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Men's Track and Field 3/18/2026 10:29:00 AM

VMI begins outdoor season at Big South-SoCon Challenge

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI track and field teams make an early return from their spring break to compete in the annual Big South-Southern Conference Challenge this Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, in Asheville, North Carolina.

The two-day event will take place at UNC Asheville's Karl Straus Track.

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Watch on ESPN+ (Sat. only) | Live Results | Meet Information

The Keydets will be competing in the event for the first time as one of the three SoCon schools selected to participate in this year's event. Below is a rundown of the schools representing each conference:

Big South
Radford
Winthrop
UNC Ashville

Southern Conference
VMI
Wofford
Western Carolina

VMI will be represented by the following cadet-athletes at the meet:

Men

Isaiah Blount - Sr
1 Discus 143' 6"
1 Javelin 153' 4"

Colin Crenshaw - Jr
1 2000m Steeplechase

Zachary Denton - Jr
1 Long Jump 23' 9.75"

Halim Hardnett - Fr
1 100 Meters
1 High Jump 6' 6.75"

Deonte Harris - Fr
1 110m Hurdles
1 Triple Jump 48' 10.5"

Rye Jackson - So
1 400 Meters 48.70
1 200 Meters 22.39

Tyrus James - Sr
1 Pole Vault 12' 8"

Kevin Koumondji - So
1 100 Meters 10.72
1 200 Meters 22.76

Vahin Middough - Fr
1 High Jump 6' 6"

Rae Tazewell - So
1 Discus 129' 9.5"
1 Shot Put 51' 10.5"

Cameron Thomas - Jr
1 Pole Vault 17' 0.75"

Anthony Wilkerson - So
1 Long Jump

Elisha Williams - Jr
1 Shot Put 50' 0.75"
1 Discus 118' 2.5"

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Women
Evelyn Anderson - Jr
1 400 Meters 1:00.39

Ava Buckner - Fr
1 Discus
1 Long Jump 15' 2.25"

Genevieve Cummings - Fr
1 Discus 81' 9"
1 High Jump 5' 2.25"

Miracle Eric - So
1 400 Meters 59.43

Naturale Faison - So
1 100 Meters 12.04
1 200 Meters 24.80

Morgan Fraser - Jr
1 High Jump 5' 6"

Shea Hart - Sr
1 100m Hurdles 14.20
1 400m Hurdles

Jada James - Fr
1 Shot Put 34' 9.75"
1 Hammer

JeNiya White - So
1 100m Hurdles 15.87
1 400m Hurdles

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Players Mentioned

Isaiah Blount: Multi; Senior

Colin Crenshaw: Distance; Sophomore

Zachary Denton: Sprints; Sophomore

Tyrus James: Pole Vault; Junior

Cameron Thomas: Pole Vault; Sophomore

Elisha Williams: Throws; Sophomore

Rye Jackson: Distance; Freshman

Kevin Koumondji: Sprints; Freshman

Anthony Wilkerson: Sprints; Freshman

Deonte Harris: Jumps/Sprints; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Isaiah Blount
: Senior
: Multi

Colin Crenshaw
: Sophomore
: Distance

Zachary Denton
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Tyrus James
: Junior
: Pole Vault

Cameron Thomas
: Sophomore
: Pole Vault

Elisha Williams
: Sophomore
: Throws

Rye Jackson
: Freshman
: Distance

Kevin Koumondji
: Freshman
: Sprints

Anthony Wilkerson
: Freshman
: Sprints

Deonte Harris
: Freshman
: Jumps/Sprints