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Men's Track and Field 12/6/2025 6:28:00 PM

Men’s T&F begins season strong at Col. Bev Read Opener

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI men's track and field team started the 2025-26 season strong with first-place finishes and great marks at the inaugural Colonel Bev Read Opener Saturday afternoon at the Corps Physical Training Facility.

Zach Denton came in first place in the long jump with a distance of 6.92 meters to lead the field.

Thrower Tazewell Rae also registered an individual title in the shot put with a distance of 14.67 meters just ahead of Elisha Williams' second-place mark of 13.93m. Freshman Grayson Talbott came in ninth in 8.33m.

VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"We have a brand new fast track which allowed for fast start PRs throughout the facility. The Colonel Bev Read Opener showed what this team is capable of. Now we shift to finals and keep building."

Great Finishes
*Freshman Taj Peace came in second in the 500m in 1:06.30 ahead of senior Ben Hagerich's mark of 1:06.57. Freshman Cameron Lamber came in fourth in 1:12.05
*Freshman Vahin Middough came in second place in the high jump at 1.95m
*Sophomore Tazewell Rae placed third in the weight throw at 13.55m
*Timothy Renquist led VMI in the 1000m in fourth place in 2:39 ahead of freshman teammate Nicholas Russo's fifth-place time of 2:44.65. Colin Crenshaw came in sixth in 2:51
*Rye Jackson finished sixth in the 60m hurdles in 9.12 seconds, a new PR
*Jackson came in seventh in the 300m with a PR time of 35.27 seconds
*David Elliott finished 16th overall in 37.68 seconds in the 300m

Up Next
The Keydets will take the next month to prepare for the VMI Team Challenge on Saturday, January 17 at the CPTF.

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Players Mentioned

Colin Crenshaw: Distance; Sophomore

Ben Hagerich: Distance; Junior

Elisha Williams: Throws; Sophomore

Rye Jackson: Distance; Freshman

David Elliott: Sprints; Freshman

Tazewell Rae: Throws; Freshman

Vahin Middough: Freshman

Taj Peace: Freshman

Timothy Renquist: Distance; Freshman

Nicholas Russo: Distance; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Colin Crenshaw
: Sophomore
: Distance

Ben Hagerich
: Junior
: Distance

Elisha Williams
: Sophomore
: Throws

Rye Jackson
: Freshman
: Distance

David Elliott
: Freshman
: Sprints

Tazewell Rae
: Freshman
: Throws

Vahin Middough
: Freshman

Taj Peace
: Freshman

Timothy Renquist
: Freshman
: Distance

Nicholas Russo
: Freshman
: Distance