BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech track and field teams will send a program-best 36 student-athletes to this year’s NCAA East Regional Preliminary Rounds held in Lexington, Kentucky, on the University of Kentucky’s campus from May 25-27.
The top 48 competitors in each event qualified for the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Rounds, with the exception of the relay teams only advancing the top 24 marks.
Tech’s women enter the meet ranked No. 12, jumping 18 spots in this week’s United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Top-25 Poll. The Hokie women boast 20 individuals who qualified in 13 different events, while the men show 16 participants in 10 different events.