The George Mason track and field teams competed in the Raleigh Relays at N.C. State and at the Fred Hardy Invitational at Richmond on Saturday and for one freshman it was a memorable day as Daianna Barron qualified for the ECAC Outdoor Championships in the 400 meters.

Barron finished ninth in the event with a time of 55.94. She was one of several Patriots with a top-10 finish at the Raleigh Relays. Crystal Clark finished sixth in the prelims of the 100 meters with a time of 12.15 and will compete in the finals on Saturday. Nao Ma was ninth in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:41.79. On the men's side, the sprint medley relay team of Ja-Vell Bullard , Adrian Vaughn , Kevin Wilson and Chris Carrington was first with a time of 3:18.31 and Wilson was 10^th in the 400 meters with a time of 48.60. Travaughn Baker-Johnson will compete in the finals of the 100 meters on Saturday as well after posting a time of 10.94, 14^th -best in the prelims.

At the Hardy Invitational, a slew of Patriots had top five finishes. Dominique Graham and Taren Henry were second and fifth, respectively in the high jump with leaps of 1.60 and 1.50 meters, Colleen McGlade was second in the pole vault and Kelsey Hinz was fourth, both clearing heights of 3.25 meters, and Amanda Denger was fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.16. On the men's side, Wes Sun was third in the pole vault clearing 4.60 meters while Jason Wellington was fifth in the hammer throw with a distance of 43.91.

Among the Patriots to watch on Saturday at the Raleigh Relays, in addition to Clark and Baker-Johnson in the 100 and 200, are Chris Carrington in the men's 1500 meters, and Michael Pachella and Tyler Golden in the 800 meters,