WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The William & Mary track and field teams will make the short trek over to Virginia Beach for the East Coast Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The meet will be hosted at the Virginia Beach Sports Center and is co-hosted by the University of Virginia. The action gets underway on Friday at 3 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
W&M had four top-10 marks at the Penn State National Open last weekend. Senior sprinter
Melissa Cunningham ran a career-best in the 200m (24.76), which ranks fourth on the Tribe's career list. She posted the sixth-best all-time performance in 60m as well, crossing the line in 7.70 during the prelims on Friday. Cunningham owns four of the top six performances in W&M history in the event.
Senior
Kyra Holland finished eighth in the 3000m in a time of 9:26.69, good for seventh on the all-time list.
In the pole vault, sophomore
Elizabeth Strobach posted a mark of 3.90m (12-9.5), finishing in seventh. The height tied Strobach's career mark, which also ranks fifth in school history.
MOVIN' UP THE LEADERBOARDS
Strobach and graduate senior
Olesya Sitkowski rank first and second, respectively, in the pole vault in the CAA.
Holland's mark in the 3000m ranks second in the conference. Her teammate
Arianna DeBoer (9:35.21) owns the third-best time with her performance at Penn State last week.
ABOUT THE MEET
The East Coast Invite will feature programs from the SEC, ACC and Ivy League, among other conferences. Competing teams include Norfolk State, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, co-hosts Virginia, Princeton, and William & Mary.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans can follow live results
here. For live updates, follow @wmtribexctf on Instagram and @WMTribeXCTF on X/Twitter.
