2018 DI NCAA East Preliminary Round

On The Run: Virginia Tech's Rachel Pocratsky

On The Run: Virginia Tech's Rachel Pocratsky

Rachel Pocratsky joins the show to talk about her nation-leading time in the 1500m, improving throughout her career, and managing rounds.

May 18, 2018 by Kevin Sully
On The Run: Virginia Tech's Rachel Pocratsky

The weekend was quite busy for NCAA athletes, with conference championships taking place across the country. One of the stars of the weekend was Virginia Tech's Rachel Pocratsky. The junior swept the 800m and 1500m at the ACC Championships, posting the nation's top time in the 1500m in the process.

Watch Pocratsky race at the NCAA East Preliminary Round LIVE on FloTrack, May 24-26

Pocratsky joins Kevin and Jojo this week to talk about her steady improvement, how she plans on managing the rounds at the NCAA championships, learning from Virginia Tech alum Hanna Green, and her experience being coach by high school legend Tom Arnold.

Then, Jojo and Kevin review the entries for the NCAA Preliminary round, discuss Sydney McLaughlin and Michael Norman's racing choices, and talk about Karissa Schweizer's chance at a distance double.