Virginia Tech track and field put together a championship-caliber performance over the weekend, as the men’s and women’s teams claimed conference titles at the 2017 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Georgia Tech.
This is the first season that Virginia Tech has won both championships since joining the ACC in the 2004-2005 academic year.
The titles give Virginia Tech’s track and field program 13 overall conference championships in school history. The men’s team held off Virginia by one point, while the women’s team finished six points ahead of second-place Florida State. Both teams entered the final races in second places, but a second place finish for the women and a third place finish for the men sealed both titles.
The wins also gave Virginia Tech it’s first Commonwealth Clash win over in-state rival Virginia. The Commonwealth Clash, sponsored by Virginia529, is a head-to-head competition between the schools in the 22 sports that each school sponsors. It’s the first Clash win for Virginia Tech since 2014.
Great Victories! In a sport long dominated by FSU in the conference. This a very competitive sport. Great success by our Track and Field Men and Women!
Who cares? The Hokies teams won!!! Congrats to both for an outstanding effort!
It was the first win of both championships since Florida State did so in 2014. FWIW.
“The wins also gave Virginia Tech it’s first Commonwealth Clash win over in-state rival Virginia. The Commonwealth Clash, sponsored by Virginia529, is a head-to-head competition between the schools in the 22 sports that each school sponsors. It’s the first Clash win for Virginia Tech since 2014.”
Not understanding how this works? How can it be the first Clash win over Virginia ever but the first Clash win since 2014?
https://www.thecommonwealthclash.com/. Might explain it for you. Each sport we compete against UVA in is worth 1 point to the winner. Not sure what the tie breaker is. We have never won the series until now.
It doesn’t. How can it be the first Commonwealth Clash win for VT over UVa and at the same time be the first one since 2014? It’s either the first (and therefore only), or the first since…., not both.
The inaugural year for the Commonwealth Clash was 2014. Hope this helps.
LOL, thanks but no it doesn’t. If we won the Clash in 2014 then we obviously beat UVA to capture it. Therefore, this year could not possibly be the first time we beat them for it. It’s one or the other.
The last sentence should say: “It’s the first Clash win for Virginia Tech since the contest began in 2014.” UVA won the first 2.
Also there was the Commonwealth Challenge back in 2005 -2007. UVA won both of those also.
http://www.hokiesports.com/commonwealthchallenge/
There is a line in the Hokie Sports article that says first since Virginia529 became sponsor 3 years ago.
Isn’t it a tie between VT and uva? Both have 11 points, don’ they?
WE won more conf titles which is the tiebreaker
The clash is only 3 years old. Probably could have just said it was the first since the clash was established in 2014. We also had the commonwealth challenge which started in 2005 but was suspended after 2007 due to the VT shooting. UVA was up 2-0 in that series.
Thanks for the clarification.