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Men's Track and Field

Men’s Track Takes Third at SoCon Championships

Complete Results
 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – With outstanding performances across the board, the VMI men's track and field team fought its way to a third-place finish to complete the 2022 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Samford won the team title with a resounding 226 points ahead of second-place Western Carolina's 149 points. VMI came in third with 123 points followed by Furman with 95.
 
Senior sprinter Jordin Poindexter capped a spectacular weekend with first-place individual titles and All-Conference honors in both the 100 meter and 200 meter races. In the 100 meter, the Richmond, Virginia, native set a new facility record in 10.27 seconds, the second fastest all-time mark for the event in VMI program history. The previous facility record was 10.36 seconds.
 
In the 200 meter, Poindexter's first place mark of 20.89 seconds set a new VMI record - beating Mario Small's time of 20.90 seconds from the 1991 outdoor season - for his second All-Conference honor of the day.
 
To cap the day, he ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay team of Jeremiah Wilks, Poindexter, Richard Edwards and Johnnie Walker and helped the group to a title in 3:11.08 – a new facility record – to edge out Wofford College's second-place time of 3:14.54.
 
Senior Solomon Ghosh highlighted the efforts of the VMI field group Sunday by placing first in the discus throw with a mark of 48.70 meters.
 
Freshman Jeremiah Wilks ran the 100 meter with a personal-record time of 10.67 seconds for sixth place in the final and again ran a PR in the 200 meter in 21.59 seconds for fourth place.
 
Johnnie Walker earned a lifetime-best time of 47.96 seconds in the 400 meter to place second and earn All-Conference honors for the event. Freshman Richard Edwards also earned a PR in the 400m in 48.62 seconds for sixth place in the final.
 
Freshman Xander Topos just missed the podium in the 400 meter hurdles by placing fourth overall in 56.08 seconds, while junior Trent Whittaker came just shy of All-Conference honors in the 800 meter by placing fourth in 1:51.74. Senior Zach Lauster came in ninth place in the 800m in 1:53.13.
 
Senior Gavin Jenkins placed sixth in the 1500m in 3:49.95 just ahead of D. Alex Fiorillo's 10th-place time of 3:56.54.
 
Isaiah Blount placed sixth in the decathlon with 5693 points and Kevin Linko finished seventh in the multi-event with 5249 combined points.
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott:
"The men's team put up a good fight. We had some incredible performances from freshmen to seniors to get our team on the podium at third.  Thank you, seniors and their parents, for leading our team through this year. Now we work to qualify for the East Region top 48 in the 100m, 200m, 800m, 3000m steeplechase and discus."
 
Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 226 points
2. Western Carolina – 149
3. VMI – 123
4. Furman – 95
5. ETSU – 87
6. The Citadel – 74
7. Wofford – 42
8. UNCG – 15
 
Women's results – Final
1. Samford – 224 points
2. ETSU – 138
3. Western Carolina – 133
4. Wofford – 117
5. Furman – 94
6. The Citadel – 46
7. Mercer – 31
8. Chattanooga – 21
9. VMI – 14
10. UNCG – 0
 
Men's Most Outstanding Athlete
Matt Cahoon, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Marissa Blakely, Western Carolina
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Logan Guzik, Samford
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Savannah Schmidt, Samford
 
 
 
Day 2 champions
Men: High jump Stephen Kraeling, The Citadel (2.05 meters); discus Solomon Ghosh, VMI (48.70 meters); 4x100-meter relay Marcus Brown, David Miles, Michael Harris, Ronald Kent, Western Carolina (41.13); 1,500-meter run Adam Bradtmueller, ETSU (3:44.55); 110-meter hurdles Michael McMahan, Samford (14.52); 400-meter dash Michael Harris, Western Carolina (47.62); 100-meter dash Jordin Poindexter, VMI (10.27); 800-meter run Matthew Smith, Furman (1:48.37*); 400-meter hurdles Michael McMahan, Samford (53.05); decathlon Ty Kimberlin, Samford (6,769 points); 5,000-meter run Gabe Montague, Furman (15:18.40); 200-meter dash Jordin Poindexter, VMI (20.89); shot put JP Caglione, The Citadel (15.49 meters); triple jump Javon Brown, Western Carolina (15.36 meters); 4x400-meter relay Jeremiah Wilks, Jordin Poindexter, Richard Edwards, Johnnie Walker, VMI (3:11.08).
 
