The Basics
Event: 2019 Kaye and JJ Smith Invitational (hosted by Shenandoah University)
Location: Winchester, Va.

The Lead: The Roanoke College men's and women's track teams traveled to Winchester to compete in the Kaye and JJ smith Invitational, hosted by Shenandoah University.

Women's Highlights:

• Freshmen Eliza Ryan debut with the top time in the women's 400m with a time of 1:04.38.  Sophomore Hannah Koepfinger finished 3^rd with a time of 1:05.05
• Freshmen Spencer Mann finished 4^th in the 60m dash with a time of 8.33 seconds.
• Freshmen Hannah Snodgrass finished 5^th in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 10.02.
• Alison Barthol finished 4^th in the 800 with a time of 2:48.
• The Women's 4X400m relay team of Koepfinger, Snodgrass, Lauren Henson, and Ryan finished 4^th with a time of 4:26.71
• Koepfinger finished 5^th in the Women's Long Jump with a distance of 4.48m.
• Samantha Hampton finished 7^th in the Women's Shot Put with a throw of 10.71m

 Men's Highlights:

• Corbin Tuner led the men's team with a 2^nd place finish in the Men's Pole Vault clearing 3.90m.  Dillon Kopec finished 5^th with a clearing height of 3.75m
• Keleb Bland finished 3^rd in the Men's Shot Put with a distance of 13.25m.
• Hunter Bohon finished 4^th in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.82. Sophomore Zach McNeil followed suit with a 7^th place finish jumping 5.36m
• Freshmen Bohon and Grayson Cornett finish 6^th and 7^th in the men's 60m Hurdlers.  Bohon ran 9.37 while Cornett ran 9.38.

 Up next: RC will host the Finn Pincus Invitational on January 24-25.