Meyer became the first woman in program history to take home a national title

Meyer’s National Championship highlights the conclusion of the season for a Virginia program on the rise

By Will Krehmeyer | June 17, 2021

Virginia has dominated in outdoor events this year, which all led to four incredible days at the NCAA Championship.

Freshman Claudio Romero was recently named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Men’s Field Athlete of the Year for its Southeast Region.

Virginia advances 10 individuals and two relay teams at NCAA East Regional

By Will Krehmeyer | June 10, 2021

Knight and Foster both won their respective ACC titles with performances on the third day of the meet — performances that broke their own school records.

Virginia men’s and women’s track and field win several individual titles at ACC Championships

By Will Krehmeyer | May 22, 2021

The Cavaliers seem to have a new standout competitor in every meet — this time, Meyers took that role.

Virginia outdoor track and field finishes the regular season with several winning performances

By Will Krehmeyer | May 6, 2021

Foster was one of many Cavaliers to set precedence over the weekend in their respective events.

Outdoor track and field continued to rewrite the record books at the Virginia Challenge

By Will Krehmeyer | April 21, 2021

Junior Owayne Owens was one of many Cavaliers to set personal bests this weekend.

Outdoor track and field teams continue record-breaking season with impressive showing at the Virginia Invitational

By Will Krehmeyer | April 8, 2021

Virginia outdoor track and field topples records at the Raleigh Relays

By Will Krehmeyer | March 29, 2021

This was a huge weekend for Virginia, as multiple Cavaliers broke records, with one even meeting the qualifying standard for the U.S. Olympic Trials.

The Cavalier women swept the throws with victories by junior Thelma Kristjansdottir in the discus, senior Eva Mustafic in the hammer throw and freshman Maria Deaviz in the shot put.

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Virginia track and field opens the outdoor season in commanding fashion

By Will Krehmeyer | March 23, 2021

This weekend was full of dominant performances from the Cavalier men and women alike.

Brittany Jones recorded a career-best throw in the shot put and landed a third-place finish.

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Virginia track and field competes in Virginia Tech Invitational over the weekend

By Henry Hempel | January 20, 2020

The Virginia men and women’s track and field teams travelled to Blacksburg, Va. to run in the Virginia Tech Invitational — the first meet of the 2020 season.

Lananna formerly coached at Dartmouth, Stanford and Oregon where he won a combined 11 national championships and 42 conference championships.

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‘Boundless’ potential for Virginia’s track and field and cross country programs

By Alex Maniatis | November 4, 2019

Lananna’s impact is already being felt by the runners. The active role he hopes to play in daily workouts and competition preparation seems to be making a difference thus far.

Freitag was previously a decorated and nationally recognized runner at the University of Oregon.

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Nicole Freitag hired as assistant coach for Virginia track and field and cross country

By Henry Hempel | October 13, 2019

Virginia Athletics announced Wednesday that Nicole Freitag was named assistant coach to the Virginia cross country and track and field teams by Vin Lananna, the recently-hired director of track and field and cross country and associate athletic director.

Vin Lananna was introduced at the football game Saturday night to over 57,000 Virginia fans.

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Virginia hires Director of Track and Field and Cross Country amid investigation

By Alex Maniatis | September 18, 2019

Former president of the USA Track and Field, Lananna was put on temporary administrative leave in February 2018, as the Department of Justice launched an investigation into the bids of several international athletic championships.

Senior Kelly McKee recorded the best women's triple jump finish in program history.

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Virginia track and field concludes outdoor season on a high note at the NCAA Championships

By Alex Maniatis | June 14, 2019

The Virginia track and field team competed at the 2019 Division I Outdoor NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, from June 5-8.

Senior Kelly McKee advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year after placing fourth in the triple jump competition.

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Virginia track and field triumphs at NCAA East Preliminary Round

By Alex Maniatis | June 3, 2019

Out of the fourteen male Virginia competitors, six advanced to the NCAA Championships. On the women’s side, 3 out of 15 Cavaliers advanced.

Senior Hilmar Jonsson set Virginia, Lannigan Field and Icelandic records in the hammer throw at the Virginia Grand Prix.

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Virginia track and field concludes regular season with Virginia Grand Prix

By Alex Maniatis | April 28, 2019

The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted their final meet to conclude the regular season Friday and Saturday at Lannigan Field.

Senior Hilmar Jonsson set the tone early for the Cavaliers and recorded the third-best hammer throw in the country with a mark of 72.21 meter.

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Virginia track and field dominates in first home meet of the outdoor season

By Alex Maniatis | April 9, 2019

The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted a quad meet against Maryland, Pittsburgh and West Virginia over the weekend.

Junior Anna Jefferson won the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes at the Fred Hardy Invitational.

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Virginia track and field competes at Fred Hardy Invitational, Raleigh Relays

By Alex Maniatis | April 1, 2019

The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams sent separate squads to race at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., and the Fred Hardy Invitational in Richmond, Va.

Junior Bridget Guy set the facility, meet, and school record with a mark of 4.46m in the pole vault.

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Track and field records five first-place finishes at Virginia Challenge

By Mara Guyer | April 23, 2018

Virginia track and field put together a strong performance over the weekend when they hosted the seventh annual Virginia Challenge.

Junior Emily Mulhern is returning for the outdoor season after being injured for the indoor season.

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Sprinting through the outdoors

By Mara Guyer | April 19, 2018

Despite quick turnaround from the indoor winter season, the Virginia women's track and field team has its sights set on success at the ACC postseason looms.

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Meyer’s National Championship highlights the conclusion of the season for a Virginia program on the rise

Virginia advances 10 individuals and two relay teams at NCAA East Regional

Virginia men’s and women’s track and field win several individual titles at ACC Championships

Virginia outdoor track and field finishes the regular season with several winning performances

Outdoor track and field continued to rewrite the record books at the Virginia Challenge

Outdoor track and field teams continue record-breaking season with impressive showing at the Virginia Invitational

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