# Virginia Cavaliers track and field

The Virginia Cavaliers track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Virginia. The Cavaliers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is based in Charlottesville, Virginia at the Lannigan Field.
The program is coached by Vin Lananna. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
The program won its first and only team national title at the 1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships.

## Postseason
### AIAW

The Cavaliers have had 10 AIAW individual All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.
AIAW All-Americans :
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1978 Outdoor | Margaret Groos | 1500 meters | 4th |
| 1979 Outdoor | Margaret Groos | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| 1980 Indoor | Unknown | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| 1980 Indoor | Unknown | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| 1980 Indoor | Unknown | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| 1980 Indoor | Unknown | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| 1980 Indoor | Susan Brownell | Pentathlon | 2nd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Margaret Groos | 5000 meters | 2nd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Vivian Scruggs | 400 meters hurdles | 6th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Linda Nicholson | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Margaret Groos | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Jill Haworth | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Vivian Scruggs | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Susan Brownell | Pentathlon | 4th |
| 1981 Indoor | Lisa Garrett | 400 meters | 2nd |
| 1981 Indoor | Jill Haworth | 1500 meters | 1st |
| 1981 Indoor | Aileen O'Connor | 3000 meters | 5th |
| 1981 Indoor | Aileen O'Connor | 5000 meters | 1st |
| 1981 Indoor | Vivian Scruggs | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1981 Indoor | Linda Nicholson | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1981 Indoor | Marisa Schmitt | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1981 Indoor | Jill Haworth | 4 × 880 yards relay | 5th |
| 1981 Indoor | Vivian Scruggs | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| 1981 Indoor | Brenda Brown | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| 1981 Indoor | Linda Nicholson | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| 1981 Indoor | Jill Haworth | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| 1981 Indoor | Susan Brownell | Pentathlon | 2nd |
| 1981 Outdoor | Aileen O'Connor | 10,000 meters | 1st |
| 1981 Outdoor | Vivian Scruggs | 400 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| 1981 Outdoor | Linda Nicholson | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| 1981 Outdoor | Vivan Scruggs | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| 1981 Outdoor | Mary Waller | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| 1981 Outdoor | Jill Haworth | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| 1981 Outdoor | Ann Bair | High jump | 2nd |
| 1981 Outdoor | Susan Brownell | Heptathlon | 6th |
| 1982 Indoor | Lisa Garrett | 440 yards | 4th |
| 1982 Indoor | Jill Haworth | Mile run | 2nd |
| 1982 Indoor | Marisa Schmitt | Mile run | 6th |
| 1982 Indoor | Aileen O'Connor | 2 miles | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Martha White | 2 miles | 4th |
| 1982 Indoor | Martha White | 3 miles | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Lesley Welch | 3 miles | 4th |
| 1982 Indoor | Lesley Welch | 3 miles | 4th |
| 1982 Indoor | Lisa Garrett | 4 × 440 yards relay | 2nd |
| 1982 Indoor | Kim Hatchett | 4 × 440 yards relay | 2nd |
| 1982 Indoor | Gail Bryant | 4 × 440 yards relay | 2nd |
| 1982 Indoor | Karen Hatchett | 4 × 440 yards relay | 2nd |
| 1982 Indoor | Linda Nicholson | Distance medley relay | 1st |
| 1982 Indoor | Karen Hatchett | Distance medley relay | 1st |
| 1982 Indoor | Lisa Welch | Distance medley relay | 1st |
| 1982 Indoor | Jill Haworth | Distance medley relay | 1st |
| 1982 Indoor | Susan Brownell | Pentathlon | 3rd |

### NCAA

As of 2024, a total of 40 men and 41 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).
