Vaulters Punctuate Virginia’s Weekend Slate

DURHAM, N.C. – The Virginia pole vaulters closed out the weekend on the Duke Invitational on Saturday (April 8) as Hanne Borstlap led the way in which for the Cavaliers posting the second-highest clearance in Virginia historical past.

Borstlap impressed in her second look of the out of doors season. The graduate switch positioned fourth and posted a personal-best of 4.10 meters (13’5.25”) which ranks second all-time at Virginia. Borstlap trails solely Bridget Man who set the Virginia document at 4.46 meters (14’7.5”) in 2018.

Following Borstlap was Trina Barcarola who positioned fifth with a clearance of three.95 meters (12’11.5”), a season-best for the junior. Freshman Sam Romano cleared the identical peak in a seventh-place end. Romano’s efficiency places her at sixth all-time at UVA and third amongst Virginia freshmen.

On the boys’s facet, Justin Rogers made his out of doors debut with a clearance of 4.75 meters (15’7”).

Further Duke Invitational Highlights

• Janae Revenue took second place within the discus with a personal-best mark of 51.24 meters (168’1”)
• Kaiya Saunders additionally threw a personal-best within the discus marking 50.16 meters (164’7”)
• Jada Marsh threw a personal-best within the hammer marking 55.19 meters (181’1”)
• John Fay threw 57.80 meters (189’7”) within the males’s hammer

Spec Cities Invitational Highlights

• The Cavalier girls posted the ACC’s main time within the 4×100-meter relay as Sarah Akpan, Kayla Bonnick, Jada Pierre and Jada Seaman mixed to clock 44.24 seconds
• Seaman posted 23.51 within the 200 meters whereas Sarah Akpan ran 23.57 – the second-fastest amongst UVA freshmen all-time
• Seaman (11.50), Bonnick (11.58) and Akpan (11.72) went 3-4-6 within the 100 meters
• Emily Alexandru (58.60) and Alex Sherman (51.36) every posted personal-bests within the 400 hurdles – Sherman’s time at the moment ranks third within the ACC

Up Subsequent:
The Cavaliers can be again at Lannigan Discipline the following week to host the Virginia Grand Prix on Saturday (April 15).