WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary track & field will split squads for the final weekend of the regular season, as the Tribe's distance group heads to the Hill City Twilight on Saturday, May 2, in Lynchburg, Va., while the rest of the squad competes at the Duke Twilight on Sunday, May 3, in Durham, N.C.
Action begins Saturday at the Hill City Twilight, where William & Mary's distance squad will compete across a full evening slate highlighted by the 800m, 1500m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase. The meet's distance carnival opens in the late afternoon and runs through the evening, giving the Tribe one final opportunity to post strong marks ahead of championship season.
On Sunday, the rest of the Tribe returns to Morris Williams Stadium for the Duke Twilight, featuring a full day of competition across sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws. Field events begin in the morning with the women's hammer, followed by discus, shot put, javelin, horizontal jumps, high jump and pole vault throughout the day. Track events get underway in the afternoon with relay action before transitioning into sprint and hurdle races.
Tribe News and Notes
- William & Mary swept the CAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field weekly awards this week, as
Uriah Harris earned Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors for the third time this outdoor season, while
Hayes Trapp collected Men's Track Athlete of the Week recognition for the first time this spring.
- Harris continues to lead the CAA in both the shot put (17.89m/58-8¼) and discus (55.83m/183-2), while also holding William & Mary outdoor freshman records in both events.
- Trapp ranks first in the CAA in the 10,000m after clocking a season-best 29:12.09 at the Raleigh Relays and most recently added a third-place finish in the College Men's 10,000m Championship at the Penn Relays.
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Amelia Bawcombe broke her own school freshman record in the hammer throw for the third time this season at the Penn Relays with a mark of 59.38m (194-10), moving to No. 2 on William & Mary's all-time performers list.
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Kalli Knott cleared 4.05m (13-3½) in the pole vault at the Penn Relays, making it the third-best performance in program history.
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Kennedy Reynolds continued her strong outdoor campaign at Penn, clocking 1:00.73 in the 400m hurdles, the fifth-fastest performance in school history and her third-best career time.
-Â William & Mary's men's 4x800 relay team of
Caleb Wilcox, Matthew Twyman,
Amberson Bauer and
Jonathan Kumer posted the seventh-fastest performance in program history at the Penn Relays, finishing in 7:28.53 in the Championship of America race.