Meet: UCF Black & Gold Challenge
Location: Orlando, Fla. (UCF Track & Field/Soccer Complex)
Final Results
The Short Story: Junior Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens was victorious in the triple jump as VCU made their outdoor season debut at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge
Sprints/Hurdles
- Freshman Presten Augustin debuted in the 400m hurdles with a 53.77s time
- Junior Jude Okafor set a 200m PR at 21.34s
- Junior Jordan Davis also competed in the 200m run at 21.76s, good for a personal record
- Augustin qualified for the finals and finished fifth in the 110m hurdles at 14.32s
Distance
Relays
Jumps
- Senior Philip Daniel finished top-10 in the long jump with a jump of 7.24m
- Kargbo-Owens competed in the long jump at 6.88m
- Kargbo-Owens was victorious and tied a personal-record in the triple jump at 15.49m
- Daniel finished third in triple jump at 15.31m
Throws
- Senior Troy McWilliams set a hammer throw PR at 58.03m, finishing eighth
- Freshman Adham Saleh made his VCU debut as he finished with a 51.68m hammer throw
- Junior Shinobu Hawk finished with a 47.90m discus throw
Next Up
After a couple of weeks off from competition, the Rams travel to Fairfax for the Dalton Ebanks Invitational hosted by George Mason on Friday, April 3 and continuing on Saturday, April 4.Â
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