George Mason women's track and field concluded day one of the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships in first place with 43 points through six events. The Patriots ended the day five points in front of Dayton. The men wrapped up day one in second place with 37.5 points. Competition continues Sunday with the women set to compete in 15 finals and the men in 16.  

The women, defending A-10 Outdoor Champions, earned gold in the javelin and pole vault. Senior Amanda Denger took first place in the javelin with a mark of 41.84m while freshman Shelby Garnand finished third at 40.64m. Junior Lindsay Horton finished first in the pole vault, clearing a mark of 3.80m on her first attempt.  Denger also finished day one as the leader in the heptathlon with 3088 points.

Emily Muniz earned points for the Patriots finishing fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 45.81m. Sophomore Chantel Richardson finished just off the podium in the long jump, finishing fourth with a distance of 5.83m. Several distance events also went final Saturday. Senior Bethany Sachtleben  earned the silver in the in the 10,000m run with a time of 34:40.83.  

Richardson will continue competition Sunday after qualifying for the 100m hurdles. Senior Shavon Briscoe led the way with a time of 13.63 followed by Richardson with a personal record time of 13.92 with freshman Deonna Diggs qualifying as well with a time of 14.21. Briscoe was one of two Patriots to qualify for the 400m hurdles, setting a personal record with a time of 1:01.31, freshman Sommer Sharp qualified with a mark of 1:02.31.

Senior Aneesha Scott recorded the top qualifying time in the 100m dash at 12.06 while freshman Ashley Lucas set a personal record with a time of 12.10 to advance. Scott is one of three Patriots to qualify for the 200m dash as well. Sophomore Caela Williams finished with a personal record time of 24.19, Scott also set a personal record with a time of 24.33 while fellow senior Jasmine Robinson came in at 24.48.  Freshman Taylor Sharpe qualified for the 400m finals with a time of 54.62.

On the men's side, sophomore pole vaulters Logan Besougloff and Sean Daugherty earned the first points of the day for the Patriots finishing second and third respectively. Besougloff earned silver clearing 4.70m on his first attempt, tying his career high; Daugherty tied for bronze after clearing the same height on his second attempt. Freshman Pat Hodge (43.04m) earned points for Mason with a seventh place finish in the hammer throw. Freshman Raeshawn Bishop took the bronze medal in the long jump with a mark of 7.16m, junior Byron Sintim finished fifth at 6.84. In the distance events, Michael Conway earned bronze in the men's 10,000m run with a time of 30:48.54.

The Patriots took the top three qualifying times in the men's 110m hurdles led by senior Anthony Williams with a season-best time of 14.24. Junior Teddy Murphy (14.86) qualified second followed by freshman John Seals with a personal record time of 14.93 in third.  All three will compete in the finals set for Sunday at 11:50 a.m. Williams is also one of three Patriots to qualify for the 400m hurdles, along with junior Angle Coburn and sophomore Jordan May. Coburn finished with the top qualifying time, setting a personal record with a mark of 52.69. Williams also ran a career best with a time of 53.49 and May came in with a mark of 54.43.  

Freshman Xavier King, Jr. (48.42) and sophomore Bernard Freeman (48.77) qualified for Sunday's finals in the 400m dash. Sophomore Ayo Raymond took the top qualifying time in the 100m dash with a personal-record time of 10.67. Junior DaQuan Smalls also qualified with a season-best time of 10.85. Sophomore Austin Savage finished first in the fourth heat of the 800m qualifying for Sunday afternoon's finals with a time of 1:53.05. Freeman and Smalls both qualified for the 200m dash with time of 21.53 and 21.80 respectively.

Competition resumes Sunday morning at 8:45 with the decathlon's 110m hurdles. The heptathlon long jump is set to start at 9:30 and the remaining open events for both track and field will get underway at 10:30 with the women's shot put and the women's 4x100m relay.