The Basics

• Meet: 2015 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships
• Location: Kingston, R.I.
• Full Results – Click Here
• The Short Story: A strong effort from the throwers led the VCU men's track  field squad to a fourth-place showing at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships. Senior Brandon Ruffin took home Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet honors after shattering the conference and school records in the weight throw. Junior Kyle Martin brought home gold in the 60m hurdles and senior Ryan Coles brought home gold in the shot put to highlight the weekend for the Black & Gold.

• After Ruffin's record-breaking showing on day one, Martin got day two off to a strong start for the Rams by winning the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.09. Teammate Xavier Waller also medaled in the event, finishing third with a time of 8.22.
• The big event of the day for VCU came in the shot put where Coles led a sweep for the Black & Gold. Coles won the event with a throw of 17.16m (56' 3 ¾"). He was followed by freshman Andrew Hines (second – 16.75m (54' 11 ½")) and Ruffin (third – 16.66m (54' 8"))
• Waller also finished third in the heptathlon, scoring 4720 points on the weekend. His weekend finished in the high jump with a fifth place showing, clearing 1.89m (6' 2 ¼").
• Senior George Moore scored five points in the 500m, finishing in fourth with a time of 1:05.41.
• Freshman Kareem Payne scored in the 60m for the Rams, finishing fourth with a time of 7.07.
• The 4x400 meter squad also finished fourth, clocking in at 3:21.04.
• Senior Tehquin Warrick brought home points in the 400m with a fifth-place showing (49.59).
• Sophomore Racheed Davis finished fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 13.81m (45' 3 ¾").

• "We had some really good performances from our guys. We tried our best to hold on to the 3rd place spot but didn't have enough depth in the end. " – Head Coach Jon Riley
• "Brandon got us off to a good start yesterday by shattering the school, A10 and facility records with a huge toss to win the weight throw and he finished the weekend off with a third place finish in the shot put. I've lost count of how many MVP Performances Brandon has had, but this one seemed to be very special to him." – Head Coach Jon Riley