LEXINGTON, Va. –  Returning to VMI, Upstate track and field competed in the two-day VMI Winter Relays. As a team, the Spartans once again proved to be successful in a scored meet, with the men placing first, totaling 117 points, and the women finishing fourth.

The teams combined for 36 top performances and 22 new personal bests.

Day One: Friday was highlighted by the men's DMR team of Josh Gillis. Cason McKinney, Elias Harrison, and Cameron Moors secured first place in the event with a time of 10:09.11. Taylor Thomas took first in women's shot put, throwing 13.49m.

Day Two: It was none other than Xavier Stone who placed first in men's triple jump. Stone jumped a distance of 14.94m. This is the second consecutive meet Stone has earned a first-place finish in the event. Jenelda Aristhil took first in women's weight throw with a distance of 17.91m.

Top Performances (Men)
Team Finish- first place 117pts
Gillis, McKinney, Harrison, Moors- DMR- 10:09.11 - first place (second all-time in school history)
Xavier Stone- Triple Jump- 14.94m - first place
Andrew Bilderback - Long Jump - 7.32m - second place (third all-time in school history)
Elias Harrison- 800m - 1:54.24 - first place
Jeremiah Harris - 200m - 21.53 - second place (second all-time in school history)
Jalen Clark - Long Jump - 7.19m - third place                    
Krishnaraj, Ruff, Walston, McKinney - 4x400m  - 3:19.78 - third place
Sam Shimanskiy- Mile - 4:20.02 - third place
Josh Gillis- 800m - 1:54.50 - third place (fourth all-time in school history)
Evan Daniels - 60m - 6.87 - fourth place,  6.86 in prelims (fifth all-time in school history)
Demetrius Reeves-  Shot Put- 14.78m - fourth place
                                         Weight- 16.69m - fifth place
Pierce Mosley- Shot Put - 14.77m - fifth place
Joshua Sterling- Weight- 18.53m - second place
                                  Shot Put- 14.47m - 7th place –(10th all-time in school history)
Ian Kelbert- 5000m- 15:23.09 - fourth place (eighth all-time in school history
Aidan Kenny- High Jump- 1.90m- fourth place
Eric Perry- 5000m- 15:45.03 - sixth place
Brycen Means- High Jump- 1.90m - seventh place
Sam Ketch- Weight- 15.79m - seventh place
Shriyaan Krishnaraj- 400m- 49.03 - eighth place
Cameron Moors- Mile- 4:28.37 - eighth place
Connor Herold- 3000m- 8:50.05 - eighth place (seventh all-time in school history)
Chandler Hunter- 400m- 49.14 (fifth all-time in school history)

Personal Bests (Men)
Evan Daniels- 60m
Ian Kelbert- 5000m
Eric Perry- 5000m
Joshua Sterling – Shot Put
Jeremiah Harris- 200m
Chandler Hunter- 400m
Josh Gillis- 800m
Landen Barron- 800m
Mason Parish- 3000m
Connor Herold- 3000m
Nick Brooks- 3000m
 
Top Performances (Women)
Team Finish- fourth place
Jenelda Aristhil- Weight- 17.91m - first place (second all-time in school history)
Taylor Thomas- Shot Put- 13.49m - 1st place
Ortiz, Osterkamp, La Rue, Plaster- DMR - 12:38.27 - second place
Aryanna Perez- Pentathlon- 2966pts - eighth place (third all-time in school history)
Grace Glassmeyer- 3000m- 10:38.20 - fifth place
Jordan Thornton- Mile- 5:12.25 - fifth place
Paden Bell- Pentathlon- 2524pts (sixth all-time in school history)
Jamyllah Handy- Triple Jump- 11.11m - fourth place
                                    Long Jump- 5.29m - eighth place (ninth all-time in school history)
Laurin Hannibal- Triple Jump- 11.03m - sixth place
Kambrayah Avery- Weight- 13.92m - sixth place
Bell, Brown, Osterkamp, Harper- 4x400- 4:02.61 - fifth place
 
Personal Bests (Women)
Aryanna Perez- 60mH, HJ, 800m
Paden Bell- 60mH, HJ, LJ, 800m, Shot
Brittany Benson- 60m
Mya Jackson- 60m
Jayalove Greaves- 60m
Kelsey Chisholm- 60m Hurdles
Ayla Oserkamp- 400m
Alexis Plaster- Mile
Saniyah Joyner- Weight
Kambrayah Avery- Weight, Shot
Jenelda Arishthil- Weight 
 
 
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans compete in the Tryon Mid-Winter Classic held February 13-14.

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