FAIRFIELD, Va. – In another strong outing, the William & Mary track & field teams combined for seven event wins at the Patriot Games on Saturday. Competing at the George Mason Fieldhouse, the Tribe posted some historically dominant times, landing on the all-time program leaderboards in multiple events.
 
The women's team showed out in the field events, securing a trio of wins, including Elizabeth Strobach's freshman-record-breaking pole vault.
 
Strobach overtook a 12-year-standing freshman record in the pole vault with her 3.83m mark to earn the event win. Megan Heidebrecht won the women's long jump with her 5.74m mark, the 6^th-highest achieved in W&M history. Keeley Suzenski recorded a 14.68m mark in the shot put, also making a leaderboard performance with the 12^th-best mark in program history.
 
Annika Griggs won the 3000M for the Tribe women, clocking in at 10:34.49 to top the podium. Tessa Dobrinski made a third-place finish in the event as she followed with a 10:45.91 time.
 
Jacqueline Jones and Melissa Cunningham each advanced to the women's 60M final, placing fourth and fifth overall. Jones improved her time in each race, recording a 7.89 in the finals. Cunningham recorded a season-best 7.82 time in the semifinal and finished just behind Jones with a 7.90 time in the final.
 
On the men's side, Jackson Cooley secured the 60M victory with his personal-best 6.85 time. The mark is tied for the sixth-fastest in program history and Cooley joins Davion Hutt (2014-17) as the only other name in the top-16 leaderboard. 
 
Cunningham posted a top-three finish in the 200M with a time of 26.13 and was joined by senior Lizzy Gregory's fifth-place race with a time of 26.67. Gregory also made a top-four finish in the 400M, posting a season-best time of 1:00.57.
 
In the men's 500M, freshman Jacob Robinson made an impressive event debut, recording a 1:05.35 time to rank 13^th all-time in W&M history. On the women's side, Makenzie Joiner finished second in the 500M with her 1:17.03 time.
 
Sophomore Lydia Wallis placed second in the women's 800M as she recorded a 2:18.37 time.
 
The men's Distance Medley Relay shone, as the team of Lucas Thompson, Matthias Oettl, Amberson Bauer and Henry Anderson posted a 10:35.96 finish for the win.
 
Up Next
The Tribe will travel to the annual Doc Hale Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Virginia, next weekend, making the road trip to Virginia Tech's Rector Field House. The two-day meet will take place Friday and Saturday, February 2-3.
 
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