AMES, Iowa - Shannon Morton led off for the Virginia Tech track & field team setting a new program record in the mile run on Saturday afternoon at the Iowa State Classic.
Morton improved her mile time to 4:39.38 to shatter the previous Tech record set in 2009.
“I am very happy with Shannon [Morton]’s race,” head cross country and distance coach Ben Thomas said. “She has been looking really good in training and it’s great to see her break through in her first mile of the season.”
For the second consecutive week, Neil Gourley ran a sub-four-minute mile of 3:59.