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Men's Track and Field

Men’s Track Opens Strong at Colonial Relays

Day 1 Results
 
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Under heavy winds, the VMI men's track and field team competed to the best of its ability to open the 2022 Colonial Relays with strong marks Friday at William and Mary's Walter J. Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia.
 
Senior sprinter Jordin Poindexter highlighted Day One of the meet with a fourth-place finish in the 200 (21.42s) meter dash and fifth-place mark in the 100 meter (10.70s). Jeremiah Wilks and Nick Brown also competed in the 200m and finished 23rd and 24th, respectively. Wilks also ran the 100m and came in 10th overall in 10.88 seconds.
 
Gavin Jenkins showed out in the 1500m championship race with a fifth-place finish in 3:52.76 followed by Trent Whittaker in 15th overall in 3:58.45.
 
In the 1500m university run, D. Alex Fiorillo came in fifth in 3:56.15 and Zach Lauster came close behind in 14th in 3:58.72.
 
Freshman Charles Male performed well in the long jump, arriving in sixth place at 6.55 meters.
 
Solomon Ghosh came in ninth in the shot put championship field at 14.08 meters, and teammate Herbert Brooks logged a 12th-place distance of 11.96 meters in the university field. Andrew Granger competed in the hammer throw and finished 10th overall at 46.54 meters.
 
Freshman Xander Topos came in 11th place in the 400m hurdles in 55.84 seconds,
 
Several Keydets competed in the 800 meter run led by Andre Jordan in 12th place in 1:56.88 and Adam Waite in 19th place at 1:57.70. Stephen Kelley and Ian Irizarry-Negron also competed in the event.
 
Josh Tuell showed well in the high jump at a height of 1.76 meters for 13th place.             
 
Nick Brown led the way in the 400 meter dash in 24th place in 50.15 seconds. Jonathan Gray and Noah Schagelin also competed in the event for VMI. In the 3000m steeplechase, Andrew Hirneisen led VMI in 29th place in 10:16.75 and Craig Swain arrived in 33rd overall in 10;48.98.
 
In the 5000 meter, Brian Tavenner led VMI in 33rd overall in 15:42.42 followed by Dennison Kelly in 34th in 15:44.68. Zach Diller also competed for the Keydets.
                                                                                                                                         
Day Two of the Colonial Relays begins at 9 a.m. Saturday morning.
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott:
"Jordin Poindexter led off the VMI men with a 5th place finish in the 100m and 4th place finish in the 200m. Under very windy conditions, everyone on our team competed. We were able to take a large team and see where our team stands. We have learned a lot regarding what we need to do to be ready for SoCon and Day 2 will be another test of our capabilities on the track and in the field events."
 





 
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Players Mentioned

Herbert Brooks

Herbert Brooks

Throws
Junior
Zach Diller

Zach Diller

Distance
Junior
D. Alex Fiorillo

D. Alex Fiorillo

Distance
Junior
Solomon Ghosh

Solomon Ghosh

Throws
Senior
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

Throws
Sophomore
Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray

Sprints/Relays
Senior
Andrew Hirneisen

Andrew Hirneisen

Distance
Sophomore
Gavin Jenkins

Gavin Jenkins

Mid Distance/Distance
Redshirt Senior
Andre Jordan

Andre Jordan

Distance
Senior
Stephen Kelley

Stephen Kelley

Distance
Sophomore
Dennison Kelly

Dennison Kelly

Distance
Junior
Zach Lauster

Zach Lauster

Mid-Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Herbert Brooks

Herbert Brooks

Junior
Throws
Zach Diller

Zach Diller

Junior
Distance
D. Alex Fiorillo

D. Alex Fiorillo

Junior
Distance
Solomon Ghosh

Solomon Ghosh

Senior
Throws
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

Sophomore
Throws
Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray

Senior
Sprints/Relays
Andrew Hirneisen

Andrew Hirneisen

Sophomore
Distance
Gavin Jenkins

Gavin Jenkins

Redshirt Senior
Mid Distance/Distance
Andre Jordan

Andre Jordan

Senior
Distance
Stephen Kelley

Stephen Kelley

Sophomore
Distance
Dennison Kelly

Dennison Kelly

Junior
Distance
Zach Lauster

Zach Lauster

Senior
Mid-Distance