Meet: Virginia Challenge, Georgia Tech Invitational
Location: Charlottesville, Va. (Lannigan Field), Atlanta, Ga. (George C. Griffin Track)
Results (UVA)
Results (GT)

The Short Story: The Rams got their final tune-up before the conference championships as the sprinters and jumpers competed at UVA and the distance and throws squads competed at Georgia Tech

Sprints/Hurdles

• Kamryn Monroe set a PR in the 100m dash at 11.91s while Mabel Alagbe set a season best at 11.92s
• Indira O'Neil competed in the 400m hurdles at 1:02.49. She also competed in the 100m hurdles at 14.70s
• Aubree Harris competed in the 100m hurdles at 14.24s
• Jaliyah Person finished seventh in the 400m dash at 54.33s

Distance

• Madison Johnson competed in the 1500m run at the Georgia Tech Invitational at 4:51.34
• Viktoria Higgins set a PR in the 1500m run at 4:51.67

Jumps

• Selkis Elong competed in the long jump at 5.87m
• Iyana Braswell competed in the long jump at 5.58m
• Sydney Carr finished ninth in the triple jump at 12.40m

Throws

• Blanca Pereira and Melissa Casiraghi each finished in the top-four for hammer throw
• Pereira finished second at 57.50m while Casiraghi finished fourth at 56.33m
• Like Matalatala and Desi Akaolisa also fared well in the shot put as Matalatala finished second at 14.06m and Akaolisa finished fourth at 13.80m

Next Up

VCU looks ahead to the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, hosted by George Mason. Competition begins on Saturday, May 2nd and continues through Sunday, May 3rd.