CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. / BALTIMORE, Md. – The Eagles had a strong double meet weekend at the Virginia Challenge and the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational. Freshman Tamara Dorval added another school record to her resume to start the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 18), placing 27th in the 100 meters with a PR of 12.00. On the men's side, juniors Kaden Kluth and Carver Morgan sit in the top 48 of the NCAA East Region after running PRs at UVA.

• Kaden Kluth ran a personal best of 3:40.31 to place third in the invitational 1500 meters. His new PR moves him up to second all-time for the Eagles and 21st in the East Regional rankings.
• Carver Morgan improved upon his second all-time performance in the 800, placing sixth in the invitational section in 1:48.27. He currently sits at 39th in the NCAA East Region rankings.
• Sophomore Ciera Thacker ran a second all-time performance for the Eagles in the 100 meters, running a PR of 12.39 seconds.
• The women's 1500 crew stuck together, with all four running within three seconds of each other. Senior Kirah Tianga led the charge with a PR of 4:46.65, followed by freshman Kara Langbaum in a PR of 4:46.77. Junior Kate Riley ran a season best of 4:47.12, followed by senior Lucia Ianello in 4:49.96.
• In the late night 5k, grad student Bryn Underwood and junior Sophia Staiger ran personal bests of 17:51.26 and 17:58.45, respectively. Freshman Jaden Frederick also PRed in the 5k, running 14:54.89.
• On the second day of the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 19), junior Grace Kirk led the Eagles in the 800 meters, running 2:17.27, just .06 seconds off her PR. Langbaum and Tianga, doubling back from PRs in the 1500, followed with PRs of 2:18.23 and 2:18.60, respectively. Freshman Catherine Hany ran a personal best of 2:19.59, and junior Kate Riley rounded out the squad in 2:19.64. On the men's side, freshman Barak Goldstein ran a personal best of 1:56.31 to place 63rd.
• Sophomore Lorrelei Bangit placed 19th in the women's 400 meters in 55.20 seconds, just off her personal best and school record in the event. Freshman Lara Gin ran a two-second outdoor personal best of 57.71 seconds, putting her at third AU all-time.
• Sophomore Toby Khang knocked half a second off his PR in the 400 meters, running 52.87 seconds.
• At the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational, sophomore Estella Miller led the Eagles in the 5k in eighth place with a time of 19:11.13. On the men's side, freshman Jacob West placed eighth in 15:32.85, just off his personal best.
• In their first races back from injury, sophomores Scarlett Lestina and David Manfredi ran bold races in the 1500. Lestina placed 40th in the women's 1500 in 5:01.75, just off her personal best. Manfredi debuted the event, placing 26th in the men's 1500 in 4:12.53.

Coaches' Corner
"We had a good few days of racing this weekend at UVA and Hopkins," said head coach Sean Graham. "This was the first time we were challenged a bit by the conditions, and I think we did pretty well in the way we attacked the races.

"There were a few standout performances that really highlighted the weekend. Right off the bat on Friday in the women's 100, both Ciera Thacker and Tamara Dorval had very good days, Ciera lowering her PR to 12.39 and number two all-time at AU, followed quickly by Tamara in a later heat just missing breaking the 12-second barrier and setting a new school record and PR of 12.00. Lara Gin had an excellent day in the 400, running a huge outdoor PR and placing her third all-time at AU. In the 1500, the mid-distance women came away with a handful of PRs in challenging afternoon wind with Kirah and Kara both racing to 4:46's with strong closes. Finally, in the 5000m we had some very strong performances by Bryn Underwood and Sophia Staiger dipping under 18:00.

On the men's side, Jaden Frederick came away with a nice PR in the 5000 down to 14:54. The highlight of the weekend came from Kaden and Carver in the 1500 and 800 Invitational sections.  Kaden with a very strong close racing to the line for a third place finish, second all-time at AU and big PR of 3:40.31. Carver in the men's 800 navigated a packed field for fourth in his heat, also second all-time at AU and PR of 1:48.27. Both men are working to solidify their positioning for NCAA qualifying positions in those events."

Next Up
The Eagles will send two women's relays, a 4x100 and a 4x400, to the Penn Relays hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (Apr. 24-26). The rest of the team will take a bye week heading into Patriot Leagues on May 2-3.

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VIRGINIA CHALLENGE RESULTS

100m, Women	27. Tamara Dorval, 12.00 (PR)*** | 58. Ciera Thacker, 12.39 (PR)*
100m, Men	74. Jason Omari-Anim, 11.19
3000m Steeplechase, Men	11. Danny O'Neill, 9:17.73 | 27. Daniel Messer, 9:59.41
1500m, Women	46. Kirah Tianga, 4:46.65 (PR) | 47. Kara Langbaum, 4:46.77 (PR) | 48. Kate Riley, 4:47.12 | 50. Lucia Ianello, 4:49.96
1500m, Men	72. Barak Goldstein, 4:13.00
800m Invitational, Men	6. Carver Morgan, 1:48.27 (PR)*
1500m Invitational, Men	3. Kaden Kluth, 3:40.31 (PR)*
5000m, Women	34. Bryn Underwood, 17:51.26 (PR) | 39. Sophia Staiger, 17:58.45 (PR) | 46. Zoe Rector, 18:25.68 | 50. Skyler Tatum, 19:08.25
5000m, Men	33. Cooper Michaud, 14:51.25 | 35. Noah Smith, 14:54.39 | 38. Jaden Frederick, 14:54.89 (PR)
800m, Women	51. Grace Kirk, 2:17.27 | 53. Kara Langbaum, 2:18.23 | 54. Kirah Tianga, 2:18.60 (PR) | 58. Catherine Hany, 2:19.59 (PR) | 59. Kate Riley, 2:19.64
800m, Men	63. Barak Goldstein, 1:56.31 (PR) | 67. Zack Zerbe, 1:58.17
400m, Women	19. Lorelei Bangitt, 55.20 | 55. Lara Gin, 57.71 (PR)* | 70. Zoe Clark, 59.71 | 71. Adeline DiPaolo, 1:02.73
400m, Men	58. Malcolm Lewis, 49.96 | 68. Brandon Williams, 51.34 | 71. Toby Khang, 52.87 (PR)

*Top 10 Record Book Mark
***New School Record

HOPKINS/LOYOLA RESULTS

5000m, Women	8.  Estella Miller, 19:11.13 | 14. Annie Ripol, 20:06.79
5000m, Men	8. Jacob West, 15:32.85 | 13. Jack Chandler, 16:06.64
1500m, Women	40. Scarlett Lestina, 5:01.75
1500m, Men	26. David Manfredi, 4:12.53 (PR)
400m, Women	22. Hannah Puckett, 1:06.15
400m, Men	31. Owen Garrett, 54.21