UVA Set for ACC Indoor Championships

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete at the 2021 ACC Indoor Championships at the Clemson Indoor Track Complex in Clemson, S.C. from Feb. 25-27. A total of 15 men and 20 women will represent UVA at the competition.

Multi events will open competition on Thursday (Feb. 25) at 9:30 a.m. with field events getting underway at 1 p.m. and the track competition starts at 5 p.m. Friday’s schedule (Feb. 26) also features a 9:30 a.m. start for the multi events, followed by field competition at 11 a.m. and track races at 1:45 p.m. Saturday’s (Feb. 27) final day schedule has the field competitors starting at 11 a.m. following by the track student-athletes at noon.

How to Follow

Fans can watch the action on Friday and Saturday on ACCNX, through the ESPN app. Friday’s coverage runs from 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. and the Saturday broadcast is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Links to the stream and to live results are available at VirginiaSports.com. Live result are online through Flash Results.

High Seeds

Virginia has several men’s and women’s competitors ranked among the top three seeds who will be competing in this year’s meet. Here’s a look:

Men
Triple Jump – Owayne Owens – No. 1 seed 16.35m (53’-7.75”)
Shot Put – Romero Claudio No. 3 seed 18.44m (60’-6”)

Women
60m – Halle Hazzard No. 2 seed (7.26)
200m – Jada Seaman No. 2 seed (23.56)
High Jump – Rebecca Hawkins No. 3 seed 1.76m (5’-9.25”)
Long Jump – Jada Seaman No. 2 seed 6.35m (20’-10”)

National Leaders
• Heading into the ACC Championships, Virginia has a pair of performances that rank in the top-10 nationally for this season:
• Owayne Owens opened the season with a career-best triple jump mark of 16.35m (53’7.75”), which currently ranks fourth in the NCAA.
• Halle Hazzard’s time of 7.26 from the Tiger Paw Invitational ranks ninth.

Last Year
• Virginia saw five student-athletes will ACC Indoor titles in 2020 at Notre Dame.
• Derek Pekar became the second freshman to win the heptathlon in ACC history with a UVA freshman record of 5,362 points.
• Sam Young set a UVA record in the pole vault (5.38m / 17’-7.75”) to give UVA its first champion in the event since 1958
• Brenton Foster cleared 2.17m (7’-1.5”) grabbed UVA’s first high jump title since 1990.
• Jada Seaman set the UVA record while winning the long jump (6.46m / 21’-2.5”) and Khyasia Caldwell was the runner-up (6.29m / 20’-7.75”)
• Jordan Scott won the triple jump (16.42m / 53’-10.5”) for the third time during his UVA career and was named the ACC Field Performer of the Meet. He was also fifth in the long jump (7.56m / 24’-9.75”).
• Alex Still earned second-team All-ACC honors with a sixth-place finish in the pentathlon (3,657 points).
•First-year Elby Omonundro was named second-team All-ACC for placing fourth in the heptathlon.
• Owayne Owens took runner-up honors in the triple jump (16.25m / 53’-3.75”)
• AJ Ernst was second in the mile (4:02.39).
• In the 400 meters, Brandon Outlaw set the UVA record (46.58) to place fourth.
• Jordan Willis finished fifth in the 400m with a personal best time of 46.61.
• Rohann Asfaw had a fourth-place showing in the 3000m (8:07.39).
• Andrenette Knight (53.70) and Anna Jefferson (54.01) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 400 meters
• Jefferson was also sixth in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 23.92.

UVA Competitors

Kane Aldrich: Pole Vault Thursday – 1 p.m.
Ethan Dabbs: Shot Put Saturday – 11 a.m.
Nigal Davis: 200m Thursday – 6:30 p.m./Saturday – 1:40 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:10 p.m.
Ty Kunzman: Weight Throw Thursday – 5 p.m.
Jacob Lemmon: Weight Throw Thursday – 5 p.m.
Elby Omohundro: Heptathlon Thursday – 9:30 a.m./Friday – 9:30 a.m.
Brandon Outlaw: 400m Friday – 5:20 p.m./Saturday – 12:40 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:10 p.m.
Owayne Owens: Long Jump Friday – 11 a.m. and Triple Jump Saturday – 10:30 a.m.
Derek Pekar:  Heptathlon Thursday – 9:30 a.m./Friday – 9:30 a.m.
Jay Pendarvis: 400m Friday – 5:20 p.m./Saturday – 12:40 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:10 p.m.
Claudio Romero: Weight Throw Thursday – 5 p.m. and Shot Put Saturday – 11 a.m.
Ayende Watson: Long Jump Friday – 11 a.m.
Jordan Willis: 400m Friday – 5:20 p.m./Saturday – 12:40 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:10 p.m.
Jeremiah Wilson: 60mH Friday – 6:15 p.m./Saturday – 1:00 p.m.

Women
Claire Frazier Bolton: Mile Friday – 4:20 p.m./Saturday – 12:10 p.m. and DMR Thursday – 8:30 p.m.
Kayla Bonnick: 60m Friday – 5 p.m./Saturday 12:30 p.m. …  200m Thursday – 7:30 p.m./Saturday – 1:50 p.m. … 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:40 p.m.
Kiera Bothwell: 3,000m Saturday – 2:35 p.m. and DMR Thursday – 8:30 p.m.
Khyasia Caldwell: Long Jump Friday – 5 p.m. and Triple Jump Saturday – 1:30 p.m.
Maria Deaviz: Shot Put Saturday – 1:30 p.m.
Rebecca Hawkins: High Jump Thursday – 4:15 p.m.
Halle Hazzard: 60m Friday – 5 p.m./Saturday 12:30 p.m. and 200m Thursday – 7:30 p.m./Saturday – 1:50 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:40 p.m.
Britany Jones: Shot Put Saturday – 1:30 p.m.
Andrenette Knight: 400m Friday –5:45 p.m./Saturday – 12:50 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:40 p.m.
Thelma Kristjánsdóttir: Shot Put Saturday – 1:30 p.m.
Helena Lindsay: 5,000m Friday – 7 p.m. and 3,000m Saturday – 2:35 p.m.
Maya Maloney: Pole Vault Thursday – 5 p.m.
Hannah Moran: 5,000m Friday – 7 p.m. and 3,000m Saturday – 2:35 p.m.
Anzhelika Parenchuk: 400m Friday –5:45 p.m./Saturday – 12:50 p.m. and DMR Thursday – 8:30 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:40 p.m.
Madelin Rennyson: Mile Friday – 4:20 p.m./Saturday – 12:10 p.m. and DMR Thursday – 8:30 p.m.
Zoe Rice: Triple Jump Saturday – 1:30 p.m.
Alahna Sabbakhan: 800m Thursday – 5:20 p.m./Saturday – 1:30 p.m. and DMR Thursday – 8:30 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:40 p.m.
Jada Seaman: Long Jump Friday – 5 p.m. and 200m Thursday – 7:30 p.m./Saturday – 1:50 p.m. and 4 x 400 relay Saturday – 3:40 p.m.
Alix Still: Pentathlon Friday –10 a.m. and High Jump Thursday – 4:15 p.m.
Tara Zeni: Long Jump Friday – 5 p.m.