Lumpkin and Robinson Set Facility Records at Liberty Kickoff

Facility Records

• In the women’s shot put, Brooke Lumpkin threw new personal-best 16.20m/53-1.75 on her final throw to win the competition and break the four-year-old facility record which previously stood at 16.19m/53-1.25 from 2020
• In the opening event of the men’s heptathlon, Ethan Robinson clocked new personal-best 6.91 for 60-meters to finish ahead of the competition and take down the facility record
• Both move up on Virginia’s record list as Lumpkin becomes No.5 and Robinson No.7

Fabulous Freshmen

• Maya Rollins was off to a fast start in the women’s 60-meter hurdles as the freshman ran 8.60 to finish second and qualify to the final. Her preliminary time ranks No.2 on Virginia’s freshman list and No.9 all-time
• In the final, Rollins lowered her time running 8.53 to become the freshman record holder and No.6 all-time in program history
• In her first collegiate competition, Theresa Breckley finished second just behind Lumpkin in the women’s shot put. Breckley launched one out 14.14m/46-4.50 on her third attempt in the ring

Success in the Sprints

• Sarah Akpan was quick out of the blocks, winning the women’s 60m dash (7.45) and 200m dash (24.14). Akpan qualified for the final running 7.55 before lowering her time in the final running 7.45 and edge out second place by one hundredth of a second
• Not far behind Akpan on the 200-meter dash was Ariel Fletcher in third place with her time of 24.29
• The men’s 400-meter dash was all Virginia as Evans White IV (47.86), Alex Sherman (47.94), Gage Gose (48.82) and Max Russo (48.94) went 1-2-3-4
• Like Akpan, White IV also won the 200-meter dash in a quick 21.52 seconds to move up to No.2 all-time in program history
• With the fastest qualifying time, Peter Djan (8.07) qualified for the men’s 60-meter hurdles final along with Jeremiah Wilson (8.16, 4th). In the final, Djan finished third in 8.10 second ahead of Wilson in fifth with a time of 8.18.
• Ariel Fletcher and Emily Alexandru rounded out the top five finishers in the women’s 400m dash clocking 55.24 and 56.43. Fletcher’s time ranks No.10 all-time in program history
• The quartet of Ariel Fletcher Kaela Swift, Brooke’Lyn Drakeford, Emily Alexandru finished runner up in the 4×400-meter relay with their time of 3:46.28
• In the men’s 4×400-meter relay, Evans White IV, Max Russo, Gage Gose, Alex Sherman combined for 3:14.14 to finish in third place

Going the Distance

• In the women’s 1000-meters, Annie Jackson (2:49.08) and Amelia Maughan (2:47.50) finished second and third just behind unattached teammate, Caroline Timm (2:47.50)
• Myles Plummer and Tobias L’Esperance also finished second and third in the men’s 1000-meter run crossing the line in 2:27.73 and 2:29.00 respectively
• In his Virginia debut, Richard Moreno finished fourth in the men’s 3000m crossing the line in 8:25.18

Fierce in the Field

• Carly Tarentino cleared a new personal-best 1.80m/5-10.75 to win the women’s high jump and move up and tie No.5 (Karen DiDonato ’91) in Virginia history
• Also in the women’s high jump, Grace Flynn had strong performance clearing 1.70m/5-6.75 to finish third overall
• Trina Barcarola and Samantha Romano set a high bar in the women’s pole vault clearing 3.95m/12-11.50. The duo finished third and fourth in the competition
• In their first competition as a Cavalier, Lily Hulland and Lauren Yeboah-Kodie went 1-2 in the women’s triple jump. Hulland leapt out 12.89m/42-3.25 and Yeboah-Kodie recorded a mark of 12.51m/41-0.75. With her mark, Hulland becomes No.6 all-time in program history

Up Next
The Cavalier distance crew will be in action tomorrow, Saturday (Dec. 7) in Boston, Mass. for the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University.