Virginia to Send 29 Individuals and Two Relays to NCAA East Preliminaries
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams will have a total of 29 competitors and 3 relays entered in the NCAA East Preliminary Championships. The four-day meet will take place on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Wednesday (May 22) through Saturday (May25).
The Cavalier men will have 15 competitors entered in the competition. Their events will take place Wednesday (May 22) and Friday (May 24). Virginia’s highest-seeded competitors include: Will Anthony (4th, 10,000m), Shane Cohen (10th, 800m), John Fay (7th, Hammer), Jacob Lemmon (8th, Discus), Nate Mountain (1st, 3000m Steeplechase), Gary Martin (3rd, 1500m), Wes Porter (8th, 1500m) and Yasin Sado (4th, 3000m Steeplechase).
The Cavalier women will have 14 individuals entered in 11 events as well as both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams. Their events will take place Thursday (May 23) and Saturday (May 25). Virginia’s highest-seeded competitors are: Margot Appleton (3rd, 5000m) and Sam Romano (5th, Pole Vault).
The top 12 competitors from each individual event and the top 12 teams from each relay event advance from each first round to compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships held on June 5-8 in Eugene, Oregon.
Complete List of Virginia Qualifiers
Women:
| Name | Event | Seed | Time/Mark |
| Sarah Akpan | 100m | 39 | 11.41 |
| 200m | 36 | 23.40 | |
| Maggie Hock | 800m | 33 | 2:05.40 |
| Alahna Sabbakhan | 800m | 34 | 2:05.45 |
| Esther Seeland | 1500m | 15 | 4:12.64 |
| Anna Workman | 1500m | 16 | 4:12.73 |
| Caroline Timm | 1500m | 26 | 4:14.96 |
| Margot Appleton | 5000m | 3 | 15:18.21 |
| Emily Alexandru | 400m Hurdles | 39 | 58.90 |
| Celia Rifaterra | High Jump | 13 | 1.79m/5-10.5 |
| Carly Tarentino | High Jump | 21 | 1.78m/5-10 |
| Samantha Romano | Pole Vault | 5 | 4.34m/14-2.75 |
| Mahkaia Lee | Long Jump | 29 | 6.21m/20-4.5 |
| Janae Profit | Shot Put | 24 | 16.11m/52-10.25 |
| Brooke Lumpkin | Shot Put | 43 | 15.38m/50-5.5 |
| Janae Profit | Discus | 33 | 51.79m/169-11 |
| Virginia | 4x100m | 23 | 44.32 |
| Virginia | 4x400m | 20 | 3:36.49 |
Men:
| Name | Event | Seed | Time/Mark |
| Shane Cohen | 800m | 10 | 1:46.89 |
| Alex Leath | 800m | 25 | 1:47.77 |
| Gary Martin | 1500m | 3 | 3:37.66 |
| Wes Porter | 1500m | 8 | 3:39.54 |
| James Donahue | 1500m | 12 | 3:40.27 |
| Conor Murphy | 1500m | 26 | 3:40.88 |
| Justin Wachtel | 5000m | 41 | 13:49.71 |
| Will Anthony | 10,000m | 4 | 28:21.93 |
| Alex Sherman | 400m Hurdles | 14 | 50.34 |
| Nate Mountain | 3000m Steeplechase | 1 | 8:20.68 |
| Yasin Sado | 3000m Steeplechase | 4 | 8:30.78 |
| Justin Rogers | Pole Vault | 37 | 5.17m/16-11.5 |
| Jacob Lemmon | Discus | 8 | 60.50m/198-6 |
| John Fay | Hammer | 7 | 68.41m/224-5 |
| Tyler Zawatski | Javelin | 47 | 62.89m/206-4 |