Meet: Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Brant Tolsma Fieldhouse)
Final Results
 
The Short Story: The Rams utilized two individual victories as they competed at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, hosted by Liberty
 
Sprints/Hurdles

• Senior Asia Powell finished 4th in the 60m dash at 7.48s. She also set a season-best time of 7.41s in the semifinals of the event
•  Powell also competed in the 200m invite and finished with a 24.94s time
•   Aubree Harris competed in the 60h with a 8.65s time in the semifinals
• Junior Jaliyah Person was victorious in the open 200m with a personal-record 24.62s time
• Person also competed in the 400m invite at 56.31s
• Jordyn Evans and Tori Lewis finished 2nd and 3rd in the 500m run, respectively

 
Distance

• Senior Ava Miller competed in the 1000m run at 3:03.45
• Freshmen Leena Olibah and Madison Johnson each set personal-best times in the 800m run

 
Relays

• The Rams finished 3rd in the 4000m distance medley relay as Johnson, Skylar Moody, Olibah and Shreya Krishnamurthy combined for a 11:50.07 time

 
Jumps

• Redshirt senior Sydney Carr was victorious in the triple jump with a season-best 12.14m jump
• Sophomore Damilola Ogbeta finished with a 11.78m jump in the triple jump

 
Throws

• Redshirt junior Desi Akaolisa competed in the shot put and weight throw with a 13.99m and 17.94m throw, respectively
• Like Matalatala also competed in both events with a 13.08m shot put and 15.88m weight throw
• Senior Anaya Harris recorded a 12.64m shot put
•  Freshman Melissa Casiraghi recorded a 16.83m weight throw
• Junior Blanca Pereira recorded a 16.22m weight throw

 
Up Next
The Rams will compete in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships at the Virginia Beach sportsplex beginning Friday, Feb. 27 and continuing through Saturday, Feb. 28.