Nicholas Plant (Heat 1) and Ben Nagel (Heat 2) - Top finisher in each heat and next 3 best times advance
-Women's 3000m Steeplechase FINAL - Start at 825 PM - Chase Kappeler
-Men's 3000m Steeplechase FINAL - Start at 850 PM - Declan Rymer and Alec Fleming

Saturday Events with Hokies (some of this will be updated after the prelims are complete)
-Women's Discus - Start at 2 PM - Rebecca Mammel, Katrin Brzyszkowska, and Essence Henderson
-Men's High Jump - Start at 5 PM - Elijah Bell and Aidan Clark
-Men's 4x100m Relay FINAL - Start at 510 PM - Hokies are in Heat 2
-Women's 5000m FINAL - Start at 740 PM - Ava Hassebrock, Cheyenne Leatham, and Chase Kappeler
-Men's 5000m FINAL - Start at 805 PM - Antonio Lopez Segura, Declan Rymer, and Viktor Idhammar
-Women's 4x400m Relay FINAL - Start at 830 PM - Hokies are in Heat 1
-Men's 4x400m Relay FINAL - Start at 840 PM - Hokies are in Heat 2

This event will be important for qualifying for the East Regional where an athlete needs to be in the top 48 in the region as an individual or top 24 as a relay. The top 12 individuals and top 12 relays from each region move on to the NCAA final. A lot of Hokies are in good shape, but a couple are on the bubble so good times would be very helpful.

Multisport athletes don't compete at regionals, the top 24 nationally go straight to the NCAA final.

Current Hokies in the Top 50 of D1 East Region Rankings per TFRRS
Men
100m - Cole Beck - 16
200m - Kennedy Harrison - 43 and Cole Beck - 46
400m - JL IV - 10 and Kennedy Harrison - 37
800m - Ben Nagel - 22, Nicholas Plant - 29, and Viktor Idhammar - 35
1500m - Viktor Idhammar - 15, Antonio Lopez Segura - 45
5000m - Antonio Lopez Segura - 31
10000m - Antonio Lopez Segura - 4
3000m Steeplechase - Declan Rymer - 14 and Alec Fleming - 25
4x100 Relay - 8
4x400 Relay - 20
High Jump - Aidan Clark - 12
Pole Vault - Jacob Spotswood - 24, Jacob Rice - 30, Harrison Rice - 43
Triple Jump - Chauncey Chambers - 6
Shot Put - Tyson Jones - 20
Hammer - Khalil Bedoui - 30

Women
400m - Barbora Malikova - 22
800m - Lindsey Butler - 10, Star Price - 18, Grace Boone - 49
1500m - Lindsey Butler - 15
Pole Vault - Kenna Stimmel - 2, Julia Fixsen - 5, Hayley Horvath - 15, Journey Gurley - 15
Triple Jump - Victoria Gorlova - 6 and Cierra Pyles - 9
Shot Put - Katrin Brzyszkowska - 18, Essence Henderson - 20, Katie Seyfang - 38
Discus - Essence Henderson - 14
Hammer - Sara Killinen - 6, Rebecca Mammel - 20, and Barbora Stejfova - 26