The Virginia Tech track and field team set two program records at the Florida and Texas Relays to highlight Saturday’s results. Marek Barta posted a 60.51-meter (198-6) discus throw in Gainesville, Florida while Torben Laidig cleared the 5.60-meter (18-4.5) height in the pole vault in Austin, Texas. Both the men’s and women’s distance medley relays earned top finishes at the Colonial Relays.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Marek Barta led the Hokies on Saturday morning, setting a new Virginia Tech record in the discus at the Florida Relays.
Barta reset the school record on his third throw, landing at 60.