Virginia Tech Hokies track and field
{{Short description|College track and field team}}
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The Virginia Tech Hokies track and field team is the track and field program that represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Hokies compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is based in Blacksburg, Virginia at the Johnson / Miller Track Complex.{{Cite web |title=Virginia Tech Hokies Media Guide |url=http://www2.hokiesports.com/track/2002mg.pdf |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Athletics |language=en}}
The program is coached by Ben Thomas.{{Cite web|url=https://hokiesports.com/sports/track-field/roster/season/2025/staff/ben-thomas|title=Virginia Tech Hokies Track and Field Coach|website=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Athletics|access-date=27 December 2024}} The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-outdoor-women/article/2024-12-05/here-are-differences-between-indoor-and-outdoor-track-seasons|title=Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons|website=ncaa.com|access-date=27 December 2024}}
Queen Claye won the 2010 women's The Bowerman, becoming the only Virginia Tech athlete to win the award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5040165-bowerman-throwback-2010-eaton-harrison|title=Bowerman Throwback 2010: Eaton & Harrison|website=FloTrack}}
Spyridon Jullien is the Hokies' only four-time NCAA champion, achieving two titles each in the weight throw for distance and hammer throw.{{cite web |title=Jullien hammers Hokies' record book |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-jullien-hammers-hokies/166193630/ |publisher=The Roanoke Times |access-date=19 February 2025 |page=67 |date=7 May 2003}}
Postseason
{{As of|2024}}, a total of 51 men and 37 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?series=3368|title=USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships|website=USTFCCCA|access-date=27 December 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?series=3369|title=USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships|website=USTFCCCA|access-date=27 December 2024}}
See also
- {{clc|Virginia Tech Hokies men's track and field athletes}}
- {{clc|Virginia Tech Hokies women's track and field athletes}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://hokiesports.com/sports/track-field}}
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Category:Atlantic Coast Conference track and field