The Shadow
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia No. 20 men’s and women’s track and field program qualified 34 athletes to the NCAA First Round hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Wednesday through Saturday, May 27-30.
Virginia will send 34 athletes to the NCAA First Round in Lexington, Ky. with hopes of qualifying for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. (June 10-13). The top 48 individuals (and 24 relays) in the east region will qualify and advance to the NCAA Championships.
Men’s Qualifiers (Seed/Seed Time):
800m
12. Sam Rodman 1:46.29
1500m
3. Gary Martin 3:34.12
40. Billy Atkinson 3:40.96
5000m
3. Gary Martin 13:25.42
10. Justin Wachtel 13:36.15
12. Will Daley 13:36.80
10,000m
3. Will Anthony 28:02.25
3000m Steeplechase
2. Nathan Mountain 8:11.92
7. Brett Gardner 8:31.14
110m Hurdles
32. Peter Djan 13.80
400m Hurdles
34. Anders Felts 51.10
Triple Jump
14. Caleb Holman 15.86m
Hammer
1. Jeremiah Nubbe 73.76m
3. Nikolaos Polychroniou 69.15m
10. Cale Ayers 67.60m
Discus
23. Jeremiah Nubbe 57.57m
Women’s Qualifiers (Seed/Seed Time):
1500m
4. Tatum David 4:06.51
27. Tatum Olesen 4:14.57
28. Cate DeSousa 4:14.62
41. Stella Kermes 4:16.33
5000m
41. Gillian Bushee 15:56.07
10,000m
16. Gillian Bushee 33:13.83
100m Hurdles
28. Maya Rollins 13.24
Hammer
3. Charlotta Sandkulla 67.31m
21. Bree Lumpkin 62.01m
27. Aixa Corbacho 61.00m
48. Theresa Breckley 58.48m
Discus
31. Janae Profit 54.00m
44. Suzie Kennelly 51.74m
Shot Put
25. Brooke Lumpkin 16.39m
29. Janae Profit 16.20m
Javelin
7. Christiana Ellina 54.41m
43. Abigail Meckes 47.83m
Pole Vault
29. Samantha Romano 4.17m
44. Hannah Byrd-Leitner 4.10m
Long Jump
33. Grace Smith 6.24m
Hight Jump
19. Celia Rifaterra 1.78m
36. Elsa Spoor 1.76m
On the Horizon
The Cavaliers set their sights on the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. Wednesday through Saturday, June 10-13.
