Meet: Atlantic 10 Conference Championships
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. (Virginia Beach Sports Center)
Team scores: 1 – George Mason (119.5), 2 – VCU (111), 3 – Richmond (101), 4 – UMass (80.5),  5 – Rhode Island (75.5), 6 – Duquesne (53), 7 – Dayton (38.5), 8 – Fordham (35.5), 9 – La Salle (31), 9 – Saint Louis (31), 11 – Davidson (30.5), 12 – Saint Joseph's (29), 13 – Loyola Chicago (28), 14 – George Washington (12)
 
The short story: The Rams earned eight medals across all events on day two, highlighted by three gold medals from Lauryn Taylor and Eryn Byrd, to place second in the 2025 A-10 Conference Championships. 
 
SPRINTS:

• Taylor clocked a 7.41 time in the 60-meter dash to earn gold in the event. Taylor capped her illustrious indoor career with her third overall medal and second gold in the 60-meter dash
• Taylor also earned gold in the 200-meter, setting a new meet record in the process with a time of 23.96 seconds
• Jaliyah Person ran a time of 55.41 seconds in the 400-meter dash to earn a silver medal in the event. Person's time sets a new personal best in the event, and she now possesses the third best time in VCU history
• Asia Powell finished shortly after Taylor in the 60, clocking a time of 6.50 seconds to earn bronze in the event. Powell's mark comes up just shy of her personal best of 6.40 seconds she recorded at last season's Championships
• Kayelyn Tate added three points for the Rams in her performances in the 60 and the 200 

THROWS:

• Byrd placed first in the shot put, earning her fourth career gold medal in the shot put with a distance of 14.75 meters
• Fellow Ram Like Matalatala placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 13.79 meters
• Desi Akaolisa earned sixth with a distance of 13.46 meters to add three points for the Black and Gold

JUMPS:

• Senior Sydney Carr shattered her personal best mark of 12.03 meters in the triple jump with a new distance of 12.27 meters to earn silver
• In the high jump, Nayome Shipp earned silver, jumping a height of 1.70 meters to give the Rams eight points
• Damilola Ogbeta finished fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.85 meters, setting a new personal best in the process

HURDLES:

• Sophomore Myzhane Solomon earned a bronze medal in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.79 seconds. Solomon's mark finishes .01 seconds off her personal record set at the 2024 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 

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"Our women showed incredible resilience and fight today. We've built a championship culture, and while we fell just short of our fourth straight title, we're proud of the way we competed. Lauryn Taylor's two-event win in her comeback season was a huge moment for us, and Eryn Byrd's four-year dominance in the shot put is a testament to her hard work and consistency. This isn't the outcome we wanted, but it's fuel for what's next. We'll take this experience, learn from it, and come back even stronger for the outdoor season." – 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.