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Track team takes home two gold medals from ACC's

Two Virginia Cavaliers took home gold medals from the 2004 ACC Track and Field Championships, held in Chapel Hill, N.C. All-American javelin thrower Inge Jorgensen won her third ACC title with a season-best throw of 173' 6", defeating the runner up by nearly 26 feet.

Junior Will Christian followeda silver medal finish in the 10K Friday with a gold medal in the 5K on Saturday. At 14:24.20, Christian finished nine seconds ahead of the runner up.

Senior McGavock Dunbar, the 2003 ACC champion in the 800 meters, fell short of back to back titles by .05 seconds, inched out at the tape by indoor 800 meter champ Brendan Mahoney.

Rounding out the medalists for Virginia were David Sullivan with a silver finish in the pole vault and Kellen Blassingame, who took bronze in the 400 meter with a time of 46.99.

Overall, the men's team finished sixth at ACC's, while the women took seventh.

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