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University of Rhode Island

2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Virsavia Goretoy

  • Position Sprints/Hurdles
  • Class Senior
  • High School West Warwick
  • Hometown West Warwick, R.I.

Biography

Personal Bests
  • Indoor
    • 60m Hurdles: 8.72 (March 1, 2024 at the NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championship)
    • 200m: 26.86 (2021-22 at Brown Invitational)
    • 300m: 41.80 (2021-22 at BU Season Opener)
    • Long Jump: 4.99 (2021-22 at URI Coaches Invite, 2020-21 at Dual Meet vs. Providence, UMass Lowell)
    • Pentathlon: 2982 (2021-22 at URI Pentathlon)
  • Outdoor
    • 100m Hurdles: 13.70 (May 4, 2024 at the Atlantic 10 Championship)
    • 200m: 26.20 (March 29, 2024 at the Black & Gold Invitational)
    • 400m Hurdles: 1:06.71 (April 23, 2022 at Holy Cross Invitational)
    • Long Jump: 18' 7" (May 4, 2024 at the Atlantic 10 Championship)
Career Honors & Awards
  • 2024 Atlantic 10 Champion - 100m Hurdles
2023-24 (Senior)
  • Indoor
    • Ran the 60m Hurdles in 9.08 to finish third at the Suffolk Relays (Dec. 2)
    • Helped Rhody win the 4x400 Relay at the URI Invitational in 3:58.05 (Jan. 20)
    • Took fifth in the long jump at the URI Coaches Invitational with a mark of 17' 7.5" (Feb. 10)
    • Finished eighth in the 60m Hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a time of 9.11 (Feb. 23)
    • Also placed eighth in the long jump with a 17' 10.75" leap
    • Ran a collegiate-best 8.72 to finish third in the 60m Hurdles at the NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Champinoship (March 1)
  • Outdoor
    • Won the long jump at the Black & Gold Invitationla with an 18' 6.5" leap (March 29)
    • Won the 100m Hurdles in 14.00 at the UMass Flagship Opener (April 7)
    • Took second in the long jump at the Holy Cross Invitational with an 18' 6.5" effort (April 20)
    • Won the 100m Hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Championship in a collegiate-best 13.70 (May 4)
    • Placed eighth in the long jump at the same meet with a mark of 18' 7" for a new personal best
    • Won the 100m Hurdles at the NEICAAA Championship in 13.72 seconds (May 10)
2022-23 (Junior)
  • Indoor
    • Took second in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.97 at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 3)
    • Finished fourth in the 60m Hurdles, crossing in 9.04 at the Beacon Invitational (Dec. 10)
    • Placed 11th in the 60m Hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Championship, crossing in 8.94 (Feb. 25)
    • Also placed 19th in the high jump at the event with a mark of 16' 9.25"
  • Outdoor
    • Did not compete.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
  • Indoor:
    • Finished fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.97s), sixth in the long jump (5.45m) and 11th in the 300m (41.80s) at the BU Season Opener.
    • Finished ninth with 2982 points at the URI Pentathlon.
    • Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles (9.25s) and 20th in the 200m (27.90s) at the URI Invitational.
    • Finished fifth in the 4x400m relay (4:13.23) and 13th in the long jump (4.99m) at the URI Coaches Invite.
    • Placed second in the 60m hurdles final (8.99s) and finished fifth in the 200m (26.86s) at the Brown Invitational.
2020-21 (Freshman)
  • Indoor:
    • Placed third in the long jump (4.99m) and finished seventh in the 300m (44.52s) and fourth in the 60m hurdles (9.38s) at the dual meet against Providence and UMass Lowell.
  • Outdoor:
    • Placed third in the 100m hurdles (15.27s) and finished fifth in the long jump (5.05m) and ninth in the 200m (27.30s) at the Bryant Black & Gold Invite.
    • Finished fifth in the 100m hurdles (15.17s) and 12th in the long jump (5.18m) at the UConn Dog Fight.
    • Placed third in the 100m hurdles (14.81s) and finished fourth in the long jump (5.15m) and seventh in the 200m (26.46s) at the Holy Cross Invite.
    • Finished sixth in the 100m hurdles (15.11s), eighth in the 200m (26.80s), and 13th in the long jump (5.22m) at the UConn Northeast Invite.
    • Finished 14th in the long jump (5.46m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
    • Finished sixth in the long jump (5.59m) and sixth in the 100m hurdles final (14.65s) at the New England Championship.
Before URI
  • Attended West Warwick High School
  • Named All-State, All-Team, and All-Division for both indoor and outdoor track all four years
  • Earned the Most Valuable Field Award for indoor (2018)
  • Member of the Honor Roll all four years
  • Earned the Wonderful Wizard Award throughout her time at West Warwick
  • Seth Magaziner Young Leader Award (2019)
  • Member of the World Language Society with Highest Honors
  • President of the Social Committee
  • Also a member of the volleyball team
Personal
  • Has one brother, Ivan, and four sisters, Olga, Eileen, Julia, and Oksana
  • Chose URI for the great science program and location
  • Favorite athlete is Thor Bjornsson

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2022-23Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2023-24Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles