The William & Mary men's track & field team won six of the nine events it contested on Sunday at the Mason Winter Track Fiesta, closing out the indoor track & field season in dominating fashion. The Tribe also picked up five new entries in the all-time record book on the day.
60m Dash
Freshman
Jackson Cooley (Reston, Va.) made his W&M debut in the 60m dash, and impressed right away with a third-place 7.13 performance. That ranks him second all-time in school history among athletes. Grad student
Matt Chabala (San Ramon, Calif.) was fourth in 7.23 seconds, and freshman
Ethan Buenviaje (Chesapeake, Va.) ran 7.31 for sixth place, and to rank 13th all-time among Tribe athletes.
400m Dash
Grad student
Theo Chambers (McLean, Va.) stayed undefeated on the year with a 50.27 showing in the 400m dash, and sophomore
Jack Bunting (Summit, N.J.) was third in 51.92 seconds.
800m Run
In the 800m run, freshman
Josh Lewin (West Chester, Pa.) continued to impress, winning the event in 1:53.58 on the flat 200m track. Redshirt-junior
Colin Grip (Acton, Mass.) was second in 1:55.23, and redshirt-sophomore
Alex Loukili (Reston, Va.) was fourth with a lifetime-best 1:57.47.
4x400m Relay
Finishing out the running events was the 4x400m relay, where the team of Bunting, Chambers, Cooley, and Lewin combined to run a solo 3:25.21.
Pole Vault
Over in the field events, redshirt-junior
Michael Fairbanks (Fairfax Station, Va.) won the pole vault yet again, clearing the bar at 5.15m (16-10.75). That's tied for the ninth-highest vault in school history.
Long Jump
The freshman Buenviaje was second in the long jump, hitting the sand at 6.38m (20-11.25).
Shot Put
Senior
Connor Scott (Mechanicsville, Va.) took second overall in the shot put, recording a put of 16.42m (53-10.5). His classmate
KJ Cook (Buena Vista, Va.) was sixth with a put of 15.92m (52-2.75).
Weight Throw
Cook was dominant in the weight throw, however, winning the event with a season-best throw of 19.05m (62-6). Redshirt-junior
Jason Wright (Huntington Station, N.Y.) was fourth with a lifetime-best throw of 18.08 (59-4), an improvement of more than two feet over his previous best. That moved Wright up to eighth all-time among W&M athletes. Scott was 11th overall, throwing the weight 14.87m (48-9.5).
Heptathlon
The sixth win of the day for W&M came in the heptathlon, where sophomore
Daniel Layton (Waynesburg, Pa.) won with a total of 4,523 points, the ninth-highest score in school history. Layton was third in the 60m hurdles at 8.81 seconds, and then won each of the final two events, the pole vault and the 1,000m run.
With the indoor season now complete, William & Mary turns its attentions outdoors. Next Friday, March 5, the cross country team will race at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships hosted by UNCW, looking for its 21st consecutive conference title. The outdoor season will get underway in late March with a tune-up, before the Colonial Relays return to Zable Stadium and the Dan Stimson Throwing Events Area Friday and Saturday, April 2-3.
