WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary track and field will head to Blacksburg, Va. for the annual Hokie Invitational this weekend. The meet will take place all day Friday and Saturday at the Rector Field House. Live results will be available courtesy of Flash Results.
 

Hokie Invitational
When:	Fri-Sat, Jan. 23-24, 2026 | All Day
Where:	Blacksburg, Va. | Rector Field House
Multimedia:	Live Results
Meet Information:	Meet Info | Meet Schedule
Records:	W&M Records | W&M Freshman Records
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LAST TIME OUT
The Tribe broke a school record and a pair of freshman records at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge last weekend. Charlie Bestic ran the fastest 500m in school history with a time of 1:03.36, shattering the previous mark set by George Ashton in 1998.

In the women's weight throw, Amelia Bawcombe delivered a throw of 18.44m (60'6"), good for second all-time and best ever for a Tribe rookie. Uriah Harris posted a freshman record in the shot put of 17.62m (57'9 ¾"), ranking third all-time.

NEWS AND NOTES
- Bestic currently leads all of Division I in the 500m with an adjusted time of 1:02.40.

- The Tribe holds both of the top 5000m times in the conference, with Hayes Trapp leading the men at 13:59.90 and Perry Irons atop the women's leaderboard at 16:05.27.

- Elizabeth Strobach has the CAA's top pole vault clearance with a mark of 3.95m (12'11.5"). She is one of three Tribe women in the top-10 of the pole vault, alongside Kalli Knott and Raina Fitzwater.

- In the heptathlon, Brian Walsh leads the league with his school-record 5208-point performance recorded at the Liberty Kickoff in December.

- Freshman Celia Dawson currently ranks second in the CAA with her mile time of 4:52.73 set at UNC on Friday. It's the top mark among all CAA rookies.

MEET INFORMATION
Friday's action will begin at 3:30 p.m. with field events. Running events will start at 5 p.m. The action will resume at 10 a.m. on Saturday and finish with the men's 4x400m relay scheduled for 1:45 p.m.

UP NEXT
W&M travels to Penn State for the Penn State National Open on Jan. 30-31 at the Ashenfelter Indoor Track.