Meet: Virginia Tech Invitational
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Full Results

The Short Story:  Freshman Emmanuel Oche had a strong performance in the 60m, breaking the VCU Men's 60m record twice. Oche ran a 6.74 in the prelims and a 6.68 in the finals, taking home second place. Junior John Casper led for the Rams in two events, the weight throw (2/19.17m) and the shot put (6/16.48m).

SPRINTS

• Freshman Jordan Davis (6.99), Sophomore Aubrey Bryant (7.01) and Senior Darius Reed (7.02) finished 11,12 and 13 for the VCU in the men's 60m prelims.
• In the 60m hurdle prelims, junior Marcus Wilson qualified for finals running 8.23, for seventh place.
• Sophomore Winston Broiles (19/8.69) and Senior Christopher White (24/10.12) also ran in the 60m hurdle prelims.
• Wilson finished seventh in the 60m hurdles final, crossing the line in 8.13.
• Freshman Chanan Mathis was the first Ram to finish in the men's 300m finishing in 35.00.
• Senior Lewis Freeman (35.93) and sophomore Winston Broiles (37.52) finished 14 and 20 in the 300m.
• Oche placed second in the men's 200m race, finishing in 22.07.
• Davis also ran in the 200m (22.22) finishing in fourth.
• Reed finished 12 (23.12) and Bryant finished 13 (23.18) in the 200m.

DISTANCE

• In the men's 500m race, junior Paul Adelugba
• Freshman Carter Smith finished 11 in the men's one-mile race (4:26.98) and fellow freshman Jacob Barrow finished 13 (4:31.15).
• Senior Kyle Weldon was VCU's lone runner in the 3000m finishing 19 (9:04.17) for the Rams.
• Junior Kendall Phillips finished 14 in the men's 1000m (2:31.24) and Freshman Thomas Hess (2:41.39) finished 21.
   

JUMPS

• Senior Trevor Thomas jumped 6.62m in the men's long jump finishing 12.
• In the Men's high jump freshman Jaiden Oglesby jumped 1.96m placing 13 in the event.
• The Rams had a strong showing in the men's triple-jump event, with three jumpers in the top five.
• Junior, David Coles led the way finishing second and setting a new personal record (15.36m). Sophomore Phillip Daniel finished fourth with a 14.58m jump and freshman Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens finished fifth, jumping 14.53m.

 
Throws

• Freshman Diego Turner threw 14.24m in the shot-put event finishing 15.
• Freshman Shinobu Hawk (13.84m) and Devon Brooks (13.59m) finished 17 and 18 in the shot put.

 
 UP NEXT
 
VCU track & field will travel to Lynchburg Thursday, Jan. 18, for the Liberty University, Brant Tolsma Invitational.