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Men's Track and Field

VMI Men take fifth at SoCon Outdoor T&F Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The VMI men's track and field team finished the 2025 Southern Conference Championship with excellent performances as the Keydets took fifth place overall with 73.5 points Tuesday at the Shauna Yelton Field at Samford Track/Soccer Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Complete Results
 
The Samford men and women swept the team titles for a fifth consecutive year as the men finished up the 21 events with 217.5 points, well above second-place Western Carolina's mark of 175 points. Furman placed third with 110 points.
 
All-Conference Performances
*Senior Nick Brown finished his VMI career in style with an individual title in the 400 meter as he took first place in a season-best time of 47.52 seconds
*A day after winning the long jump title, senior Keyandre Midgett placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 14.88 meters.
*The 4x400 relay team of Anthony Wilkerson, Jeremiah Wilks, Isaac Osouna and Brown placed third in 3:18.96
*The 4x100 relay squad also earned All-Conference with a third-place mark of 41.93 seconds. Kevin Koumondji, Wilks, Midgett and Brown composed the team
*Freshman Tazewell Rae proved he will be a force to be reckoned with in the future as he took third place in the shot put at 15.81 meters for All-SoCon recognition


 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"We had a hard-fought SoCon Outdoor Championship, led by a dedicated group of seniors, among which 10 will commission on Thursday. While we didn't achieve the results we hoped for, we earned every outcome with grit and determination. This experience will serve as a valuable lesson, one that we'll carry forward as we work toward a brighter future with our returning athletes."
 
"One of our commissioning seniors, Keyandre Midgett, still has one more opportunity to represent the Institute. He'll compete in the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday, May 30. We're proud of him and all our seniors for their leadership and commitment."
 
Great finishes
*Koumondji finished sixth in the 100m finals with a new PR time of 10.72 seconds
*Freshman Isaac Osouna achieved a new PR time of 56.98 seconds in the 400m hurdles
*Elisha Williams came in sixth in the shot put at 15.21m while Hunter Davis came in 10th at 13.70m
*Grant Fraser came in seventh in the high jump at 1.82 meters
*Junior Ben Hagerich logged a 1:58.75 for eighth place in the 800m
*Kevin Shank arrived in 10th place in the 5000m in 14:58.65
*Freshman Rye Jackson finished ninth in the decathlon with 5579 combined points over the 10 multi-events. His best finishes were a second-place mark in the 1500m run in 4:32 and sixth place in the 110mH in 16.36 seconds
*Elisha Williams led the way in the discus throw in 10th place at 36.03m, a new PR
 
Men's Team Scores
1 - Samford - 217.5
2 - Western Carolina - 175
3 - Furman - 110
4 - ETSU - 85
5 - VMI - 73.5
6 - The Citadel - 70
7 - Wofford - 56
8 - UNCG – 25
 
 
Men's Most Outstanding Athlete 
Bryce Davis, Samford 
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete 
Sherika Christie, Wofford 
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team) 
Will Murray, Samford 
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team) 
Maddie Edwards, Samford & Edie Smith, Samford 
 
 
Day 2 champions Men: 4x100-meter relay Nigel Ransby, Zion Bennett, Shane Olander, O'Rell Fisher, Wofford (40.98); decathlon Damon Worley, Western Carolina (6; 1,500-meter run Christopher Knight, Furman (3:45.68); 110-meter hurdles Bradley Franklin, Samford (13.56*); discus Carl Henry, Samford (47.36m); 400-meter dash Nick Brown, VMI (47.52); 100-meter dash Bradlee Jones, The Citadel (10.47); 800-meter run Matthew Smith, Furman (1:48.53); 400-meter hurdles Landon Wright, Samford (51.89); high jump Arthur Chitty (2.12 meters); 200-meter dash Bradlee Jones, The Citadel (10.47); 5,000-meter run Dylan Schubert, Furman (14:11.06*); shot put Bryce Davis, Samford (16.28 meters); triple jump Ian Jones, Samford (15.40m); 4x400-meter relay Landon Wright, Jackson Olivo, Tyke Tabor, Zephaniah Carico-McLennan (3:13.11). 
 
