Tuesday Episode of Track’Ville Talks to Feature National Champions

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia track and field program will host its second episode of Track’Ville Talks on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. The virtual show is created for running enthusiasts, Virginia Track and Field alumni, and supporters of the UVA program. Track’Ville Talks features segments on current UVA athletes, the Charlottesville running community, and the history of Virginia’s track and field program and its alumni.

In the student athlete spotlight segment of the show, current athletes Alix Still and Derek Johnson will interview the coaching staff including Vin Lananna, Nicole Freitag, Trevor Dunbar, Mario Wilson, Martin Maric, and LaRon Bennett.

Virginia track and field will welcome back its most recent NCAA champions to the call for the alumni spotlight portion of the call.

Jordan Scott, a five-time ACC champion and 2018 Jamaican national champion, captured an NCAA Indoor championship in his 2019-20 senior campaign. The seven-time all-American owns the Virginia indoor (17.02m / 55’10.25”) and outdoor (17.08m / 56’0.5”) records in the triple jump. He also owns the outdoor long jump record at 7.83m (25’8.25”) and shares the indoor record (7.58m / 24’10.5”) with current Virginia jumper, Owayne Owens.

Michaela Meyer made Virginia history as a grad-transfer in 2021. Meyer became the first woman to win an individual NCAA title in UVA track and field history when she posted a school-record 800m time (2:00.8) at the NCAA Track & Field Championships. In her lone season at UVA, Myer captured an ACC Championship in the 1500m and collected two all-American honors. In addition to setting a school record in the 800m, Meyer also owns the 1500m record with her time of 4:04.02.

To conclude the talk, the community corner segment will host Western Albemarle Coaching Legacies for a coaching dialogue.

Track’Ville Talks is open to the public and will be held on zoom. To register, follow the included link.