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Men's Track and Field

Personal Records Fall at JMU Invite

Complete Results

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The VMI men's track and field team saw its best performance to this point of the outdoor season as multiple athletes broke personal records and earned first-place finishes Saturday at the JMU Invite at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
 
Top Performances
*Nick Brown won the 200m title with a personal record time of 21.39 seconds
*He followed it up with a 400m title with another personal record time of 47.76 seconds for the event. Teammate Richard Edwards was close behind in second at 48.72 seconds
*Xander Topos won the 400m hurdles title with a PR time of 53.67 seconds
*In the javelin throw, Sam Clendenin won the title with a throw of 47.21 meters, while Robert Jones came in fourth at 31.23m, a new PR
*Kevin Linko placed first in the pole vault with a PR height of 4.30m, while Tyrus James came in third with a PR of 3.80m
*Charles Male placed second in the 100m dash with a PR time of 11.05, while Linko finished sixth overall with a PR time of 11.33 seconds
*In the 110m hurdles, Liam McBride came in second overall at 14.64 seconds, a new PR, and Keyandre Midgett came in third overall at 14.73 seconds, a new PR
*Andrew Granger logged a second-place distance of 58.46m – a new PR – in the hammer throw
*Andrew Hirneisen led the way in the 3000m steeple with a second-place PR time of 9:59.67, while Nicholas Ligday (3rd, 10:10.86) and Craig Swain came in fourth in 10:19.97, a new PR
*Brian Tavenner came in second in the 3000m in 9:12.49 and Zach Diller placed fifth overall in 9:20.23 … John Gibson logged sixth in 9:25.79 and Patrick Kiernan came in seventh in 9:27.50.
*In the discus throw, Herbert Brooks came in second at 43.11m and Granger logged a PR distance of 38.03m for sixth place
*D. Alex Fiorillo came in second in the 1500m run with a PR time of 3:52.71, and Zach Diller placed 12th in 4:15.05, a new PR
*Ben Hagerich placed fourth in the 800m with a PR time of 1:58.08, while Stephen Kelley placed fifth in 1:58.61
*Isaiah Blount led the way in the high jump with a PR height of 1.85m, and Christian Larvie came in fourth in 1.70m
*Keyandre Midgett earned a long jump PR of 6.92m for third place, and Charles Male came in fourth with a PR of 6.61m
*In the shot put, Hunter David led the group with a second-place distance of 13.93m ahead of Isaiah Blunt's mark of 13.16m for fourth place. Brooks (5th, 13.11m) and Granger (6th, 13.02m)
*The group consisting of Midgett, Brown, McBride, and Linko placed second in the 4x100m with a time of 42 seconds.
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"JMU was a small one day, well-run meet for our team to compete.  We saw great performances from our team as the coaching staff refines our training and we are getting results.
 
"Next weekend we will be taking a handful of those who qualify to Charlottesville, Va., to compete at the Virginia Challenge at UVA.  This meet will give our team a chance to compete against Division 1 NCAA East Region Championship level athletes.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Isaiah Blount

Isaiah Blount

Multi
Sophomore
Herbert Brooks

Herbert Brooks

Throws
Senior
Nick Brown

Nick Brown

Sprints/Relays
Sophomore
Zach Diller

Zach Diller

Distance
Senior
Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Sprints/Relays
Sophomore
D. Alex Fiorillo

D. Alex Fiorillo

Distance
Senior
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

Throws
Junior
Andrew Hirneisen

Andrew Hirneisen

Distance
Junior
Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Jumps
Junior
Stephen Kelley

Stephen Kelley

Distance
Junior
Patrick Kiernan

Patrick Kiernan

Distance
Sophomore
Kevin Linko

Kevin Linko

Multis
Senior

Players Mentioned

Isaiah Blount

Isaiah Blount

Sophomore
Multi
Herbert Brooks

Herbert Brooks

Senior
Throws
Nick Brown

Nick Brown

Sophomore
Sprints/Relays
Zach Diller

Zach Diller

Senior
Distance
Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Sophomore
Sprints/Relays
D. Alex Fiorillo

D. Alex Fiorillo

Senior
Distance
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

Junior
Throws
Andrew Hirneisen

Andrew Hirneisen

Junior
Distance
Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Junior
Jumps
Stephen Kelley

Stephen Kelley

Junior
Distance
Patrick Kiernan

Patrick Kiernan

Sophomore
Distance
Kevin Linko

Kevin Linko

Senior
Multis