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Jay Pendarvis

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Position
Senior
Class
Annandale, Va.
Hometown
Bullis School
High School
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Jay Pendarvis - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2024 Indoor
• Took part in the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Placed third in the 200m at the Virginia Tech Challenge
• Doubled in the 60m and 200m races at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational 
• Raced in the 200m and 400m events at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet
• Competed in the 60m and 200m at the Penn State National Open
• Placed top six at the Hokie Invitational in the 300m
• Helped Virginia get second in the 4x400m at the Hokie Invitational
• Opened the 2024 campaign with a win in the 200 meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Raced the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m events at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Participated in the 4x100m relay at the Virginia Challenge, placing fourth
• Placed fourth at the Virginia Grand Prix 400m race with a time of 48.92
• Finished third in the 100m and 200m events at Spec Towns- Torrin Lawrence Invitational
• Clocked a season best of 21.05 in to 200m at Virginia Quadrangular

2023 Indoor
• Finished first in the 4x400m at the 2022 Liberty Kickoff
• Placed second in the 200m at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Raced to a second-place finish in the 200m at the Hokie Invitational
• Clocked personal-best 60m with a time of 6.95 seconds at the Hokie Invitational
• Won the 200m at the Virginia Tech Challenge
• Competed in the 60m and 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships

2022 Outdoor
• Placed first in the 100m at the Virginia Open with his time of 10:56 (w2.5)
• Competed in the 200m and 4x100m at the Virginia Open
• Ran in the 200, 400, and 4×100 at Raleigh Relays
• Ran PB in the 400m at the Duke Invitational (47.40) as well as a wind-aided 21.08 200-meter time
• Clocked personal-best 200m with a time of 21.22 seconds
• Competed in the 4×400 at Penn Relays
• Clocked a PB in the 100 meters at the Virginia High Performance of 10.49 seconds
• Competed in the 100, 200, 4×100 and 4×400 at the ACC Championships
• Placed eighth in the 4×100 and 6th in the 4×400 at the ACC Championships

2022 Indoor
• Ran 7.02 in the 60m at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Placed ninth in the 300m (34.61) at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Helped Virginia to a third place finish in the 4x400m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (3:17.64)
• Recorded a PB in the 60m at the Hokie Invitational (6.98)
• Placed fourth and set a PB in the 300m (34.42) at the Hokie Invitational
• Placed sixth in the 200m at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet with a PB time of 21.94
• Ran 48.88 in the 400m at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet
• Set a PB in the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invite (21.61)
• Helped Virginia to a school record in the 4x400m at the Tiger Paw Invite (3:11.64)
• Competed in the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Helped Virginia to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400m and fifth-place finish in the DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor
• Won 400m at UVA Opener
• Also member of UVA victorious teams in 4×100 and 4×400 relays at UVA Opener
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021 Indoor
• Had PB time (48.10) in 400 at ACC Championships
• That time ranks fourth on UVA freshman performance list
• Ran on 4×400 relay team at ACC Championships that had SB time of 3:12.79 that ranks fifth on UVA all-time performance list
• Posted top 200m (22.28) at Hokie Invitational that ranks fifth on UVA freshman record list

Background
• Ranked No. 10 nationally senior year in the 300m
• U20 world record holder in the 4x400m and the national record holder in the 4x200m
• 2018 Virginia 6A Athlete of the Year
• Two-time All-American
• Two-time state champion
• Named the Indoor Sophomore of the Year for Virginia
• Finished fourth in the 400m at the 2018 Nationals

Personal
• Majoring in Studio Art
• Son of Jay Pendarvis Sr. and Lia Pendarvis
• Has one brother, Myles, and one sister Sasha
• Father, Jay, played soccer and baseball for Lincoln University and earned All-Met for track