Fairfax, Va.- George Mason will have three separate squads competing at three different meets. The first meet will be a two-day event beginning on Friday with the Navy Spring Invitational hosted by Navy. The second meet will only be held in one day on Saturday hosted by USC. Third meet will be in Baltimore, MD hosted by John Hopkins and Loyola Md.
Last time out,
Bobby Kestyn improved his personal best in the shot put while competing in the JMU Invitational. Bobby achieved a mark of 14.67m to remain in the 10
th spot for the GMU all-time list. He continues to have an impressive senior year reaching new heights in every category he competes in.
Joziah Johnson was also named the A10 Rookie of the Week after finishing in 2
nd in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.14, a new personal best for Joziah. Johnson also competed in the 110m hurdles finishing in 12
th with a time of 15.63.
The Navy Spring Invitational will commence on Friday, April 19
th. Only three schools will be competing; UMBC, George Mason, and Monmouth. The combined events will begin the meet at 12 pm with the 100m for the decathlon. The only two field events that will be in play on Friday will be the men's and women's discus throw beginning at 3 pm. The rest of the combined events for the heptathlon and the decathlon will continue and end on Saturday, April 20
th. The rest of the field events will begin at 9:30 am with the men's hammer throw and concluding at 3:30 pm with the women's pole vault. All the running events will be on held on Saturday with the 110m hurdles starting at 9:30 am. The meet will conclude at 4 pm with the men's 4x400m relay.
The USC Open is set to begin at 10 am with the field events, the hammer throw, javelin, and pole vault will be the first three events of the day. The running events are set to start at 12 pm with the women's 4x100m relay. The final field event will be at 3:30 pm with the triple jump and the final event to conclude the USC Open will be the men's 4x400m relay at 6 pm.
The Hopkins/Loyola Invitational will have one event on Friday, April 19
th. There will be two heats for both the men's and women's weight throw on Friday. The rest of the events will occur on Saturday with the running events starting off the Saturday meet. The women's 10,000m run will be at 9 am with the men's 10,000m starting right after at 9:45 am. The first field event will be at 10:30 am with the men's javelin throw followed by the women's shot put. The final event of the meet will be at 5:20 pm with the men's 4x400m relay concluding the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational.