NEW YORK, N.Y. - The George Mason track and field team
concluded action on day two of the NY Armory Collegiate Invitational held at
The Amory in New York City.
The women's 4x400m relay of Daianna Barron, Cierra McGee,
Shavon Briscoe and Dominique Graham set a blistering pace in the College
section of the event, winning with a time of 3:40.40 while also besting the
previous top season time by eight seconds. They also set an event record for the College division of the meet.
The 4x800m relay squad also scorched its previous
season-best time by over 40 seconds as Kristin Bethel, Jennifer Nakamura,
Victoria Samyn and Heather Selheimer ran an ECAC qualifying time of 9:21.35 en
route to a seventh-place finish.
Individually, Graham had a record day as she posted a PR of
1.71m in the high jump while finishing second in the Eastern section of the meet.
McGee also ran her way to the top with some of the best talent from across the
country, finishing sixth in the 400m Championship section with a time of 53.80.
For the men, David Verburg posted a second-place finish in
the 400m Championship section in a time of 46.56. He also competed in the 200m
Championship section and posted the seventh-fastest time in the preliminaries at 21.60, however he did not compete in the finals. Adrian
Vaughn also competed in the 200m prelims and recorded the 10th-fastest
time (21.63), but did not partake in the finals.
Three other individuals on the men's side recorded PR's,
including Wil McReynolds (4:14.85, IC4A, 13th) and Tyler Oliver
(4:22.20, 40th) in the mile, and Sean Daugherty in the pole vault
(4.70m, 10th).
Mason returns to the track next weekend, traveling to Boston
University for the Valentines' Invitational.
WOMEN
400m - Championship
6. Cierra McGee - 53.80
4x400m Relay - College
1. Daianna Barron, Cierra McGee, Shavon Briscoe, Dominique Graham - 3:40.40 -
ECAC
4x800m Relay - Championship
7. Kristin Bethel, Jennifer Nakamura, Victoria Samyn, Heather Selheimer - 9:21.35
- ECAC
High Jump - Eastern
2. Dominique Graham - 1.71m - PR - ECAC
Weight Throw - Championship
49. Haley Hale - 12.54m
50. Emily Muniz - 11.61m
MEN
200m - Championship
David Verburg - 21.60 - PR - 7th prelims - did not run in finals
Adrian Vaughn - 21.63 - IC4A - 10th prelims - did not run in finals
400m - Championship
2. David Verburg - 46.56
800m - College
40. Tyler Golden - 1:57.21 - season-best
50. Cody Raphael - 1:59.20
Mile - College
13. Wil McReynolds - 4:14.85 - PR - IC4A
40. Tyler Oliver - 4:22.20 - PR
4x400m Relay - Championship
8. Angel Coburn, David Verburg, Da'Quan Smalls, George Empty - 3:13.49
Pole Vault - College
10. Sean Daugherty - 4.70m - PR
11. Josh Trikakis - 4.55m
11. Patrick Dietrick - 4.55m
Triple Jump - College
16. Michael Lawton - 13.92m
Weight Throw - Championship
38. Kirk Nguyen - 14.80m
