CARMEN GRAVES, Roanoke, Sophomore

CARMEN GRAVES, Roanoke, Sophomore

Graves, a sophomore from Christiansburg, Va., competed in five events at the Vince Brown Invitational.  She set a new Roanoke record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.25, which is 4.19 seconds faster than any time in the ODAC this season.  She placed third overall and second in D-III ranks in the event.  Her leap of 16'1" in the long jump was 16th overall, but third amongst D-III competitors.  She also competed in the triple jump, posting a mark of 34'4.25" to place seventh overall and second in D-III competition.  She finished by running a leg on the Maroons' 4x400-meter relay team, helping RC to a program season-best time of 4:14.83.

Women's Indoor Track Honor Roll

Olivia Mills, Bridgewater, Sophomore
Mills set two new BC records Saturday at the Vince Brown Invitational. Mills placed 10th in a field of 49 runners and broke the BC record in the 800 with a time of 2:24.98, two seconds better than the old mark. She placed ninth out of 41 runners (first among D-III Runners) in the mile and breaking her own record with a time of 5:13.73. She shaved almost seven seconds off her previous best.

Taylor Stokes, Guilford College, Freshman
Stokes set two school records at the Vince Brown Invitational Feb. 12… ran the mile in a record time of 5:34.92, which was the 21st-fastest time in the 42-runner field. She shaved nearly a second over her previous school record in the mile and had the second-best time among NCAA Division III runners… also ran the 3,000 meters in 11:00.38, 28.65 seconds better than her previous record… placed 11th in the 18-runner field, third among Division III contestants.

Christina Washington, Lynchburg, Junior
Washington took second in the 400-meter dash in 59.46 at UNC Saturday, setting a new ODAC top time in the process.

Marissa Thompson, Washington and Lee, Sophomore
Thompson earned a pair of Top 5 finishes at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games on Friday, settting a school-record in the 200-meter dash (26.28s) in the process.  She also jumped 16'9.25" in the long jump.