First team NCAA All-Americans :
| Team | Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| Men's | 1940 Outdoor | Frank Fuller | 110 meters hurdles | 4th |
| Men's | 1943 Outdoor | Thomas Todd | 110 meters hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 1968 Indoor | Mike Harvey | Long jump | 5th |
| Men's | 1972 Outdoor | Keith Witherspoon | Triple jump | 5th |
| Men's | 1975 Outdoor | Keith Witherspoon | Triple jump | 8th |
| Men's | 1976 Indoor | Keith Witherspoon | Triple jump | 2nd |
| Men's | 1979 Indoor | Greg Canty | 1000 meters | 2nd |
| Men's | 1979 Outdoor | Karl Williams | 400 meters hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 1981 Indoor | Charles Brown | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| Men's | 1981 Indoor | David Revelle | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| Men's | 1981 Indoor | Theo Hodge | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| Men's | 1981 Indoor | Vince Draddy | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| Men's | 1981 Outdoor | Mike Cotton | 10,000 meters | 6th |
| Men's | 1981 Outdoor | Willy Pirtle | Decathlon | 6th |
| Men's | 1982 Outdoor | Ray Brown | 800 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 1982 Outdoor | Jill Haworth | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 1982 Outdoor | Lisa Welch | 3000 meters | 6th |
| Women's | 1982 Outdoor | Aileen O'Connor | 10,000 meters | 6th |
| Women's | 1982 Outdoor | Susan Brownell | Heptathlon | 5th |
| Women's | 1983 Indoor | Lisa Garrett | 400 meters | 4th |
| Women's | 1983 Indoor | Jeannette Kelly | 800 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 1983 Indoor | Jill Haworth | Mile run | 2nd |
| Women's | 1983 Indoor | Ann Bair | High jump | 4th |
| Men's | 1983 Outdoor | John Hinton | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 1983 Outdoor | Kim Kelly | 800 meters | 8th |
| Women's | 1983 Outdoor | Jill Haworth | 1500 meters | 4th |
| Women's | 1983 Outdoor | Martha White | 5000 meters | 7th |
| Women's | 1983 Outdoor | Martha White | 10,000 meters | 8th |
| Women's | 1983 Outdoor | Ann Bair | High jump | 5th |
| Men's | 1984 Indoor | Ray Brown | 1000 meters | 4th |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Gail Bryant | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Veronica Haber | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Michelle Rowan | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| Women's | 1984 Indoor | Kim Kelly | 4 × 800 meters relay | 4th |
| Men's | 1984 Outdoor | Ray Brown | 800 meters | 7th |
| Men's | 1985 Indoor | John Hinton | 1000 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 1985 Indoor | Gail Bryant | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1985 Indoor | Sandy Schuler | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1985 Indoor | Phyllis Buber | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1985 Indoor | Kim Kelly | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 1985 Outdoor | Jim Hays | 5000 meters | 7th |
| Women's | 1985 Outdoor | Gail Bryant | 800 meters | 8th |
| Women's | 1986 Indoor | Phyllis Buber | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1986 Indoor | Shelly McBride | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1986 Indoor | Michelle Rowen | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1986 Indoor | Sandy Schuler | 4 × 800 meters relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 1986 Outdoor | Beth Sheehan | Heptathlon | 8th |
| Men's | 1987 Indoor | Kris Herdt | 3000 meters | 8th |
| Women's | 1987 Indoor | Sonja Fridy | 500 meters | 5th |
| Women's | 1987 Indoor | Michelle Rowan | Mile run | 2nd |
| Women's | 1987 Indoor | Sonja Fridy | Long jump | 3rd |
| Women's | 1987 Outdoor | Sonja Fridy | 400 meters | 4th |
| Women's | 1987 Outdoor | Julia Solo | Javelin throw | 7th |
| Men's | 1988 Indoor | Paul Ereng | 800 meters | 6th |
| Men's | 1988 Outdoor | Paul Ereng | 800 meters | 1st |
| Women's | 1988 Outdoor | Patty Matava | 5000 meters | 7th |
| Women's | 1988 Outdoor | Julia Solo | Javelin throw | 8th |
| Men's | 1989 Indoor | Paul Ereng | 800 meters | 1st |
| Men's | 1989 Indoor | Ben Kurgat | 800 meters | 7th |
| Women's | 1989 Indoor | Dana Boone | Triple jump | 4th |
| Men's | 1989 Outdoor | Paul Ereng | 800 meters | 1st |
| Women's | 1989 Outdoor | Julia Solo | Javelin throw | 2nd |
