The George Mason track and field team competed at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Saturday and six individuals reached qualifying times for the IC4A/ECAC Championships which are now just two weeks away.

Victoria Samyn ran the seventh-fastest time in school history in the 1000 meters as she was sixth in the event with a time of 2:55.20, qualifying for the ECAC meet. On the men's side, Parker Boudreau won the 1000 meters in 2:23.85 and Anthony LaMastro was third in the event in 2:27.02. In the 400 meters, David Verburg was first in 47.75, Kevin Wilson was fourth in 48.85, and George Empty was fifth in 48.92. All of them qualified for the IC4A meet with those times.

In the pole vault, Wes Sun cleared a season-best 4.92 meters, while in the 5000 meters, Andrew Pitts was fifth and Robert Krause was seventh. The men's 4X400 squad won the event in 3:11.12 while the distance medley team was second. The women's distance medley team won that event while the 4X400 team was seventh. Mason's other two top-10 finishers on the weekend were Mandissa Marshall , who was sixth in the pole vault, and David Wellington , who was 10^th in the high jump.

The Patriots will compete next week at home as the Field House hosts the Last Chance Meet. The following weekend is the IC4A/ECAC Championships in Boston.