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Men's Track and Field

VMI Men place fourth at SoCon Indoor T&F Championships

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LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's track and field team capped off a strong indoor season by placing fourth overall at the 2024 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships Sunday at the VMI Corps Physical Training Facility.
 
The Keydets came in fourth with 109 points over the two-day event, just three points behind third-place Furman. Samford won the team title with 188 points while Western Carolina placed second with 121.5 points.
 
Complete results
 
All-SoCon Honors
*Senior Keyandre Midgett won the triple jump for the second year in a row by placing first with a new personal record distance and CPTF facility record of 15.57m to earn All-SoCon honors
*Senior Andrew Granger won the men's weight throw for a second year in a row with a new PR distance of 17.46m to earn the individual title and All-SoCon recognition
*Freshman thrower Rafe Clendenin earned All-SoCon honors for the second time in as many days by placing second behind Granger in the weight throw with a new PR distance of 15.60m. Clendenin placed second in the shot put Saturday for his first All-SoCon honors
*Hurdler Liam McBride again reset the school record for the third time this indoor season in the 60m hurdles with a new PR time of 7.96 seconds to earn All-SoCon honors
*Seniors Nick Brown and Richard Edwards earned All-SoCon by placing second and third, respectively, in the 400m. Brown finished with a PR time of 47.74 seconds, while Edwards also earned a new PR in 48.21 seconds
*The 4x400 team of Nick Brown, Keyandre Midgett, Edwards, and Xander Topos earned All-SoCon honors by placing third in 3:19.57
 
Excellent representation
Sophomore Ben Hagerich came in fifth in the men's 800m with a new PR time of 1:55.00.
 
Freshman Kevin Shank arrived in ninth in the 5K  with a new PR time of 15:03.23
 
In the triple jump, senior Charles Male came in seventh overall in 13.48m for a new personal record
 
Isaiah Blount placed fourth in the heptathlon combining four 4783 for the seven events. He came in first in the shot put at 13.19 meters, third in the 1000m (2:43) and third in the pole vault (4.30m) en route to the finish.
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"We had a well fought fourth-place finish for the Indoor Southern Conference Championship with another day of PRs and incredible individual performances. I am proud of our team competing to the best of our ability with the help of our family, Corps and alums cheering us on. We will spend a couple days reviewing, recharging and reloading for the outdoor season starting at the Fred Hardy Invitational at in Richmond on March 22."   
 
Complete results
 
 
 
Team Scores
1st - Samford - 188 points
2nd - Western Carolina - 121.5
3rd - Furman - 112
4th - VMI - 109
5th - Wofford - 62.5
6th - The Citadel - 49
7th - UNCG - 11
 
 
Heath Whittle Award (Men's Most Outstanding Athlete)
Cagan Campbell, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Sherika Christie, Wofford
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Ethan Womack, Samford
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Grace Lueders, Samford
 
 
 
 
 
Men's All-Freshman – Day 2
Men's triple jump
Jordan Chestnut, The Citadel
David Dorbin, Western Carolina
 
Men's heptathlon
Colby Capps, Western Carolina
Ethan Hibberts, Western Carolina

Men's mile
Brayden Seymour, Furman
Lawson Mecom, Western Carolina
Colton Kempney, Furman
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles
Archie Woodard, Wofford
 
Men's 60-meter dash
Bradlee Jones, The Citadel
Dylan Thompson, The Citadel
 
Men's 400-meter dash
Elias Barton, Western Carolina
Quinton Godfrey, Western Carolina
Archie Woodard, Wofford
 
Men's 800-meter run
Sam Barnard, UNCG
Chase Thurber, Western Carolina
 
Men's weight throw
Rafe Clendenin, VMI
Austin Ramirez, Western Carolina
Jack Weil, The Citadel
 
Men's 200-meter dash
Quinton Godfrey, Western Carolina
Dylan Thompson, The Citadel
 
Men's high jump
Arthur Chitty, Samford
Jordan Chestnut, The Citadel
Jake Ross, Wofford
 
Men's 5,000-meter run
Owen Shifflett, Furman
Kevin Shank, VMI
Lawson Mecom, Western Carolina






 
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Players Mentioned

Isaiah Blount

Isaiah Blount

Multi
Sophomore
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
Ben Hagerich

Ben Hagerich

Distance
Freshman
Rafe Clendenin

Rafe Clendenin

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Isaiah Blount

Isaiah Blount

Sophomore
Multi
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
Ben Hagerich

Ben Hagerich

Freshman
Distance
Rafe Clendenin

Rafe Clendenin

Freshman
Throws