| Women's | 1990 Outdoor | Dana Boone | Long jump | 2nd |
| Men's | 1991 Indoor | Ben Kurgat | 800 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 1991 Outdoor | Dana Boone | Long jump | 5th |
| Women's | 1991 Outdoor | Dana Boone | Triple jump | 8th |
| Women's | 1992 Indoor | Claire Forbes | 3000 meters | 6th |
| Men's | 1992 Outdoor | Steve Dunphy | Decathlon | 5th |
| Women's | 1992 Outdoor | Claire Forbes | 3000 meters | 4th |
| Women's | 1993 Indoor | Sherry Gould | High jump | 6th |
| Women's | 1993 Outdoor | Sherry Gould | High jump | 5th |
| Women's | 1994 Indoor | Sherry Gould | High jump | 2nd |
| Men's | 1994 Outdoor | Rob Cook | 3000 meters steeplechase | 8th |
| Women's | 1994 Outdoor | Lara Drauglis | 1500 meters | 8th |
| Women's | 1994 Outdoor | Rebecca Grube | Heptathlon | 8th |
| Women's | 1995 Indoor | Rebecca Grube | Long jump | 6th |
| Women's | 1997 Outdoor | Angela Lee | 400 meters hurdles | 6th |
| Men's | 2000 Outdoor | Brian Kollar | Javelin throw | 2nd |
| Men's | 2001 Outdoor | Brian Kollar | Javelin throw | 6th |
| Men's | 2001 Outdoor | John Welch | Javelin throw | 7th |
| Women's | 2001 Outdoor | Inge Jorgensen | Javelin throw | 4th |
| Women's | 2002 Indoor | Kiamesha Otey | Long jump | 5th |
| Men's | 2002 Outdoor | John Welch | Javelin throw | 7th |
| Women's | 2003 Outdoor | Dawn Cleary | 3000 meters steeplechase | 6th |
| Women's | 2004 Outdoor | Inge Jorgensen | Javelin throw | 8th |
| Women's | 2005 Outdoor | Inge Jorgensen | Javelin throw | 3rd |
| Women's | 2006 Indoor | Tomika Ferguson | Triple jump | 6th |
| Women's | 2006 Outdoor | Erin Crawford | 400 meters hurdles | 5th |
| Women's | 2006 Outdoor | Billie-Jo Grant | Discus throw | 6th |
| Men's | 2007 Indoor | Alex Tatu | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2007 Indoor | Brian Lee | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2007 Indoor | Jordan Orr | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2007 Indoor | Kevin McHale | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2007 Indoor | Tomika Ferguson | Triple jump | 8th |
| Men's | 2007 Outdoor | Jan Forster | 3000 meters steeplechase | 6th |
| Men's | 2007 Outdoor | Yemi Ayeni | Discus throw | 7th |
| Men's | 2008 Outdoor | Yemi Ayeni | Discus throw | 2nd |
| Women's | 2008 Outdoor | Billie-Jo Grant | Discus throw | 8th |
| Men's | 2009 Indoor | Sintayehu Taye | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2009 Indoor | Meikle Paschal | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2009 Indoor | Lance Roller | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2009 Indoor | Andrew Jesien | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2009 Outdoor | Yemi Ayeni | Discus throw | 4th |
| Women's | 2009 Outdoor | Caitlin Kelly | Discus throw | 4th |
| Women's | 2009 Outdoor | Billie-Jo Grant | Discus throw | 6th |
| Women's | 2009 Outdoor | Meghan Briggs | Javelin throw | 8th |
| Men's | 2010 Indoor | Robby Andrews | 800 meters | 1st |
| Men's | 2010 Outdoor | Robby Andrews | 800 meters | 2nd |
| Men's | 2010 Outdoor | Lance Roller | 800 meters | 6th |
| Women's | 2011 Indoor | Morgane Gay | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 2011 Indoor | Ayla Smith | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 2011 Indoor | Lyndsay Harper | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 2011 Indoor | Stephanie Garcia | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 2011 Outdoor | Robby Andrews | 800 meters | 1st |
| Women's | 2011 Outdoor | Morgane Gay | 1500 meters | 7th |
| Women's | 2011 Outdoor | Stephanie Garcia | 3000 meters steeplechase | 2nd |
| Men's | 2012 Indoor | Marcus Robinson | Triple jump | 5th |
| Women's | 2012 Indoor | Morgane Gay | Mile run | 5th |
| Men's | 2012 Outdoor | Marcus Robinson | Triple jump | 6th |
| Men's | 2014 Outdoor | Ryan Satchell | Triple jump | 7th |
| Men's | 2014 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Shot put | 7th |
| Men's | 2014 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Discus throw | 8th |
| Women's | 2014 Outdoor | Whitney Rose | Triple jump | 7th |
| Men's | 2015 Indoor | Henry Wynne | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2015 Indoor | Payton Hazzard | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2015 Indoor | Nathan Kiley | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2015 Indoor | Mike Marsella | Distance medley relay | 6th |
