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Men's Track and Field

RAMS FINISH THIRD IN A-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Meet: Atlantic 10 Conference Championship
Location: Fairfax, Va. (George Mason Stadium)
Team Scores: 1. Rhode Island 250.5, 2. George Mason 147, 3. VCU 109, 4. Saint Louis 71.5, 5. Duquesne 55, 6. Davidson 53, 7. St. Joseph's 49, 8. Loyola Chicago 44, 9. La Salle 36, 10. Fordham 23, 11. George Washington 18
Final Results

The Short Story: The Rams win four gold medals and three silver medals as they collect a third place finish in the A-10 Outdoor Championships.

Sprints/Hurdles

  • Freshman Presten Augustin had a career weekend as he set a personal best and won gold in the 400h at 51.49s. He also won silver in the 110h at 14.02s before being named A-10 Rookie of the Year
  • Jude Okafor finished sixth in the 400m dash at 47.49s
  • Jordan Davis won gold in the 100m dash at 10.60s, defeating Sineth Andrabadu of Davidson by 0.01 seconds
  • Davis and Okafor each qualified for the 200m finals

Relays

Distance

  • Jonathan Hess won silver in the 800m run at 1:54.10. He set a personal record of 1:51.46 in the prelims
  • Thomas Hess finished at 1:52.88 in the 800m prelims
  • Julian Lawson finished at 3:57.76 in the 1500m prelims

Jumps

  • Philip Daniel won silver in the triple jump at 15.64m. He also set a personal record in the long jump at 7.35m in a sixth place effort
  • Destiny Ese set a personal record in the triple jump at 15.12m in a fourth place finish in addition to a seventh place finish in the long jump at 7.07m
  • Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens won bronze in the triple jump at 15.49m in addition to a 10th-place finish in the long jump
  • Jeremiah Johnson competed in the high jump at 1.96m

Throws

  • Shinobu Hawk won gold in the discus throw with a personal-best 52.48m
  • Devon Brooks also set a PR in the discus at 48.49m, finishing fourth in addition to a PR in the hammer throw at 53.26m
  • Freshman Adham Saleh won gold in the hammer throw with a PR of 61.34m, good for third best mark in program history
  • Troy McWilliams won bronze in the hammer throw at 57.85m

Next Up

This championship meet concludes the season for most Rams as a select few will have their season continue at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Lexington, Ky. from May 27 until May 30. 

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Players Mentioned

Devon Brooks

Devon Brooks

Throws
Freshman
Philip Daniel

Philip Daniel

Jumps
Sophomore
Jordan Davis

Jordan Davis

Short Sprints
Freshman
Shinobu  Hawk

Shinobu Hawk

Throws
Freshman
Thomas Hess

Thomas Hess

Distance
Freshman
Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens

Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens

Jumps
Freshman
Jude Okafor

Jude Okafor

Long Sprints
Freshman
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

High Jump
Sophomore
Julian Lawson

Julian Lawson

Distance
Redshirt Senior
Lopez Lumaine

Lopez Lumaine

Sprints
Redshirt Junior
Carter Smith

Carter Smith

Distance
Junior
Presten Augustin

Presten Augustin

Hurdles
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Devon Brooks

Devon Brooks

Freshman
Throws
Philip Daniel

Philip Daniel

Sophomore
Jumps
Jordan Davis

Jordan Davis

Freshman
Short Sprints
Shinobu  Hawk

Shinobu Hawk

Freshman
Throws
Thomas Hess

Thomas Hess

Freshman
Distance
Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens

Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens

Freshman
Jumps
Jude Okafor

Jude Okafor

Freshman
Long Sprints
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

Sophomore
High Jump
Julian Lawson

Julian Lawson

Redshirt Senior
Distance
Lopez Lumaine

Lopez Lumaine

Redshirt Junior
Sprints
Carter Smith

Carter Smith

Junior
Distance
Presten Augustin

Presten Augustin

Freshman
Hurdles