Xavier Travels to Virginia Challenge on Friday Night

Friday, April 21

Charlottesville, Va.

4:10 p.m.

Xavier University

Virginia Challenge

Xavier Travels to Virginia Challenge on Friday Night

04.20.23 | Track and Field

Meet Schedule (PDF)Heat Sheets (PDF)Live Results Watch Live - ACCNX

Three Musketeers will compete at the meet

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier track and field travels to the Virginia Challenge on Friday, April 21. The meet is being held at Lannigan Field in Charlottesville, Va.

Jamie Klavon, Trevor Nolan and Claire Sievern are competing at the meet.

VIRGINIA CHALLENGE

Heat Sheets: bit.ly/3mIaAAk
Meet Information: bit.ly/3LelPbZ
Live Results: bit.ly/41KYODX
ACCNX: bit.ly/41rMyZc

FRIDAY RACES

Jamie Klavon - Women's 1,500-meter run (section 2 of 2) - 5:30 PM
Trevor Nolan - Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase - 6:15 PM
Claire Sievern - Women's 1,500-meter invite (section 1 of 3) - 7:40 PM

BIG EAST TOP-15 PERFORMANCES

MEN
7. Trevor Nolan - 3,000-meter run (8:43.86)
7. Trevor Nolan - 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:13.00)
11. Drew Allen - 3,000-meter run (9:10.40)
11. Liam Willman - 110-meter hurdles (15.60)
12. Liam Willman - 400-meter hurdles (56.87)
12. Jakob Moon - 3,000-meter run (9:26.44)
15. Sean Beam - 200-meter dash (22.44)

WOMEN
6. Jamie Klavon - 3,000-meter run (10:09.27)
8. Grace Zdankiewicz - 3,000-meter run (10:21.16)
9. Grace Zdankiewicz - 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:40.27)
9. Claire Sievern - 800-meter run (2:08.60)
11. Amanda MacKinnon - 400-meter hurdles (1:09.96)
13. Alaina Sullivan - 100-meter dash (12.54)
13. Claire Sievern - 1,500-meter run (4:26.60)
15. Sarah Been - 3,000-meter run (11:10.85)

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier competed at the Tennessee Invite on April 7-8. The two-day meet was hosted by Tennessee at Tom Black Track.

• Claire Sievern highlighted the meet by winning one race (800-meter run) and setting a school record in another (1,500-meter run). The previous 1,500-meter run record was set by Rachel Clark in 2012 (posted a time of 4:27.39 at the Cardinal Twilight).

• Sievern has now won two races during her track and field career (won the 800-meter run at the Hoosier Hills meet on Feb. 10, 2023).

• Sievern has now set three school records this season. The Evansville, Ind., native also holds Xavier's indoor track record for the one-mile run (4:49.43) and the outdoor track record in the 800-meter run (2:08.60).

• Trevor Nolan paced the men's team with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:13.00).

2023 SCHEDULE

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
March 17 - Blizzard Buster - Oxford, Ohio
March 23-25 - Raleigh Relays - Raleigh, N.C.
April 7 - Tennessee Relays - Knoxville, Tenn.
April 21-22 - Virginia Challenge - Charlottesville, Va.
April 21-22 - EKU Erdmann Twilight - Richmond, Ky.
April 27-29 - Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
April 28-29 - Clark Wood Open - Louisville, Ky.
May 12-13 - BIG EAST Championships - Villanova, Pa.

COACH BURROUGHS

• Sam Burroughs was named the new head coach for cross country/track and field on Jan. 4, 2021. He joined the Musketeers after previously working as associate head coach at Cincinnati from 2013-20.

• Burroughs has over 20 years of collegiate experience. He has coached 96 individual conference champions and 46 individual NCAA qualifiers, while leading 18 teams to conference championship titles.

UP NEXT

• Xavier continues its outdoor season at the Drake Relays (April 27-29) and the Clark Wood Open (April 28-29).