FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason track and field teams will host their first home indoor meet Friday and Saturday, January 30–31. Hosted at the Field House, the Patriot Games have been a staple of the George Mason program since the 2006–07 season. This year, the Patriots will welcome a slate of collegiate teams to Fairfax, including VCU, Johns Hopkins, CNU, Catholic (D.C.), Marymount (Va.), Salisbury, Richmond, American, Virginia Union, St. Mary's (Md.), Loyola (Md.), George Washington, and Mount St. Mary's. Unattached and amateur runners will also compete.
The Patriot Games will span two days. Events begin Friday, Jan. 30, at 4 p.m., with the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon getting underway, along with finals in the women's and men's 5000m run.
Saturday, Jan. 31, will feature a full day of competition beginning at 9:30 a.m., starting with the men's heptathlon 60m hurdles. A complete meet schedule, as well as the combined events schedule (pentathlon and heptathlon), is linked. The live results website will also provide real-time updates to follow the Patriots throughout both days of competition.
The following Patriots are scheduled to compete:
Men's Entries
Nadim Abdu (800m)
Jayden Apenteng (60m hurdles, 400m)
William Michael Baker (Weight throw, shot put)
Walt Bannerman (Pole vault)
Bryson Barnett (5000m)
Biruk Beardsley (5000m)
Tarek Benlamkaddem (1 mile)
James Bowen (Heptathlon)
Luke Brown (1 mile)
Davian Burke (60m hurdles)
Nicholas DeWolfe (Heptathlon)
Jordan Edwards (60m)
Nicholas Emmert (1 mile)
Matthew Fisher (60m)
Anthony Gibson Jr. (60m)
Tristan Harris (Triple jump)
Daniel Hayes (1 mile)
Robbie Jenkins (5000m)
Kellen La Roche (High jump)
Carson Mandis (Shot put)
Darren McCoy (60m, long jump)
Alexander Pilipski (Heptathlon)
Cameron Portis (Weight throw, shot put)
Jonathan Regules (800m)
Jackson Rowe (5000m)
Trent Saben (Pole vault)
Lloyd Sheppard (5000m)
Denver Shields (60m)
James Sims (High jump)
Jayden Smith (60m hurdles)
Ethan Swan (Long jump)
Max Vom Saal (5000m)
Aidan Walcott (60m)
Women's Entries
Susan Adenitan (60m)
Fiona Agyekum (Weight throw, shot put)
Shanell Berry (500m, 800m)
Kennedy Drish (Pole vault)
Stephanie Dundas (60m, 60m hurdles)
Kymara Fernandez (Long jump)
Alina Florou Dimitriadou (Pole vault)
Aiko Galvin (500m)
Gabriela Gibson (Long jump)
Abigail Graham (5000m)
Simone Hamlar (200m)
Amelia Male (Weight throw, shot put)
Sierra Matheson (60m)
Lindsey Meadows (5000m)
Ay'rianna Moore (200m)
Kaela O'Connor (60m, 60m hurdles)
Marley Oare (Pole vault)
Liza Parkhomenko (Triple jump)
Alexa Pinon (3000m)
Miranda Pinon (1 mile)
Sydney Rhodes (60m)
Morgan Ryerson (Pentathlon)
Shania Staats (60m)
Laila Thomas (60m, triple jump)
Kailynn Tyson (60m)
Hazel Wells (1 mile)
Aylin Yirmibesoglu (1 mile)
* The Patriots are also set to have 1 entry to the Women's 4x400m Relay.
LAST TIME OUT
The Patriots delivered an impressive two-day showing at the Hokie Invitational, highlighted by standout efforts across the track and field. Kennedy Drish led the way in the women's pole vault, clearing a personal-best 4.24m to rank first in the Atlantic 10 and move into the NCAA indoor qualifying picture, while Walt Bannerman cleared a season-best 5.05m to remain atop the conference. On the track, Davian Burke broke the eight-second barrier for the first time in the 60m hurdles, clocking a personal-best 7.95, and Ella Semple earned an event win with a personal-best 4:47.91 in the women's mile. The men's 4x400m relay of Joziah Johnson, Lance Koontz, Jordan Tuck, and Mason Samuels captured first place, while Kailynn Tyson won the women's triple jump with a personal-best 12.61m to move to the top of the A-10. Numerous additional personal bests and conference-ranked marks underscored a deep, balanced performance for the Green and Gold. Eight performances from the weekend in Blacksburg now stand in the program's indoor all-time top 10 records.
