Meet: Atlantic 10 Conference Championships
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. (Virginia Beach Sports Center)
Team scores: 1 – Rhode Island (178.5), 2 – George Mason (121.5), 3 – VCU (92), 4 – Fordham (87), 5 – UMass (85), 6 – Saint Joseph's (76), 7 – Saint Louis (55.5), 8 – Loyola Chicago (47), 9 – La Salle (18), 10 – Davidson (12.5), 11 – St. Bonaventure (5)
 
The short story: The Rams claimed five medals on day two of the A-10 Championships, highlighted by a gold from David Coles, en route to a third-place performance
 
JUMPS:

• In the triple jump, Coles earned gold with a mark of 15.30 meters. This marks Coles' first gold medal in the indoor triple jump and second overall as he earned silver in the event at the 2022 Indoor A-10 Championships
• Isaiah-Taji Kargbo Owens earned silver in the triple jump with a distance of 14.94 meters. Saturday's silver marks the first medal of the sophomore's indoor collegiate career. Kargbo Owens now owns the fifth best distance in school history
• Sophomore Jaiden Oglesby earned silver in the high jump with a height of 2.04 meters. Oglesby's height of 2.04 is his new personal best for the indoor high jump
• Nathaniel Mitchell recorded a new personal best in the high jump with a height of 1.96 meters to place sixth for the Rams
• Phillip Daniel added five points for the Black and Gold with a fifth-place performance in the triple jump 

SPRINTS:

• Sophomore Emmanuel Oche clocked a time of 6.81 seconds in the 60-meter dash earning himself a silver medal in the event. Oche finished just .003 seconds short of first place
• Freshman Christian Hallums finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.63 seconds, earning five points in the Rams' favor
• In the 400-meter dash, Jude Okafor added four points with a fifth-place finish 

RELAYS:

• The 4x400-meter team of Okafor, Marcus Acheampong, Hallums and Jayden Hines placed second, earning silver with a time of 3:14.81 seconds, just shy of the winning time of 3:14.78

THROWS:

• Diego Turner placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 15.71 meters, coming up just shy of his personal best mark of 15.79 he recorded at this season's Doc Hale Invitational
• Shinobu Hawk capped the best season of his collegiate career with an eighth-place performance in the shot put to add a point for the Rams 

HURDLES:

• Acheampong added a point for VCU with his performance in the 60-meter hurdles 

Quote:
"We put together a strong team performance and earned a well-fought third-place finish. Our triple jumpers, high jumpers, and 4x4 set the tone with standout efforts, and the entire team competed with determination. This is a great step forward, and we're hungry for more. As we transition to the outdoor season, we'll keep building, refining, and pushing to reach an even higher level." – Assistant Coach Ethan Tussing
 
Next up
Select Rams will travel to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Fri-Sat, March 14-15 in Virginia Beach, Va hosted at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.