WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Double the gold, double the fun. That's how the saying goes, right?
 
At the second day of the CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Zable Stadium on Saturday, William & Mary put a pair of standouts at the top of the podium—Daniel Layton captured first in the decathlon for the second straight year, while freshman Jason Nwosu was best in the shot put. Nwosu was also named Most Outstanding Field Performer.
 
Wrapping up his final home event in Green and Gold, Layton's performance was nothing short of dominant. His 6,640 points weren't only a PR—it was nearly 600 points higher than his last mark. He also set the new school record in the decathlon 110m hurdles, running a 14.75 to top the previous time of 15.01, which was set in 1997. And there was still more. Layton's repeat win was the first for W&M in the decathlon since Phil Agee did it in 2003-2004, while his score was the best for any Tribe athlete since 1997.
 
Meanwhile, Nwosu, competing in his first outdoor championship, notched his own impressive showing. He hit his winning distance, 16.61m (54-06.00), on his final throw of the morning.
 
Stephen Larson also found his way to the podium, running 1:51.54 in the 800m to take bronze.
 
Of course, because adding to the W&M record books has become something of a tradition this season, the Tribe delivered on that front as well.
 
Austin Rice broke the program's freshman record in the 400m, crossing the finish line in 48.05 and capturing fifth place in the event. The previous mark of 48.39 was set in 2017.
 
As a team, William & Mary finished fourth with 90.50 points. Northeastern was first with 194 points, while Monmouth (183) and North Carolina A&T (123) rounded out the top three.
 
100m
Jackson Cooley ran a 10.89 to capture fifth place.
 
200m
Cooley ran a 21.61 to finish in sixth. The time is tied for the tenth best in Tribe history.
 
800m
Sam Pritchard also ran a solid race, finishing fourth in 1:52.15.
 
1,500m
Jacob Jones led a solid showing by the Tribe with a time of 3:45.71 to finish in fourth. Andrew Lagattuta was eighth in 3:48.32 and Evan Goodell was ninth in 3:52.23.
 
5,000m
For the second time on Saturday, Jones paced the Green and Gold, running a 14:31.50 to finish in seventh. Nate Jennings was 12^th (14:51.17), and Joseph Taylor was 16^th (15:07.92).
 
4x100 Relay
The quartet of Gabriel Albers, Ethan Buenviaje, J.P. Mintz, and Matthias Oettl took fifth place with a time of 44.14.
 
4x400 Relay
Rice, Albers, Jonathan Kumer, and Larson captured fourth with a time of 3:20.88.
 
Shot Put
Ross Bazzichi finished eighth at 14.31m (46-11.50).
 
UP NEXT
The Tribe will compete in the ECAC/IC4A Championship at George Mason next week. Competition gets underway on Friday, May 12.