Women: Heptathlon Olivia Bagg, Wofford (4,795 points); shot put Lexi Carter, ETSU (13.28m); 4x100-meter relay  Ellison Chadwick, Amiel Dabney, Kelsey martin, Aaliyah Mbenda, Samford  (46.00); 1,500-meter run Adeline Haisch, Samford (4:28.37); 100-meter hurdles Amiel Dabney, Samford (13.60); high jump Sadler Miller & Imani Boyd, Western Carolina (1.71 meters); 400-meter dash Micailah Cook, ETSU (54.67); 100-meter dash Ryleigh Simmons, Chattanooga (12.05); 800-meter run Grace Lueders, Samford (2:08.82); 400-meter hurdles Maddie Edwards, Samford (59.78); triple jump Tya Blake, ETSU (12.24m); 200-meter dash Micailah Cook, ETSU (24.27); discus Ellie Sawicki, Wofford (41.95m); 5,000-meter run Lesley Green, Chattanooga (16:40.00); 4x400-meter relay Elizabeth Pardue, Maddie Edwards, Ellison Chadwick, Ayden Drake, Samford (3:43.65)  
 
 
Men's all-freshman – Day 2
Decathlon
Garner Ezell, Samford
Bennett Whitefield, Western Carolina
Rye Jackson, VMI
 
1,500-meter run
Tripp Roemer, Furman 
Logan Ruffner, UNCG 
Chance Underwood, ETSU
 
110-meter hurdles
Bradley Franklin, Samford
Sam Forte, Samford
Christian Roberts, Western Carolina
 
Discus
Bryce Davis, Samford
Trez Fouch, Western Carolina 
Kolton Weaver, Western Carolina
 
400-meter dash
Trevor Williams, Western Carolina
Joseph Womack, Furman
 
100-meter dash
Ethan Long, Western Carolina
Bradley Franklin, Samford
Kevin Koumondji, VMI
 
800-meter run
Hayden Waleski, ETSU
 
400-meter hurdles
Noah Casa, The Citadel 
Christian Roberts, Western Carolina
Isaac Osouna, VMI 
 
High jump
Elijah Cochran, Western Carolina
Grant Fraser, VMI 
Garner Ezell, Samford
 
200-meter dash
Ethan Long, Western Carolina
Nigel Ransby, Wofford
 
5,000-meter run
Rives Boltwood, Furman
Arthur Langley, Samford 
Pierson Guerrant, UNCG
 
Shot put
Bryce Davis, Samford
Tazewell Rae, VMI 
Kolton Weaver, Western Carolina
 
Triple jump
Max Smydra, ETSU 
Jay Woodard, The Citadel
Jaxon Brewer, The Citadel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Nick Brown

Nick Brown

Sprints/Relays
Senior
Hunter Davis

Hunter Davis

Throws
Senior
Ben Hagerich

Ben Hagerich

Distance
Junior
Keyandre Midgett

Keyandre Midgett

Hurdles-Jumps-Sprints
Redshirt Senior
Kevin Shank

Kevin Shank

Distance
Sophomore
Jeremiah Wilks

Jeremiah Wilks

Sprints/Relays
Senior
Elisha Williams

Elisha Williams

Throws
Sophomore
Rye Jackson

Rye Jackson

Distance
Freshman
Grant Fraser

Grant Fraser

Jumps
Freshman
Kevin Koumondji

Kevin Koumondji

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nick Brown

Nick Brown

Senior
Sprints/Relays
Hunter Davis

Hunter Davis

Senior
Throws
Ben Hagerich

Ben Hagerich

Junior
Distance
Keyandre Midgett

Keyandre Midgett

Redshirt Senior
Hurdles-Jumps-Sprints
Kevin Shank

Kevin Shank

Sophomore
Distance
Jeremiah Wilks

Jeremiah Wilks

Senior
Sprints/Relays
Elisha Williams

Elisha Williams

Sophomore
Throws
Rye Jackson

Rye Jackson

Freshman
Distance
Grant Fraser

Grant Fraser

Freshman
Jumps
Kevin Koumondji

Kevin Koumondji

Freshman
Sprints