The Virginia Union University women's and men's track and field teams traveled to Newport News, Va., to compete in the Captain's Classic, held at Christopher Newport University on April 19.

On the men's side,  4x100 meter relay team secured first place overall, led by Alpha Balde, Jalen Hinton, Aiden Bryce Laws, and Mychael Tucker.

The men's 4x400 m relay team also secured first place overall, led by Aiden Bryce Laws, Mychael Tucker, Alpha Balde, and Jalen Hinton.

VUU's Mychael Tucker clinched first place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.19. Additionally, he secured third place in the 200 meter dash. Furthermore, he was part of both the 4x100 meters and 4x400 meters relay teams that secured first place.

Virginia Union's Alpha Balde clinched first place in the 200 meter dash and came in second in the 400 meter dash with a personal best time of 49.25. Additionally, Balde was part of both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that achieved first place overall.

VUU's Jalen Hinton clinched first place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.89. He also came in second place in the 100 meter dash. Additionally, Hinton was part of both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that placed first overall.

VUU's Aiden Bryce Laws came in second overall in the 400 meter dash. Additionally, Laws was also part of both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that placed first overall.

VUU's Marcus Phifer came in fifth overall in the 400 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 59.73.

In the field events:  Zachary Jones secured third place in the Discus Throw with a throw of 44.53 meters, setting another school record. He also came in fourth in the shot put.

Tajhir Tate achieved third place overall in the shot put with a personal best throw of 14.43 meters.

Thariq Walters earned second place in the Triple Jump with a personal best jump of 14.02 meters. He also came in fourth in the javelin throw with a personal best mark of 40.54 meters.

VUU's Shakir Clarke claimed first place with a throw of 2.75 meters.

On the women's side:

The Virginia Union women's 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams secured first place overall at The New Captains Classic & Combined Events Track meet at Christopher Newport University. The 4x100 team was led by Tennae Mimor, Jade Lane, Toni Middlebrooks, and Kayla Lee. Additionally, the ladies' 4x400 relay team was led by Jailyn Johnson, Christal Rolack, Tennae Mimor, and Toni Middlebrooks.

VUU's Jade Lane secured first place in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 5.60 meters, ranking her third in the conference. She also came in fourth place in the javelin with a throw of 30.06 meters. Additionally, she was part of the 4x100m relay team that came in first place.

Toni Middlebrooks finished first place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.05 seconds. She also came in fourth place in the 200 meter dash. Additionally, she was part of both the 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams that secured first place.

Tennae Mimor came in second place in the 200 meter dash with a season-best time of 25.89 seconds. Mimor also came in second place in the 100 meter dash with another season best time of 12.53 seconds. She was also part of both the 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams that secured 1st place.

Kayla Lee came in third overall in the 200 meter dash. She also competed in the 4x100m relay, which secured first place.

"The New Captains Classic & Combined Events Track meet was a nice way to ease back into racing after not having a meet this past weekend," said VUU Head Track and Field Coach Franck Charles.  "The athletes continue to ride a positive wave of great performances. We had multiple athletes come in first place and in the top three as well as showing endurance by running strong throughout the entire meet. We're looking forward to our regular season meet next weekend at Virginia State University track as we build up for the CIAA conference championship."

The VUU women's and men's track and field teams will wrap up the outdoor 2024 regular season by competing in the VSU Invitational, to be held at Virginia State University on Saturday, April 27, in Petersburg, Va.