Complete Results

 

Men’s Track & Field places second at SoCon Championships

Best finish for the men’s squad since 2016 outdoor season

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Leading the field after the first day of competition Monday, the VMI men’s track and field team fought for a second-place finish Tuesday at the 2024 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Samford’s Shauna Yelton Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

 

The Keydets finished with 133 points for second place, VMI’s best finish to an outdoor season since the 2016 campaign. Samford kept the title on its home turf with 217 points, while Furman placed third with 100 points. Western Carolina (92) and Wofford (90) came in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

 

VMI was fueled by decathlete Isaiah Blount taking home the crown for the multi-event as well as senior Keyandre Midgett winning the triple jump.

 

VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott

“We fought for every point with exceptional performances from Isaiah Blount on Day 2 winning the decathlon and after the last event – the 1500m – he ran over and finished eighth in the discus with a new personal-best mark. Keyandre Midgett continued mastering the horizontal jumps by winning the triple jump after winning the long jump yesterday. I am proud of our staff and cadet-athletes in preparing and doing their best at the championship.”

 

Recap in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tue, 2:15 pm

Men’s High Jump Open:

   Larvie, Christian

 

Tue, 2:15 pm

Men’s Shot Put Open:

   Clendenin, Rafe

 

Tue, 3 pm

Men’s Triple Jump Open:

   Male, Charles

   Midgett, Keyandre

 

Tuesday 4 pm

Men’s 4 x 100m  Relay Open:

  (Male,McBride,Midgett,Garnett,Wilks,Brown)

 

Tuesday, 4:20 pm

Men’s 1,500m  Run Open:

   Lowry, Patrick

 

Tue, 4:30 pm

Men’s Discus Throw Open:

   Blount, Isaiah

   Clendenin, Rafe

   Granger, Andrew

 

Tuesday, 4:40 pm

Men’s 110m  Hurdles Open:

   McBride, Liam

   Topos, Xander

 

Tuesday, 5 pm

400m finals

   Nick Brown

 

Tuesday, 6 pm

Men’s 400m  Hurdles Open:

   Topos, Xander

 

Tuesday, 6:20 pm

200m finals

   Jacob Garnett

   Nick Brown

 

Tuesday, 6:40 pm

Men’s 5,000m  Run Open:

   Shank, Kevin

 

Tue, 7:25 pm

Men’s 4 x 400m  Relay Open:

 (Edwards,Brown,Wilks,Topos,Garnett,Blount,Hagerich)

 

 

Decathlon

   Isaiah Blount – 6783 points

 

 

 

 

 

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Men’s results – Final

1. Samford – 217 points

2. VMI – 133

3. Furman – 100

4. Western Carolina – 92

5. Wofford – 90

6. The Citadel – 81

7.ETSU – 75

8. UNCG – 17

 

Women’s results – Final

1. Samford – 212.5 points

2. Wofford – 130 points

3. Western Carolina – 107.5

4. ETSU – 101

5. Furman – 92

6. VMI – 59

7. The Citadel – 52

T8. Mercer – 45

T8. Chattanooga – 17

10. UNCG – 2

 

Men’s Most Outstanding Athlete

Cagan Campbell, Samford

 

Women’s Most Outstanding Athlete

Hannah Daffin, Samford

 

Men’s Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)

Andrew McGinnis, Samford

 

Women’s Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)

Savannah Schmidt, Samford

 

 

Day 2 champions Men: 4×100-meter relay William Malcolm, Evan Brooks, Tyke Tabor, Cagan Campbell, Samford (40.77); decathlon Isaiah Blount, VMI (6,873 points); 1,500-meter run Dylan Schubert, Furman (3:48.53); 110-meter hurdles Titus Moore, Samford (13.92); discus Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel (49.65 meters); 400-meter dash Cagan Campbell, Samford (47.09); 100-meter dash Cameron Dalton, Wofford (10.56); 800-meter run Zephaniah Carico-McLennan, Samford (1:49.14); 400-meter hurdles Jackson Olivio, Samford (52.89); high jump Jaggerd Moore, Samford (2.03 meters); 200-meter dash Cameron Dalton, Wofford (20.64*) 5,000-meter run Cameron Ponder, Furman (14:31.15); shot put Carl Henry, Samford (15.38 meters); triple jump Keyandre Midgett, VMI (15.24 meters); 4×400-meter relay Cagan Campbell, Zephaniah Carico-McLennan, Jackson Olivo, Tyke Tabor, Samford (3:11.36).

 

 

Women: Heptathlon Olivia Bagg, Wofford (4,776 points); shot put Hannah Daffin, Samford (13.74 meters); 4×100-meter relay  Ella Tennant, Jasmine Jefferson, Olivia Bagg, Madeline McNinch, Wofford (46.00); 1,500-meter run Adeline Haisch, Samford (4:27.31) 100-meter hurdles Amiel Dabney, Samford (13.85); high jump Heidi Hudson, Western Carolina (1.75 meters); 400-meter dash Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford (53.27*); 100-meter dash Eleyah Armstrong, VMI (11.35*) 800-meter run Megan Marvin, Furman (2:07.01); 400-meter hurdles Ayden Drake, Samford (1:00.45); triple jump Jasmine Greene, Western Carolina (11.38 meters); 200-meter dash Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford (24.01); discus Emma Nolte, Samford (42.89 meters); 5,000-meter run Sierra Bower, Furman (17:30.56); 4×400-meter relay Marga Van Der Linde, Jasmine Jefferson, Brooke Sayre, Dannielle King, Wofford (3:47.33).

 

* meet record

Men’s all-freshman – Day 2

Decathlon

Samuel Werner, Samford

Colby Capps, Western Carolina

Ethan Hibberts, Western Carolina

 

1,500-meter run

Christopher Knight, Furman

Patrick Lowry, VMI

Luke Young, ETSU

 

110-meter hurdles

Archie Woodard, Wofford

 

Discus

Rafe Clendenin, VMI

Carl Henry, Samford

Raymond Carleton, Samford

100-meter dash

Cole Grande, Samford

Bradlee Jones, The Citadel

 

800-meter run

Sam Barnard, UNCG

 

400-meter hurdles

Archie Woodard, Wofford

Sumter Cooper, Wofford

 

High jump

Jordan Chestnut, The Citadel

Athur Chitty, Samford

McConnell Burdette, The Citadel

 

200-meter dash

Cole Grande, Samford

Jacob Garnett, VMI

 

5,000-meter run

Owen Shifflet, Furman

Kevin Shank, VMI

Khalid Abdullahi, UNCG

 

Shot put

Carl Henry, Samford

Eli Penix, Samford

Brent Bell, ETSU

 

Triple jump

Patrick Green, Wofford

Jordan Chestnut, The Citadel

David Dorbin, Western Carolina