April 17, 2010
Larry Ellis Invitational Friday Results
Michael Johnson Classic Results
JMU Track & Field Invitational Results
The George Mason track and field team was in action this weekend in three separate meets and had a successful bout of competition at the Larry Ellis Invitational hosted by Princeton, the Michael Johnson Classic hosted by Baylor, and the JMU Track and Field Invitational.
While the Patriots had a number of athletes who met or surpassed their previously-qualified IC4A/ECAC marks, Mason added a total of five new qualifiers.
At Princeton's meet, Anthony LaMastro earned a spot in the IC4A Championships which will take place at the same track next month as he completed the 1,500-meter run in 3:49.13. Joining him with an ECAC mark at the Larry Ellis Invitational was Sandy Castro, as she ran the 5,000-meter run in an ECAC-qualifying time of 17:12.13, good for sixth place.
In Texas, the Patriots saw a number of standout performances including Nick Vaughn's time of 47.36 in the 400-meter dash, his first time running the event and one of five IC4A-qualifying times by Patriot runners in that event but the lone new qualification. Mason recorded the top-three finishes including David Verburg's first-place time of 47.06, a personal record. Third-place finisher George Empty (47.69) qualified for the USATF Junior Championships with his mark, a personal best.
Highlighting the women's action was the 4x100-meter women's relay of Crystal Clark, Cierra McGee, Marie Fields and Tiara Swindell which ran in 45.90, improving on their previous ECAC-qualifying mark. In the 400-meter dash, Swindell ran a personal best time of 54.00 and bettered her already ninth-best time in the event in school history. McGee's time of 54.33 places her 10th on the all-time performance list in the 400.
Finally, in Harrisonburg, the Patriots tacked on another new ECAC berth as Jennifer Bailey's distance of 42.72 meters in the discus gave her a spot in next month's championships, her first such qualification of the season.
Full results for each of the meets can be found through the links above.
The Patriots return to action next weekend when they travel to Franklin Field in Philadelphia for the nationally-renowned Penn Relays.
