Sandkulla Breaks School Record on Day 3 of Duke InvitationalSandkulla Breaks School Record on Day 3 of Duke Invitational
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Sandkulla Breaks School Record on Day 3 of Duke Invitational

Charlotta Sandkulla broke her own school record in the hammer throw on the third day of competition at the Duke Invitational on Friday (April 10)

DURHAM, N.C. — The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field program continued competition at the Duke Invitational at Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Friday (April 10) as Charlotta Sandkulla broke her own school record in the women's hammer throw.

Charlotta's Program Record
  • Charlotta Sandkulla continued her dominant freshman season throwing a new personal best to break her own school record in the women's hammer throw.
  • On her fourth throw of the competition, Sandkulla launched one out 67.31m/220-10 to better her previous best mark of 66.02m/216-7 set two weeks ago at the 2026 Raleigh Relays.
  • Sandkulla also owns the indoor weight throw record at 20.48m (67’ 2.50”).
 
In the Field...
  • Jeremiah Nubbe won the men's hammer throw with his fifth round mark of 70.11m/230-0.
  • Not far behind Nubbe was Cale Ayers in third place with his six round mark of 64.45m/211-5.
  • Aixa Corbacho (61.00m/200-1) and Bree Lumpkin (60.68m/199-1) finished third and fourth in the women's hammer throw. Corbacho's mark was a personal best and bettered her Virginia No. 6 all-time and freshman No. 3 mark in program history.
  • Finishing in ninth place in the women's hammer, Theresa Breckley threw a new personal best of 54.04m/177-3 on her second apperance in the ring. 
  • Janae Profit won the women's discus competition with her fifth-round mark and new personal best of 53.40m/175-2. She bettered her Virginia No. 6 all-time mark.
  • Suzie Kennelly finished fourth in the women's discus with her sixth and final throw of 48.38m/158-9.
  • Recording her second personal best of the day, Theresa Breckley threw for 45.57m/149-6 on her second attempt to finish eighth in the women's discus. 
 
On the Track...
  • Jacob Garnett clocked a new personal best of 10.70 in the men's 100-meter dash prelims.
  • Maya Rollins and Ava Rice finished 10th and 11th in the women's 100-meter hurdles preliminary clocking 13.75 (+1.1) and 13.79 (-0.8) respectively.
  • Ma'Khi Falkquay and Kaela Swift competed in the women's 100-meter dash prelims clocking 11.85 (+3.0) and 12.56 (+1.1). 
 
Up Next
The Cavaliers continue competition at the Duke Invitational at Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Saturday (April 11) with action in the field with women's long jump, men's long jump, women's javelin, men's shot put and men's pole vault section B beginning at 11 a.m. ET.