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Virginia Tech Invitational
Pack Impresses At VT Invitational
1/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Track
BLACKSBURG, Va., - The Wolfpack concluded action at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Saturday with an impressive showing on the road to the ACC Indoor Championships. On day two of the action, the Pack had seven student-athletes place in top-five finishes.
Many students-athletes showed improvements and seem poised to have a strong rest of the season. Additionally, a few athletes are beginning to get marks on a national level.
Long Jump Alexis Perry had a #STATEment meet earning first-place finishes in the long jump and the 60m hurdles. Her mark of 20'10.00" in the long jump is tied at first place in national rankings alongside Kentucky's Sha'Keela Saunders.
On the men's side, Jonathan Addison finished second in the long jump with a mark of 24'10.00".
400m Run Tiana Patillo finished second in her heat and fifth overall in the 400m run with a time of 56.95. Brian Davis had a mark of 49.21, which was good for sixth place finish.
Shot Put Jule Rich had a strong showing in the men's shot put with a throw of 50'4.75" which earned him another top-five finish. The senior now has six top-five finishes on the season.
On the women's side, All-American SeQuoia Watkins continued her good form after finishing second. Also competing in the shot put, Alyssa Dunn showed improvement as her third place throw was over three foot farther than her pervious attempt this season.
200m Freshman Quashawn Cunningham continued in his development as he finished fifth with a time of 21.59. On the women's side, Paisley Simmons finished the meet on a strong note with a mark of 24.66.
Rollie's Recap: "We are trying to get better each week. We are trying to prepare ourselves for the conference championships. It is a process. When we competed in our first competition we had only been back for a few days. I fully expect all of our athletes to get better each weekend. We will compete again next week to give everyone another chance to keep improving."
Up Next: Two meets are on the schedule for the Pack next weekend. A portion of the team will return to Rector Fieldhouse for the Hookie Elite while many of the jumpers will travel to the Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson, S.C.
The distance runners will begin their 2015 indoor track season next weekend. Both meets will take place Friday Jan. 23 and Saturday Jan. 24.
