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Track and Field

Track and Field Returns to VMI For Winter Relays Held Friday and Saturday

Friday and Saturday's Meet
VMI Winter Relays
February 6-7, 2026 | Friday 9:00 am – 6:25 pm; Saturday 9:30 am – 3:40 pm
Corps Physical Training Facility | Lexington, Va.
 
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Event Preview:
Returning to VMI, USC Upstate track and field competes in the Winter Relays. Previously at the VMI Invitational, the men's team took first, and the women took second. Both teams combined for 41 different top performances and 40 new personal bests.

The men's triple jump and long jump event squads are ranked #13 and #21 nationally in the USTFCCCA NCAA DI Event Squad rankings.

Athletes to watch include Xavier Stone, who set the school record in the men's triple jump with a distance of 15.27m. Shriyaan Krishnaraj took first place in the 400m with his time of 48.34.

For the women, Taylor Thomas took first place in shot put, throwing a distance of 13.53m. Sophia Outhous has been a consistent runner for the Spartans, having set personal bests in consecutive meets for both the 800m and 600m.
 
Schedule of Events:
Friday
Time Event Athlete
9:00 AM W Pent Perez, Bell
2:00 PM M Shot Reeves, Mosley, Sterling, Ketch
2:00 PM M Long Jump Clark, Bilderback, Means, T. Pressley
3:00 PM M 60m Prelims Bui-Hayes, Rice, Daniels, Dixon
3:15 PM W 60m Prelims Benson, Yates, Jackson, Greaves
3:30 PM M 60m Hurdle Prelims Isley, Bryan, Carter, Hendrix
3:45 PM W 60m Hurdle Prelims Redding, Harper, Franklin, Chisholm
4:00 PM W Shot Thomas, Joyner, Avery
4:00 PM W Long Jump Handy, Hannibal
4:00 PM W High Jump Cook
4:20 PM M 5000m Kelbert, Perry
5:05 PM M DMR Gillis, McKinney, Harrison, Moors
5:25 PM W DMR Ortiz, Outhous, La Rue, Plaster
 
Saturday
Time Event Athlete
9:30 AM M High Jump Means, Kenny
10:00 AM M Mile Shimanskiy, Moors
10:00 AM M Triple Jump Stone, Askew, Moody, J. Pressley
10:00 AM M Weight Sterling, Reeves, Ketch, Mosley
10:30 AM W Mile Thornton, Plaster, Ortiz
11:00 AM M 400m Walston, Krishnaraj, Hunter, Ruff
11:30 AM W 400m Brown, Osterkamp
12:00 PM W Triple Jump Hannibal, Handy
12:00 PM W Weight Aristhil, Avery, Joyner
12:10 PM M 60m Hurdle Final TBD
12:15 PM W 60m Hurdle Final TBD
12:20 PM M 60m Final TBD
12:25 PM W 60m Final TBD
12:35 PM M 800m Harrison, Gillis, Barron
12:55 PM W 800m Outhous, La Rue
1:20 PM M 200m Harris, Bui-Hayes, Parks, Johnson
1:50 PM W 200m Cornelius, Benson, Greaves, Yates
2:20 PM M 3000m Parish, Brooks, Herold
2:50 PM W 3000m Glassmeyer
3:20 PM M 4x400m Krishnaraj, Hunter, Ruff, Walston, Alt. McKinney, Harrison, Bryan
3:40 PM W 4x400m Brown, Osterkamp, Bell, Harper, Alt. Chisholm, Outhous
 
 
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans compete in the Tryon Mid-Winter Classic, February 13-14.
 
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Thomas

Taylor Thomas

Sophomore
Shriyaan Krishnaraj

Shriyaan Krishnaraj

Junior
Xavier Stone

Xavier Stone

Junior
Sophia Outhous

Sophia Outhous

Junior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Thomas

Taylor Thomas

Sophomore
Shriyaan Krishnaraj

Shriyaan Krishnaraj

Junior
Xavier Stone

Xavier Stone

Junior
Sophia Outhous

Sophia Outhous

Junior