It’s been quite a 10-month stretch for the University of Virginia men’s track and field program.
UVA’s distance medley relay team of Wes Porter, Alex Sherman, Conor Murphy and Gary Martin won a national title over the weekend at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach. The victory was the highlight of the Cavaliers’ program-best sixth-place finish at the event.
UVA OH MY 🤯
Gary Martin out-kicks @UNCTrack_Field's Ethan Strand in the closing 100 meters of the DMR anchor leg to help @UVATFCC to a win and a near-NCAA record performance at NCAA Indoors.
The Cavaliers clock 9:15.12 for the win.
Splits:
1200m: 2:52.97
400m: 46.54
800m:… pic.twitter.com/wV2tiTvIOo— FloTrack (@FloTrack) March 15, 2025
The race, which was anchored by Martin’s blistering 3 minute, 48.12 second performance for 1,600 meters, adds to what’s been a banner stretch for the Wahoos.
Last May, UVA won its first team Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor championship in program history and, a month later, Shane Cohen won the 800-meter NCAA championship race.
The bespectacled Martin has been on a tear lately, most notably his Feb. 8 feat at the Milrose Games in New York, where he ran the ninth-fastest mile ever on an indoor track. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, in addition to his part in the relay win, the junior finished as the runner-up in the 3,000-meter event.
𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗧🐐
From winning the DMR last night to a runner-up finish in the men's 3000m, Gary Martin does it all!!#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/Nth5CgmkOU— Virginia Track & Field and Cross Country (@UVATFCC) March 16, 2025
The Cavaliers begin their outdoor track season Saturday when they host the Virginia Opener at Lannigan Field.
