April 20, 2016
With the SEC Championships quickly approaching, the Vanderbilt track and field team travels to Charlottesville, Va., this weekend for the the Virginia Challenge, which will be the Commodores’ second-to-last meet of the regular season. Here’s a closer look at the meet:
Meet: Virginia Challenge
Day, Date: Friday-Saturday, April 22-23
Host: University of Virginia
Venue: Lannigan Field
Meet Info: HERE
Event Schedule: Challenge Schedule 
Heat Sheet: Challenge Start List
Live Results: HERE
l Update on the Commodores: Vanderbilt had its first open date of the outdoor season last weekend, which ended a stretch of three consecutive weekends of competition for the Commodores. In their most recent action two weeks ago at the Tiger Track Classic (hosted by Auburn), the Commodores produced more than a dozen Top-10 finishes. Jake Van Geffen set a new school record in the 3k, finishing with a time of 8:28.47 to take third place overall, and Katherine Delaney posted a career-best time of 2:07.84 in the 800 to earn a fourth-place finish and move up from seventh to fourth on Vanderbilt’s all-time list. Complete recap and results HERE.
l Looking at the field: This weekend’s meet is scheduled to feature full squads from 29 schools. Vanderbilt will be one of four SEC teams in action, along with Ole Miss, Kentucky and Georgia. Here’s a look at the entire field:
Full Teams: Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Virginia, Hampton, Notre Dame, Navy, Iowa State, Dartmouth, Georgia, Kentucky, Harvard, South Florida, West Virginia, Minnesota, Michigan State, Yale, Liberty, Radford (women), William & Mary, Furman, Marshall (women), Georgetown, Virginia Commonwealth and Kennesaw State.
Partial teams: Brown, Davidson, Lamar, Eastern Kentucky, Stephen F. Austin, Bradley, Buffalo, Maryland Eastern-Shores, UAB, Iona, Delaware State, Bowling Green, Detriot, Radford, Illinois State, Northwestern, Kent State, George Mason, Toronto.
l Competing for the Commodores: Vanderbilt is scheduled to compete in about a dozen events this weekend. Here’s a look at who and when is slated to be in action for VU:
FRIDAY
11 a.m. Women’s Pole Vault Open: Megan McCabe
2 p.m. or 8:25 p.m. (depending on section assignments) Women’s 400: Skyler Carpenter, Jennifer Edobi, Sarah Goodale
4 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump Invite: Simone Charley
4 p.m. or 8:43 p.m. (depending on section assignments) Women’s 800: Reagan Anderson, Courtney Clayton, Maddie Criscione, Katherine Delaney, Ginger Hutton, Lydia Witty
7 p.m. Women’s Pole Vault Invite: Sarah Bell
SATURDAY
9:15 a.m.Women’s 5000: Vanessa Valentine
10:28 a.m. or 8:10 p.m. (depending on section assignments)Women’s 1500: Reagan Anderson, Sara Barron, Maddie Criscione, Katherine Delaney, Lilly Williams
3:15 p.m. Women’s High Jump: Sarah Goodale, Ashlyn Hare
7:22 p.m.Women’s 400 Hurdles: Skyler Carpenter
8:50 p.m. Women’s 4×400 Relay: Vanderbilt — Courtney Clayton, Skyler Carpenter, Lydia Witty and Jennifer Edobi
9:02 p.m. or 10:13 p.m. (depending on section assignments) Women’s 5000: Carmen Carlos, Courtney Kriegshauser, Megan Huebner
l Looking back to last year: Faith Washington helped lead the charge for the Commodores last year in Charlottesville by winning the 400-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 57.64, which ranked as the No. 3 mark on Vanderbilt’s all-time list. Also, Katherine Delaney set a new personal best in the 1500 with a time of 4:25.47, which ranked No. 9 on VU’s all-time list, and Rebecca Chandler broke her own school record by more than two seconds in the Steeplechase with a time of 10:21.20.