 
Women: Shot put Hannah Daffin, Samford (14.38 meters); Heptathlon Mia Milasinovic, Samford (4,871 points); 4x100-meter relay Destiny Shippy, Georgia McDevitt, Rylee Jorgensen, Madeline McNinch, Wofford (45.99); 1,500-meter run Megan Marvin, Furman (4:20.44); 100-meter hurdles Kerrington Johnson, Wofford (13.40); triple jump Morayo Bhadmos, Samford (12.21 meters); 400-meter dash Marissa Blakely, Western Carolina (54.93); 100-meter dash Nicole Johnson, ETSU (11.66); 800-meter run Megan Marvin, Furman (2:07.66); 400-meter hurdles Lindsay Cooper, ETSU (1:00.33); 200-meter dash Marissa Blakely, Western Carolina (24.29); discus Victoria Solheim, Western Carolina (46.95 meters); high jump Makenzie Hooton, Samford (1.65 meters); 5,000-meter run Bethany Graham, Furman (17:05.04); 4x400-meter relay Jessica Lord, Hannah Burkhart, Lindsay Cooper, Nicole Johnson, ETSU (3:48.68).
 
* meet record
 
 
Men's all-freshman – Day 2
High jump
Edric Wenhold, Samford
Tyler Smith, Samford
 
Discus
None
 
1,500-meter run
Matthew Smith, Furman
Gabe Montague, Furman
Colin Keck, UNCG
 
110-meter hurdles
Xander Topos, VMI
Grant Witherspoon, Wofford
 
400-meter dash
Richard Edwards, VMI
Andrew Hamilton, UNCG
Jackson Casey, Wofford
 
100-meter dash
Nolan Johnson, ETSU
Jeremiah Wilks, VMI
Tyke Tabor, Samford
 
800-meter run
Matthew Smith, Furman
Henry Stecher, Western Carolina
Spencer Connick, UNCG
 
400-meter hurdles
Xander Topos, VMI
Benedikt Strack, ETSU
 
Decathlon
Damian Hines, Samford
Isaiah Blount, VMI
 
200-meter dash
Jeremiah Wilks, VMI
Nolan Johnson, ETSU
Zin Maung, UNCG
 
5,000-meter run
Gabe Montague, Furman
Nick Goldstein, Furman
Foster Wilfong, Furman
 
Shot put
Hunter Davis, VMI
 
Triple jump
Ian Jones, Samford
Charles Male, VMI
Owen Barr, Western Carolina
 
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Women's all-freshman – Day 2
Shot put
Yanna Cuesta, The Citadel
 
Heptathlon
Marga Van Der Linde, Wofford
Abbey King, ETSU
 
1,500-meter run
Mary Claire Ridgeway, Wofford
Kaylie Armitage, Furman
Bella Manfre, UNCG
 
100-meter hurdles
Amiel Dabny, Samford
Tre'Breh Scott, Western Carolina
Ariel Raggs, Mercer
 
Triple jump
Kelsey Martin, Samford
Yvonnia Perrello, VMI
 
400-meter dash
Monica Seitz, Furman
 
100-meter dash
Eleyah Armstrong, VMI
Liyah Nelson, Samford
Leslie Gansore, ETSU
 
800-meter run
Callie Harper, Furman
Serena Henderson, ETSU
Chloe Gilbert, Wofford
 
400-meter hurdles
Ariel Raggs, Mercer
Ayden Drake, Samford
Gracie Morse, Chattanooga
 
200-meter dash
Kelsey Martin, Samford
Amiel Dabny, Samford
Eleyah Armstrong, VMI
 
Discus
Taniyah Thomas, Western Carolina
 
High jump
None
 
5,000-meter run
Ashley Walker, Samford
Sinkenesh Parker, Samford
Alesea Caldwell, Western Carolina
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

D. Alex Fiorillo

D. Alex Fiorillo

Distance
Junior
Solomon Ghosh

Solomon Ghosh

Throws
Senior
Gavin Jenkins

Gavin Jenkins

Mid Distance/Distance
Redshirt Senior
Zach Lauster

Zach Lauster

Mid-Distance
Senior
Kevin Linko

Kevin Linko

Multis
Junior
Jordin Poindexter

Jordin Poindexter

Sprints-Relays
Senior
Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

Sprints/Relays
Senior
Trent Whittaker

Trent Whittaker

Mid-Distance
Junior
Isaiah Blount

Isaiah Blount

Multi
Freshman
Hunter Davis

Hunter Davis

Throws
Freshman
Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Sprints/Relays
Freshman
Charles Male

Charles Male

Jumps
Freshman

Players Mentioned

D. Alex Fiorillo

D. Alex Fiorillo

Junior
Distance
Solomon Ghosh

Solomon Ghosh

Senior
Throws
Gavin Jenkins

Gavin Jenkins

Redshirt Senior
Mid Distance/Distance
Zach Lauster

Zach Lauster

Senior
Mid-Distance
Kevin Linko

Kevin Linko

Junior
Multis
Jordin Poindexter

Jordin Poindexter

Senior
Sprints-Relays
Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

Senior
Sprints/Relays
Trent Whittaker

Trent Whittaker

Junior
Mid-Distance
Isaiah Blount

Isaiah Blount

Freshman
Multi
Hunter Davis

Hunter Davis

Freshman
Throws
Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Freshman
Sprints/Relays
Charles Male

Charles Male

Freshman
Jumps