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Paul Bouis

Men's Track and Field

VMI Men Place Fourth at SoCon Indoor Championships

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LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's track and field team continued to show excellence by completing the 2023 Southern Conference Indoor Championships by placing fourth overall Sunday at VMI's Corps Physical Training Facility.
 
The VMI men placed fourth with 96.33 points. Samford took the team title with 174.5 points, Western Carolina placed third with 122 and ETSU arrived in third with 102.5 points.
 
Junior Keyandre Midgett was given the Heath Whittle Award as the Men's Most Outstanding Athlete after winning the title in the triple jump in addition to his second-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles final. On Saturday, he finished second in the long jump as further evidence of his key performances to secure the honor. He earned a 15.24 meter triple jump to place first, and came in second in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.18 seconds.The honor is the second straight year VMI has won the award as Jordin Poindexter earned the recognition a year ago.
 
Andrew Granger won the individual title in the weight throw by placing first with a personal record distance of 16.78m, while Herbert Brooks came in third with a personal-best mark of 16.68 meters.
 
Liam McBride placed third in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.20 seconds just ahead of Xander Topos' eighth-place time of 8.68 seconds.
 
Nick Brown earned a second-place time of 48.25 seconds in the 400 meter finals ahead of Topos' sixth-place mark of 49.95 seconds. Richard Edwards also showed well in seventh place for the event in 50.01 seconds.
 
Senior Trent Whittaker arrived in third place in the 800 meter finals with a time of 1:52.94 to earn All-SoCon honors for the event.
 
The VMI foursome of Topos, Edwards, Whittaker and Brown came away with a second-place time of 3:18.04 in the 4x400 relay to secure All-Conference honors.
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"Our Keydets had another day of personal bests. Keyandre Midgett broke the 50-foot barrier to win the triple jump and SoCon MVP award.  Andrew Granger won with a PR in the 35 lb. weight throw along with Herbert Brooks' third-place mark and PR. We fell short of our goal of a Top 3 finish for our men, but we did give our best thanks to the corps, our alumni and fans. We now take some time to recharge for the outdoor season and prepare for our first outdoor meet with a solid week of training and team building at Myrtle Beach to compete at the SC Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational."
 
Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 174.5 points
2. Western Carolina – 122.33
3. ETSU – 102.5
4. VMI – 96.33
5. Furman – 86
6. The Citadel – 41.33
7. Wofford – 34
8. UNCG – 4
 
 
Heath Whittle Award (Men's Most Outstanding Athlete)
Keyandre Midgett, VMI
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Jeb Jones, Samford
 
Day 2 champions
Men: Triple jump Keyandre Midgett, VMI (15.24 meters); heptathlon Ty Kimberlin, Samford (5,442 points*); mile Carson Williams, Furman (4:05.67); 60-meter hurdles Titus Moore, Samford (7.79*); 60-meter dash William Malcolm, Samford/Cagan Campbell, Samford (6.84); 400-meter dash Michael Harris, Western Carolina (47.87); 800-meter run Phelani Maduwa, ETSU (1:50.12) weight throw Andrew Granger, VMI (16.78 meters); 200-meter Cagan Campbell, Samford (21.58); high jump Tanner Henry, Wofford (2.05 meters); 5,000-meter run Dylan Schubert, Furman (13:54.58*); 4x400-meter relay Dohnavon Hunt, Teddy Ayden, David Miles, Michael Harris, Western Carolina (3:17.80).
 
* meet record
 
Men's All-Freshman – Day 2
Men's triple jump
Nathan Williams, Western Carolina
Tate Sistare, The Citadel
 
Men's heptathlon
Ethan Fulford, ETSU
Zion Bennett, Wofford
 
Men's mile
Nate Hillis, ETSU
Matthew Martin, Western Carolina
Ben Kenner, ETSU
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles
Claude Campbell, Samford
Treven McGhee, ETSU
Zion Bennett, Wofford
 
Men's 60-meter dash
Dohnavon Hunt, Western Carolina
Skyler Woodard, Western Carolina
D'Shawn Fletcher, ETSU
 
Men's 400-meter dash
Noah Straley, Western Carolina
Robert Hilsman, Wofford
Thomas Stamper, Wofford
 
Men's 800-meter run
Conner Overly, ETSU
Will Berger, Wofford
 
Men's weight throw
Jacob Thomas, Western Carolina
Quin Goodson, Wofford
Chase Edwards, Wofford
 
Men's 200-meter dash
Dohnavon Hunt, Western Carolina
Noah Straley, Western Carolina
Robert Hilsman, Wofford
 
Men's high jump
Jack Mulvey, The Citadel
Zion Bennett, Wofford
 
Men's 5,000-meter run
Xian Campbell, ETSU
Andrew McGinnis, Samford
 
 
VMI Sunday Participants:
Triple Jump
Keyandre Midgett - 1st - 15.24m
Charles Male - 8th - 13.35m
 
60mH finals
Keyandre Midgett - 2nd - 8.18
Liam McBride - 3rd - 8.20
Xander Topos - 8th - 8.68
 
Weight Throw
Andrew Granger - 1st - 16.78m - PR
Herbert Brooks - 3rd - 16.68m - PR
 
400m finals
Nick Brown - 2nd - 48.25
Xander Topos - 6th - 49.95
Richard Edwards - 7th - 50.01
 
800m finals
Trent Whittaker - 3rd - 1:52.94
 
4x400 relay
2nd - 3:18.04 (Topos, Edwards, Whittaker, Brown)
 
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Players Mentioned

Jordin Poindexter

Jordin Poindexter

Sprints-Relays
Senior
Herbert Brooks

Herbert Brooks

Throws
Senior
Nick Brown

Nick Brown

Sprints/Relays
Sophomore
Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Sprints/Relays
Sophomore
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

Throws
Junior
Charles Male

Charles Male

Jumps
Sophomore
Liam McBride

Liam McBride

Hurdles-Long Jump
Junior
Keyandre Midgett

Keyandre Midgett

Hurdles-Jumps-Sprints
Junior
Xander Topos

Xander Topos

Hurdles/Relays
Sophomore
Trent Whittaker

Trent Whittaker

Mid-Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jordin Poindexter

Jordin Poindexter

Senior
Sprints-Relays
Herbert Brooks

Herbert Brooks

Senior
Throws
Nick Brown

Nick Brown

Sophomore
Sprints/Relays
Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Sophomore
Sprints/Relays
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

Junior
Throws
Charles Male

Charles Male

Sophomore
Jumps
Liam McBride

Liam McBride

Junior
Hurdles-Long Jump
Keyandre Midgett

Keyandre Midgett

Junior
Hurdles-Jumps-Sprints
Xander Topos

Xander Topos

Sophomore
Hurdles/Relays
Trent Whittaker

Trent Whittaker

Senior
Mid-Distance