Meet: Liberty Open
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Brant Tolsma Fieldhouse)
Full Results

The Short Story: VCU traveled to Liberty for a consolidated one-day meet due to impending inclement weather. Four freshman Rams led the way in a strong effort.

Sprints/Hurdles

• Freshman Presten Augustin finished 3rd in the 60m hurdles with an impressive 8.03s showing
• Sophomore Marcus Acheampong had a season-best 21.86s time in the 200m
• Jude Okafor finished the 400m run at 48.26

Distance

• Freshman Jonathan Hess set a personal record and finished 2nd in the 1000m run at 2:29.53
• Julian Lawson finished 7th in the 1000m run with a personal record of 2:31.2

Jumps

• Freshman Destiny Ese debuted in the triple jump with an impressive 15.01m jump and finished 3rd
• Junior Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens finished 4th with a triple jump of 14.96m
• Junior Jaiden Oglesby cleared 2 meters for a second consecutive meet in the high jump, finishing 3rd

Throws

• Freshman Tate Foerster finished 4th in the shot put at 15.94m
• Troy McWilliams and Devon Brooks each finished in the top 7 in weight throw, with a 17.97m and 17.17m throw respectively

Up Next

VCU travels north next weekend to George Mason to participate in the Patriot Games on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31.