DATE: Friday, January 23, 2026
LOCATION: Fork Union, VA | Estes Athletic Center
RESULTS: No Team Score 

SHORT STORY: Fork Union Military Academy's indoor track and field program hosted the 37th annual Fred Hardy Invitational on Friday at the Estes Athletic Center. The Blue Devils turned in a strong showing, recording 13 top-five finishes, including two event titles.

QUOTE: "I'm proud of our school and staff for making the decision early to move the meet to Friday and ensure we could compete," said head coach Winston Brown. "Our team had several outstanding performances and multiple state qualifiers. Both our 4x200 and 4x400 relays were excellent. Congratulations to Javier Rosa and MJ Ndze for punching their tickets to the state meet."
 
KEY PERFORMERS: 

• The 4x200 relay won the event with a time of 1:37.62.
• The 4x400 relay claimed first place with a time of 3:42.20.
• Elijah Green impressed in the middle school division, earning a pair of second-place finishes in the 55-meter (7.77) and 500-meter (1:26.92).
• Javier Rosa cleared 39 feet in the triple jump to qualify for the state meet and place sixth overall.
• David Eaton finished fourth in the 1000-meter run (2:47.52).
• Robert Callahan placed fourth in the 500-meter run (1:11.86).

UP NEXT: Fork Union returns to action on Saturday, January 31, when it travels to St. Christopher's for an 11 a.m. start.