BOSTON, Mass. – VMI senior Jahanzib Shahbaz concluded a spectacular indoor season by placing third in the men's IC4A mile run contested Sunday at the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.
 
The senior from Stafford, Virginia, ran a personal-best time of 4:05.42 for the event, just three seconds behind the 1-and-2 finishers.
 
The men's distance medley relay team of Trent Whittaker, Rafael Mas, Zach Lauster and Shahbaz earned a season-best 9:57.64 effort Sunday
 
The men's 4x400 team of Jonathan Gray, Jordin Poindexter, Johnnie Walker and Mas also ran a season-best time for the event, completing the relay in 3:15.67.
 
"I was very happy for Jahanzib, he was in a great field today in the mile and it paid dividends with an outstanding personal best that also lead to a third-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:05," said VMI head coach Darrin Webb. "But to watch both the DMR and 4x4 both run substantial seasonal best performances was very exciting.
 
"Many of the cadet-athletes here this weekend are young and will have multiple chances to come back here again, and I know that after yesterday and today not only are they excited about that opportunity, but they will be prepared and ready to excel."
 
Junior women's thrower Sarah Leckman competed in the shot put and turned in a distance of 13.94 meters, good for ninth place in the field.