GREENSBORO, N.C. – Putting a bow on his career at Virginia Tech, redshirt senior Torben Laidig earned ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, as announced by the league office on Friday morning. Laidig was part of a history-making trio at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, taking the bronze medal in the men’s pole vault…
EUGENE, Ore. – On Day 1 of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Virginia Tech men’s track and field team racked up nine points, highlighted by the pole vault group producing three first-team All-Americans at Hayward Field on Wednesday evening. For the first time in school history, three pole…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Virginia Tech track and field swept the pole vault on both sides and the men’s distance medley relay took first while the women’s DMR broke a school record on the final day of the Tennessee Relays at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium on Saturday. The pole vault…
The Virginia Tech track and field team boasted 11 top-three finishes in late-January, competing in three different events. The pole vault and jump/multi-event groups competed in Bloomington, Indiana, in a two-day event at the Gladstein Invitational. On day one, freshman Lisa Gunnarsson placed first in the pole-vault event. Gunnarsson has…
AUSTIN, Texas – Virginia Tech track and field’s redshirt senior Torben Laidig and freshmen Rachel Baxter and Lisa Gunnarsson have been named preseason indoor All-Americans by flotrack.org in the pole vault event. Laidig, a native of Germany, is no stranger to All-America honors as he earned first-team twice and honorable mention once in his storied career. The…
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Pole vaulter Torben Laidig led the Virginia Tech track & field team with another record setting performance at the “Doc Hale” Elite Meet. The Hokies’ sprinters added several personal best marks to the final day of the meet. With his 5.62-meter (18-5.25) vault, Laidig set both a…
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – After recording two new personal bests, pole vautler Torben Laidig reset the Virginia Tech track & field program record on Friday night at the Penn State National Invitational. The sophomore shattered his previous mark, reaching a new height of 5.56 meters (18-3) to improve his best…
