NCA&T Aggies Look Ahead To NCAAs With Meet At VT

GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- The North Carolina A&T track and field teams will be competing at the Virginia Tech Invitational this weekend in Blacksburg, Va. The meet is scheduled to begin Friday at 5 p.m., and resume Saturday at 11 a.m.

This is the first banked or raised track the Aggies will compete on during the indoor season. With many athletes already qualified for the MEAC championships, the Aggies look forward to using this meet to continue improving times and prepare for the NCAA championships.

The last Aggie to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships was Alexandria Spruiel back in 2009. Spruiel ran a 53.67 in the women’s 400 meter dash to place seventh overall. She is still the A&T record holder for indoor (53.60) and outdoor (51.59) 400 meter races.

“NCAA championships are run on a banked track,” says Duane Ross, director of track and field programs. “We believe in being prepared for everything, and we plan on having multiple athletes at these championships. This track, along with the competition will help us prepare for that.”

At the rate the Aggies have been performing thus far, many athletes chance to break the five-year gap of not having an Aggie at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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