Meet: Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Indoor Track Complex)
Results: (Day One) (Day Two)
The Short Story: In their last indoor meet before the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships, VCU Men's Track and Field produced several solid performances from their upperclassman. In particular, Junior Willie Schwartz had another impressive showing this weekend, notching his fourth top-ten finish of the indoor season.
On Saturday, Schwartz placed second in weight throw and recorded a personal best of 19.26m. The junior shattered his previous personal best of throw of 18.83, which he set at the Nittany Lion challenge earlier this season. A consistent force for the Rams, Schwartz will look to dominate the field at the A-10 Championships in two weeks.
"Will is always a competitor, but he recently had to relearn that great throws are a byproduct of aggression and relaxation," said Throws Coach Ethan Tussing. "With that realization in hand, he [Will] will continue to progress and I know he will give us his best at the championship meet in a couple of weeks."
JUMPS
- In the triple jump, freshman Mohamad Abdelrahman finished third with a leap of 14.39m. Senior Bashir Idris would follow-up with a fourth-place finish
- Junior Xyan XRichardson tied for fourth place in the high jump on Saturday
- Camron Browne earned a sixth-place finish in the long jump
SPRINTS/HURDLES
- Senior Ian Davis placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles and earned a season best in the race
- Freshman Corey Bannister and senior Matthew Pittman placed eighth and ninth, respectively, in the 500-meter run. Both student-athletes recorded personal records in the race
- Sophomore JeVon Waller set a new PR in 200-meter dash
THROWS
- Sophomore Jaekob Vollbrecht finished sixth in the weight throw and recorded a personal best of 17.35m. Sophomore Coby Cockrell added a personal best in the event as well
- Vollbrecht also secured a sixth-place finish in the shot put while junior Ebenezer Belaynah placed ninth. Cockrell and Freshman Justin Barnett PRed in the event
DISTANCE
What's Next
VCU will head north to Kingston R.I. to compete in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships held on Saturday, February 29 and Sunday, March 1.
