FRIDAY MEET

Meet: Crimson Elite Meet
Location: Cambridge, Mass.
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The Short Story:  Gordon Smith led the Ram charge at Harvard, making the 60-meter dash final with a significant personal best time of 6.82 seconds.  

SPRINTS

• Smith's PR was .18 of a second better than his previous best of 7.00, good for eighth in the 60m final
• Junior Justin Wallace also ran a personal best in the 60m, breaking the tape in 6.89 seconds

 
JUMPS

• Smith also excelled the long jump, advancing to the final with a best jump of the day of 7.01 meters (23'-0")
• Junior Trevor Thomas cleared 1.91m (6'-3.25") in the high jump, good for seventh overall

 
THROWS

• Senior Justin Barnett slotted into 12^th place in the shot put, heaving his implement 14.39m (47'-2.5")
• Senior Coby Cockrell cracked the top 10 in the weight throw, making 10^th place with a best throw of 16.84m (55'-3")

 
SATURDAY MEETS

Meet: Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational
Location: Boston, Mass.
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The Short Story:  The men had two third-place finishers at Boston University: senior Daiqwaun Faircloth in the 60-meter hurdles and Barnett in the shot put.

SPRINTS

• For the second time in as many days, Smith qualified for the 60-meter dash final, this time crossing the line in sixth in 6.90 seconds
• Sophomore Kacey Pratt (6th/47.98) and junior Lewis Freeman (9th/48.52) both ran personal best times in the 400-meter dash
• Freeman later added another personal record in the 200-meter dash, finishing the one lap in 21.98

HURDLES

• Faircloth not only made the podium in the 60mH, but he also ran a significant PR of 8.07, nearly a tenth of a second faster than his previous best of 8.16

DISTANCE

• Sophomore Kendall Phillips and sophomore Jaden Luczak toed the line in the one-mile run, clocking in at 4:25.76 and 4:28.56, respectively

JUMPS

• Sophomore David Coles and senior Mohamad Abdelrahman both qualified for the triple jump. Coles placed fourth with a jump of 14.79m (48'-6.25"), and Abdelrahman took eighth place with a best jump of 14.23m (46'-8.25")

THROWS

• Barnett clinched his bronze finish in the shot put with a throw of 15.18m (49'-9.75")

 
Meet: Liberty Open
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
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The Short Story: Four Ram men competed at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex on Saturday.

SPRINTS

• Freshman Aubrey Bryant finished sixth in the final of the 60-meter dash, and then followed that up with a personal best time of 23.36 in the 200-meter dash

DISTANCE

• Senior Sean Daley set a personal best in the 3000-meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 9:29.64, six seconds quicker than his previous best
• Freshman Curtis Boykin, Jr., ran a time of 4:32.54 in his first ever collegiate one-mile run

JUMPS

• Freshman Philip Daniel continued to perform well in the triple jump in his first college season, advancing to the final and placing fourth. Daniel landed in the sand pit at 14.22m (46'-8") on his best jump of the day

 
UP NEXT
 
VCU track & field will compete closer to home for their indoor regular season finale at the Darius Dixon Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 in Lynchburg, Va. Action from the Liberty University Indoor Track Complex begins at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, and both days of the meet will be streamed live on ESPN+.