Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 6 | June 2018

M E N ’ S T R A C K & F I E L D CIATTEI R-SR • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Vincent T he Virginia Tech men’s track and field program didn’t win an ACC team championship this past season, but the Hokies captured something that had been much more elusive—a national title in a distance running event— and Vincent Ciattei played a role in that. Ciattei ran the leadoff leg for Tech in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships held in College Station, Texas in early March. He, Greg Chiles, Patrick Joseph and Neil Gourley won the national title in the event, becoming the first Tech men’s runners to win a national title and joining Queen Harrison as the only runners in Tech track and field history to do so (Harrison won three crowns in 2010). That national title served as the highlight of an outstanding season for Ciattei. He twice won silver medals in his individual events at NCAA Championships, claiming a silver in the mile at the NCAA’s indoor meet in a school-record time of 3 minutes, 58.36 seconds. His other silver medal came at the NCAA’s outdoor meet when he finished second in the 1,500 with a time of 3:45.01. He earned first-team All-America honors at both meets. Ciattei also dominated at the conference level. He won gold medals in the mile and the 1,500 at the ACC’s indoor and outdoor meets, respectively, and he won a bronze medal in the 800 at outdoor meet while attempting to win the 1,500- 800 “double” to give the Hokies more points. Though maybe not as well-known as some of his teammates, Ciattei certainly leaves behind a tremendous legacy. He departs as a national champion, a three-time NCAA silver medalist, a three-time ACC gold medalist, and a five-time All-American. 36 Inside Hokie Sports