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

• Jonathan Hess and Julian Lawson each ran in the 1500m invite at 3:55.73 and 3:58.8, respectively
• Redshirt sophomore Thomas Hess set a personal record in the 800m run at 1:51.30
• Jonathan Hess made his 800m debut at 1:52.51
• Junior Carter Smith finished sixth in the 1500m open at 4:00.79

Relays

• The 4x400m team of Okafor, Augustin, Thomas Hess and Marquis Belle finished in 3:13.33

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.