LYNCHBURG, Va. – Senior Joe O’Connor (Henrico, Va. / Douglas Freeman) and sophomore Adam Roy (Bedford, N.H. / Bedford) posted one win each on the second day of the 2022 ODAC Outdoor Championship, as the Washington and Lee men’s track & field team finished second.
Highlights from the meet:
-O’Connor’s win came in the pole vault at a mark of 4.85m (15’11.00″), and he also added a fourth-place finish in the 110m hurdles (15.65). Roy’s win came in the javelin (51.43m [[168’8″]).
-First-year Connor Lehman (Weston, Mass. / Weston) and sophomore Mark Waller (Mountain Brook, Ala. / Mountain Brook) came in next for the Generals with a second-place effort and personal record each. Lehman’s new high mark came in the javelin (49.24m [161’6″]) and Waller’s came in the 400m hurdles (55.57).
-First-year Jaylen Day (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. / Harve de Grace), junior Doug Dracon (Matthews, N.C. / Weddington) and first-year Luke Avigliano (Madison, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep) rounded out the Top 3 finishers for the Generals. Day placed third in the 110m hurdles (15.50), Dracon was third in the 400m (48.93) and Avigliano took third in the 800m (1:54.32).
Top 8 Finishes (Scoring Places):
–Joe O’Connor – 1st place pole vault (4.85m [15’11.00″]); 4th place 110m hurdles (15.65)
–Adam Roy – 1st place javelin (51.43m [168’8″])
–Connor Lehman – 2nd place javelin (49.24m [161’6″])
–Mark Waller – 2nd place 400m hurdles (55.57)
–Jaylen Day – 3rd place 110m hurdles (15.50)
–Doug Dracon – 3rd place 400m (48.93)
–Luke Avigliano – 3rd place 800m (1:54.32)
–James Dixon – 4th place 800m (1:54.86)
-Marable, Avigliano, Moore, Dixon – 4th place 4x400m relay (3:23.29)
–George Marable – 5th place 400m hurdles (56.34)
–Ryan McKenna – 6th place 400m hurdles (56.65)
–Hayden Roberts – 7th place 1,500m (4:00.80)
–Zach Moore – 7th place 800m (1:56.81)
–Row Sterne – 7th place 5,000m (15:30.76)
–Evan Novak – 7th place javelin (43.21m [141’9″]); 8th place discus (39.20m [128’7″])
–Isaac Barber – 7th place triple jump (13.06m [42’10.25″])
–Josh Fingerhut – 8th place 1,500m (4:01.59)
–Connor Verrett – 8th place 5,000m (15:32.70)
Personal Bests:
–Connor Lehman – javelin (49.24m [161’6″])
–Mark Waller – 400m hurdles (55.57)
–Jaylen Day – 110m hurdles (15.50)
–Doug Dracon – 400m (48.93)
–Luke Avigliano – 800m (1:54.32)
–James Dixon – 800m (1:54.86)
–George Marable – 400m hurdles (56.34)
–Ryan McKenna – 400m hurdles (56.65)
–Hayden Roberts – 1,500m (4:00.80)
–Row Sterne – 5,000m (15:30.76)
–Evan Novak – javelin (43.21m [141’9″])
–Josh Fingerhut – 1,500m (4:01.59)
–Jake Symonds – 1,500m (4:02.30)
–Thomas Kallen – 1,500m (4:09.06)
–Stevan Bajski – javelin (39.20m [128’7″])
Team Scores:
1. Lynchburg – 202 points
2. Washington and Lee – 123 points
3. Bridgewater – 122 points
4. Shenandoah – 97 points
5. Eastern Mennonite – 74 points
6. Roanoke – 65 points
7. Virginia Wesleyan – 51 points
8. Ferrum – 35 points
9. Randolph – 10 points