| Men's | 2015 Indoor | Jordan Young | Weight throw | 4th |
| Men's | 2015 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Discus throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2015 Outdoor | Jordan Young | Discus throw | 6th |
| Men's | 2015 Outdoor | Jordan Young | Hammer throw | 7th |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Henry Wynne | Mile run | 1st |
| Men's | 2016 Indoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Shot put | 2nd |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Henry Wynne | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Shot put | 1st |
| Men's | 2016 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Discus throw | 5th |
| Men's | 2017 Indoor | Oghenakpobo Efekoro | Shot put | 3rd |
| Men's | 2017 Indoor | Jordan Young | Weight throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2017 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Shot put | 1st |
| Men's | 2017 Outdoor | Oghenakpobo Efekoro | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 2017 Outdoor | Filip Mihaljevic | Discus throw | 1st |
| Men's | 2017 Outdoor | Jordan Young | Discus throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2017 Outdoor | Hilmar Örn Jonsson | Hammer throw | 4th |
| Men's | 2018 Outdoor | Oghenakpobo Efekoro | Shot put | 6th |
| Women's | 2018 Outdoor | Bridget Williams | Pole vault | 4th |
| Men's | 2019 Indoor | Jordan Scott | Triple jump | 1st |
| Women's | 2019 Indoor | Bridget Williams | Pole vault | 5th |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Jordan Scott | Triple jump | 2nd |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Hilmar Örn Jonsson | Hammer throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2019 Outdoor | Ethan Dabbs | Javelin throw | 7th |
| Women's | 2019 Outdoor | Bridget Williams | Pole vault | 4th |
| Women's | 2019 Outdoor | Kelly McKee | Triple jump | 5th |
| Men's | 2021 Indoor | Owyane Owens | Triple jump | 6th |
| Women's | 2021 Indoor | Halle Hazzard | 60 meters | 8th |
| Men's | 2021 Outdoor | Derek Johnson | 3000 meters steeplechase | 7th |
| Men's | 2021 Outdoor | Claudio Romero | Discus throw | 3rd |
| Men's | 2021 Outdoor | Jacob Lemmon | Discus throw | 5th |
| Women's | 2021 Outdoor | Andrenette Knight | 400 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| Women's | 2021 Outdoor | Michaela Meyer | 800 meters | 1st |
| Men's | 2022 Indoor | Owyane Owens | Triple jump | 8th |
| Women's | 2022 Indoor | Mia Barnett | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2022 Indoor | Jada Seaman | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2022 Indoor | Alahna Sabbakhan | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Women's | 2022 Indoor | Margot Appleton | Distance medley relay | 7th |
| Men's | 2022 Outdoor | Claudio Romero | Discus throw | 1st |
| Men's | 2022 Outdoor | Ethan Dabbs | Javelin throw | 2nd |
| Women's | 2022 Outdoor | Maria Deaviz | Shot put | 4th |
| Men's | 2023 Indoor | Conor Murphy | Mile run | 6th |
| Men's | 2023 Indoor | Owyane Owens | Triple jump | 3rd |
| Women's | 2023 Indoor | Margot Appleton | Mile run | 4th |
| Men's | 2023 Outdoor | Conor Murphy | 800 meters | 5th |
| Men's | 2023 Outdoor | Nathan Mountain | 3000 meters steeplechase | 4th |
| Men's | 2023 Outdoor | Derek Johnson | 3000 meters steeplechase | 8th |
| Men's | 2023 Outdoor | Owyane Owens | Triple jump | 6th |
| Men's | 2023 Outdoor | Ethan Dabbs | Javelin throw | 2nd |
| Women's | 2023 Outdoor | Margot Appleton | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| Women's | 2023 Outdoor | Ashley Anumba | Discus throw | 2nd |
| Men's | 2024 Indoor | Wes Porter | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 2024 Indoor | Alex Sherman | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 2024 Indoor | Alex Leath | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Men's | 2024 Indoor | Yasin Sado | Distance medley relay | 3rd |
| Women's | 2024 Indoor | Margot Appleton | Mile run | 5th |
| Men's | 2024 Outdoor | Shane Cohen | 800 meters | 1st |
| Men's | 2024 Outdoor | Wes Porter | 1500 meters | 6th |
| Men's | 2024 Outdoor | Nathan Mountain | 3000 meters steeplechase | 2nd |
| Men's | 2024 Outdoor | Yasin Sado | 3000 meters steeplechase | 7th |
| Men's | 2024 Outdoor | Jacob Lemmon | Discus throw | 6th |
| Women's | 2024 Outdoor | Margot Appleton | 5000 meters | 4th |