CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia’s men’s and women’s distance medley relay teams will travel to Winston-Salem to compete in the JDL DMR Invitational at the JDL Fast Track on Friday (Feb. 18) at 7:20 p.m. The Cavaliers will also send athletes to the Virginia Tech Challenge on Friday (Feb. 18) and Saturday (Feb. 19) in Blacksburg, Va.

Both Virginia relay teams will compete in the elite sections of the DMR. Mia Barnett, Jada Seaman Alahna Sabbakhan and Margot Appleton will compete on the women’s side while Yasin Sado, Jordan Willis, Liam Bellamy and Wes Porter will represent the Hoos for the men’s team.

Virginia will be joined by 18 schools at the Virginia Tech Challenge including Virginia Tech, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Hampton, Towson, James Madison, Elon, High Point, Radford, Roanoke, Winthrop, William & Mary and VMI.

The Cavalier men’s and women’s teams each find themselves ranked outside the top-25 in the latest release of the USTFCCCA rankings. The women rank ninth in the southeast region while the men rank 10th.

JDL DMR INVITATIONAL DETAILS:

Date: Friday (Feb. 18)

Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. (JDL Fast Track)

Women Start Time: 7:20 p.m.

Men Start Time: 7:50 p.m.

VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE DETAILS:

Dates: Friday (Feb. 18), Saturday (Feb. 19)

Location: Blacksburg, Va. (Rector Field House)

Friday Start Time: 2 p.m.

Saturday Start Time: 11:30 a.m.

HOO TO WATCH:

On the women’s side the Hoos rank 16th in the country in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:13.70 run at the Hokie Invitational. The Hoos will take on five other teams ranked in the top-25 (Kentucky, NC State, Washington, North Carolina, and Boston University).

Virginia’s men rank 26th nationally in the distance medley relay. Their best time of the season was recorded at the Hokie Invitational by Yasin Sado, Will Trent, Liam Bellamy, and Wes Porter who clocked in at 9:48.78.

ON THE HORIZON:

  • The ACC Indoor Championships will begin on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Va.