WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – There's no place like home for the Tribe. Especially when it comes to notching a few new additions to the program record book.
Hosting Saturday's home opener, the Dan Stimson Memorial, a handful of Green and Gold athletes added new names and entries to W&M's history—a fitting tribute to the first-ever Tribe Director of Track & Field whose name and legacy the meet honors.
Freshman
Jason Nwosu got things started in the opening event of the day, taking first in the shot put at 16.81m. The PR performance moved him into No. 7 on the Tribe's all-time performers list in the event.
Meanwhile, on the track, senior
Daniel Layton added his own impressive showing in the 110m hurdles. Crossing the finish line in 14.71, Layton notched a PR that moved him into the top-5 on the event's all-time performers list.
Gabriel Albers' time of 15.46 also saw him crack the all-time performers list. Then, in the 100m,
Jackson Cooley's PR of 10.65 in the 100m was among the fastest ever by a W&M athlete.
200m
Austin Rice finished first, while
Cole Harris rounded out the field.
400m
Stephen Larson was second and
Matthias Oettl was fourth with times of 50.77 and 52.87, respectively.
400m Hurdles
Gabriel Albers ran a 58.78.
800m
T.J. Corliss crossed the finish line in 1:58.47 to capture first place.
1,500m
Joseph Taylor took first place with a time of 4:02.34.
3,000m Steeplechase
Luke Ellwood ran a 9:21.35 to lead three Green and Gold athletes.
Luke Henkel and
Joshua Shackelford rounded out the field for the Tribe.
4x400 Relay
The quartet of
T.J. Corliss,
Jonathan Kumer,
Luke Henkel, and
Matthias Oettl finished in 3:26.02.
Long Jump
Ethan Buenviaje and
Harrison Duncan went 1-2 at 6.62m and 6.49m.
Shot Put
With Nwosu taking first, his fellow freshman
Ross Bazzichi finished second at 14.29m.
Cole Harris was fifth and
Daniel Layton was sixth.
Discus
The freshman duo of Nwosu and Bazzichi once again captured the top two spots at 45.38m and 41.48m.
Hammer Throw
And once more, freshman Bazzichi and Nwosu posted strong showings. This time, it was Bazzichi taking first at 48.97m and Nwosu at 48.11m.
UP NEXT
The Tribe stays in the 'Burg next week for the Colonial Relays. Competition gets underway on Thursday, March 30 and runs through Saturday, April 1.
