The Basics
Event: 4^th Annual Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College
Location: Salem, Va.

The Lead: The Roanoke College men's and women's track teams defended their home track in the Kerr-Cregger Fieldhouse this weekend.  

Women's Highlights:

• The RC women closed out the two-day meet with a 3^rd place effort in the 4x400 Relay. Eliza Ryan, Alison Moreau, Savannah Gheen, and Hannah Koepfinger combined to post a final time of 4:16.82.
• Moreau added a 5^th place finish in the Women's High Jump (4'11") and Koepfinger came home 9^th in the 60 M Hurdles.
• In the 4000 Distance Medley Relay (DMR), Lauren Brown, Zoe Dunlap, Hailey Draper, and Emma Maras registered a 5^th place result. Individually, Maras was also 5^th in the 3000 meters.
• RC would place a trio of athletes in the top 10 of the Pole Vault. Lindsey Baxter finished 3^rd with a vault of 10'0" while Claire Trotto (5^th), and Louise Tester (7^th) each placed in the top 10.
• Jayna Jean-Jules posted a final distance of 45'10.50" in the Weight Throw, good enough for 7^th place.

Men's Highlights:

• The Roanoke men got the meet off to a solid start on Friday evening when the quartet of Troy Crawley, Blake Morin, Brandon Justice, and Sam Crawford posted a win in the 4x200 Relay. Their time of 1:33.19 was almost a second and a half ahead of the field.
• Crawford would earn and individual top 10 when he posted a final time of 52.72 in the 400 meters. Crawford finished three spots behind teammate Micah Ray and his time of 52.34.
• Friday night would also see the team of Cooper Neeble, Zach Dalton, Tiro Moeng, and Peter Smith finish 7^th in the 4000 DMR. Neeble would also finish 6^th in the 1000 meters in a time of 2:39.43 while Dalton earned his top 10 (7^th) in the 600 meters.
• The 5000 meters would see Andrew Deel come home 7^th.
• RC would place 7^th and 8^th in the Pole Vault with Dillon Kopec recording a height of 11'9.75" and Miles Enstrom at 11'3.75".
• Kyle Bland finished 6^th in the Weight Throw with a final distance of 47'1".

Up next: The Maroons will be back in action next week when they host the Roanoke Invitational Challenge on Saturday.