FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason track and field hosted the Patriot Games over the weekend at the George Mason Field House.
Mason student-athletes
Jack Ikenberry and
Jaylen Simmons each broke their own school records in their respective events.
On Friday, Ikenberry ran a PR of 14:25.84 in the 5000m, besting his previous time by five seconds. Sophomore
Willem Landis added an impressive run in the event, finishing second with a PR of 14:27.50 – good for second all-time at Mason.
Simmons broke his own school record in the weight throw with a personal-record toss of 20.30 meters. He added a first-place finish in the shot put (17.63m). It marks the third straight weekend Simmons has swept the two events.
Thrower
Jessica McRae posted a personal-record of 18.28 meters in the weight throw – good for third all-time at Mason. She finished second in the event, followed by
Grace Gaudin in third (18.10m).
In her Green & Gold debut, graduate student
Laura DeMarzi notched first in the triple jump with a mark of 11.40 meters.
In the men's long jump, sophomore
Xavier Shirley placed first (7.02m), followed by
Ellis Nei in second (6.68m).
Junior
Forest Flynn cleared a personal-record height of 4.76m in the pole vault to place second. Junior
Hannah Robertson placed second on the women's side with a height of 3.77m.
Elsewhere on the track, sophomore
Michka-Mae Hyde won the 400m dash with a time of 58.87. Sophomore
Ed Deskins placed second in the 200m meter dash (22.82).
Up next, Mason will split up for a pair of meets in Boston, heading to the Crimson Elite Invite on Friday and Scarlet & White Invite on Saturday.