Nationally ranked Tech teams begin outdoor season

Hokies head south to South Carolina for two-day meet

BLACKSBURG – Starting the outdoor season with both of its men and women ranked, the Virginia Tech track and field teams will head south to Columbia, South Carolina, competing in the Weems Baskin Invitational at Sheila and Morris Cregger Track on Friday and Saturday.

The two-day meet will be on the campus of South Carolina and will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. ET with the javelin and hammer throws.

The Hokies are No. 12 on the men’s side and the women are No. 20 in the preseason outdoor United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Top 25 poll, released on Tuesday. Tech is the only school out of the ACC to have…