TRACK & FIELD RETURNS TO BLACKSBURG FOR HOKIE INVITATIONAL

Friday, January 24

Blacksburg, Va.

5:00 PM

Radford University

Hokie Invitational

TRACK & FIELD RETURNS TO BLACKSBURG FOR HOKIE INVITATIONAL

1/23/2014 9:15:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

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PERFORMANCE LIST | LIVE RESULTS

RADFORD, Va. – For the second straight week, the Radford men's and women's track and field teams are in action at Rector Field House on the campus of Virginia Tech for the Hokie Invitational.

The two-day meet begins Friday at 5 p.m. with the men's and women's triple jump, men's weight throw, women's 3,000 meters and the unseeded section of the women's pole vault. Saturday's opening event is the seeded section of the women's pole vault, which begins at 11 a.m.

VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL RECAP
Highlighted by Vincent Wyatt's second victory of the season in the 60-meter hurdles, Radford returned to competition for the first time in over a month.

Also picking up top-10 finishes were Teresa Williamson (3,000 meters – fourth), Morgan Harris (long jump – 10^th), Brianna Young (shot put – eighth), Joseph Betts (400 meters – fourth), Steven Graham (400 meters – eighth), Eric Graves (800 meters – ninth), Anthony Aviles (high jump – seventh), Garrett Knudson (shot put – sixth), the men's DMR (sixth) and the men's 4x400-meter relay (eighth).

THERE HE GOES AGAIN
For his two first-place showings in the 60-meter hurdles, junior Vincent Wyatt has already been named the Big South Choice Hotels Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week twice this season.

Wyatt, who holds all 10 of the program's top times for the 60-meter hurdles, won the Liberty Kickoff (8.08) and the Virginia Tech Invitational (7.78). The latter time currently ranks sixth in the nation and is the top mark in the conference.

An All-American last season, Wyatt is striving for a return to the NCAA indoor track and field championships. Student-athletes with the top 16 times for the 60-meter hurdles at the conclusion of the indoor regular season punch their ticket to Albuquerque, N.M.

YOU SAY SHE'S A FRESHMAN?
Freshman Tess Rogers wasted little time in raising eyebrows in her first meet as a Highlander. The Lawsonville, N.C. native tied the pole vault school record at the Liberty Kickoff with a mark of 10-feet 6-inches to place third. Her measurement is tied for ninth among Big South competitors entering this weekend's action.

BEST OF THE BIG SOUTH
Radford has the top time / mark in three events per Big South rankings, which were updated this week. Below are the individuals garnering first place:

Vincent Wyatt: men's 60-meter hurdles (8.04)
Anthony Aviles: men's high jump (6' 8.25")
Teresa Williamson: women's 3,000-meter run (10:17.49)

UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Akron, Ohio for the Akron Invitational, Feb. 7-8, hosted by the Zips at Stile Athletics Field House.