Zach Vrhovac’s victory in the 800-meter run paced the Albemarle boys track team to a fourth-place finish at the Group AAA meet.

“I feel like I’ve had some talented kids,” said Albemarle track and field coach Lance Weisend. “But to have these four, it’s just amazing.“

The four runners didn’t just break the previous record of 7:42.22, they shattered it by nearly six seconds with their time of 7:36.99.

It appears some members of the Albemarle boys track team picked up right where it left off.

After winning the Northwest Region championship by nearly tripling their next closest opponent’s point total (Mountain View), the Patriots are looking to bring home a state title.

The Albemarle boys 4x800-meter relay team added another victory to its triumphant season on Friday night at the 102nd Millrose Games.

The Albemarle boys 4x800-meter relay squad, which recorded the season’s fastest time in the United States on Saturday at the Virginia Tech Invitational, will be joined by Western Albemarle miler Tyler Stutzman at the event.

Jordan Hill won two events, placed in two others and ran the anchor leg of Albemarle’s winning 4x400-meter relay team as the Patriots claimed the Northwest Region boys track title at UVa’s Lannigan Field on Friday.

What the azalea-lined fairways of Augusta National are to golf and the steeples of Churchill Downs are to horse racing, the brick bleachers of Franklin Field at Philadelphia’s Penn Relays are to track and field.