BLACKSBURG – Highlighted by Hokie distance runners and sprinters, the Virginia Tech track and field teams recorded four first-place finishes on the final day of the Virginia Tech “Doc Hale” Elite Meet held Saturday at Rector Field House.
On the No. 17 men’s squad, redshirt junior Torben Laidig and sophomore Diego Zarate earned first-place finishes in the pole vault and mile, respectively. The women followed suit with senior Tessa Riley placing first in the mile. Sophomore Shannon Quinn also was first in the 800-meter run. Of note, the Hokies completed the two-day invitational with 26 top-five finishes.