BLACKSBURG, Va. - Junior Daianna Barron set a school record in the 600m and several other Patriots added their name to the record list as the George Mason track & field team competed at day one of the Virginia Tech Challenge on Friday.

Barron broke the previous school record in the 600m by almost five seconds, running a time of 1:31.63 to finish in second place. Also adding their names to the program record lists were junior Shavon Briscoe in the 60m hurdles and sophomore Caitlin Eberly in the pole vault. Briscoe finished second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.58, the third-fastest time in program history. She also posted ECAC-qualifying marks in the 60m hurdles and 200m dash (24.84, 3^rd). Eberly vaulted to 3.45m, good for a fifth-place finish and the third-best height in the Mason record books.

Several Patriots also posted PR's, including junior Katea Jemmott in the 60m (7.72), sophomore Jasmine Robinson in the 200m (25.07), junior Amanda Denger in the 200m (25.67) and long jump (5.20m) and sophomore Haley Hale in the weight throw (13.54m).

On the men's side, senior David Verburg continued his fast-paced senior campaign, winning the 200m in a time of 21.33. In addition to being a PR, it was the fifth-fastest time in program history and also bested his previous IC4A qualifying mark.

In the 60m hurdles, freshman Teddy Murphy set a PR and the seventh-fastest time in program history with a time of 8.46, good for seventh place. Sophomore Anthony Williams finished fifth in the same event, crossing the finish line in 8.33 after running an IC4A qualifying time of 8.22 in the prelims.

Seniors Tyler Golden, Alex Ott and Patrick Dietrick, and freshman Sean Daugherty also added their names to the Mason record books. Running the 600m in 1:22.42, Golden finished in sixth place while also recording the seventh-fastest time in program history. The 3000m run saw Alex Ott finish seventh in 8:32.38, the sixth-best time in Mason history. In the pole vault, Daugherty vaulted 4.75m (eighth-best in program history) and Dietrick recorded a height of 4.60 (10^th best height) to add their names.

Also recording PR's on the night were Tyler Oliver (8:46.04) and Jacob Morgan (8:57.17) in the 300m and Travaughn Baker-Johnson in the long jump (6.92m).

Mason wraps up action at the VT meet tomorrow.

WOMEN
60m
3. Katea Jemmott - 7.74 (7.72 prelims - PR)
4. TaNay Chandler 7.74 (7.77 prelims)
5. Crystalyne Clark - 7.82 (7.84 prelims)

60m Hurdles
2. Shavon Briscoe - 8.58 - PR - 3^rd fastest time in program history - ECAC (bests previous qualifying time) (8.74 prelims)
Jasmine Moser - 9.40 - prelims
Amanda Denger - 9.44 - prelims

200m
3. Shavon Briscoe - 24.84 - PR - ECAC
6. Jasmine Robinson - 25.07 - PR
10. Crystalyne Clark - 25.58
13. Amanda Denger - 25.67 - PR

600m
2. Daianna Barron - 1:31.63 - PR - School Record

Mile
12. Victoria Samyn - 5:22.79

Long Jump
12. Amanda Denger - 5.20m - PR
16. Katea Jemmott - 5.01m

Weight Throw
10. Haley Hale - 13.54m - PR
13. Emily Muniz - 12.10m

Pole Vault
4. Summer Shepherd - 3.45m
5. Caitlin Eberly - 3.45m - PR - 3^rd best height in program history
10. Megann Kaiser - 3.15m

MEN
60m
Joseph Thomas - 7.26 - prelims

60m Hurdles
5. Anthony Williams - 8.33 (8.22 prelims - ties previous IC4A qualifying mark)
7. Teddy Murphy - 8.46 - PR - 7^th fastest time in program history (8.49 prelims)

200m
1. David Verburg - 21.33 - PR - 5^th fastest time in program history - IC4A (bests previous qualifying mark)
11. Travaughn Baker-Johnson - 22.80
14. Joseph Thomas - 25.44

600m
1. George Empty - 1:18.82
5. Cody Raphael - 1:21.57
6. Tyler Golden - 1:22.42 - 7^th fastest time in program history

Mile
14. Wil McReynolds - 4:17.60

3000m
7. Alex Ott - 8:32.38 - 6^th fastest time in program history
15. Tyler Oliver - 8:46.04 - PR
17. Jacob Morgan - 8:57.17 - PR
19. Jason Hartman - 9:02.71
20. Conor Doan - 9:10.65

Long Jump
6. Byron Sintim - 6.93m
8. Travaughn Baker-Johnson - 6.92m - PR  
14. Michael Lawton - 6.57m

Weight Throw
8. Kirk Nguyen - 15.07m

Pole Vault
3. Sean Daugherty - 4.75m - PR - 8^th best height in program history
5. Patrick Dietrick - 4.60m - 10^th best height in program history
6. Josh Trikakis - 4.45m