ANDY NAGEL, Roanoke, Senior, Hurdles

ANDY NAGEL, Roanoke, Senior, Hurdles

Nagel, a senior from Gloucester, Va., provisionally qualified in the 400-meter hurdles for the second week in a row.  His time of 54.24 seconds broke his own Doc Jopson Invitational meet record and set a new Bridgewater facility record.  He is currently ranked No. in the ODAC by over four seconds and No. 4 for in NCAA Division III according to www.raceberryjam.com.

Men's Outdoor Track Honor Roll

Leigh Bradley, Bridgewater, Junior - Jumps
Bradley won two events at the Doc Jopson Invitational. He won the triple jump at 42 feet, 7 inches and the high jump, clearing the bar at 6-4, the best jump in the ODAC this season.

Michael Allen, Eastern Mennonite, Sophomore - Jumps/Sprints
Allen participated in four events at Saturday’s Jim Taylor Invitational, hosted by Susquehanna University, and placed in the top six in each of them.  He highlighted the day by winning the triple jump with a combo of 13.11m, 0.28m ahead of second place.  Allen took second in the long jump, finishing behind only a Susquehanna alumnus.  He was on the 4x400m relay team which took fifth place, within a second of third.  His 200m dash time was also good for sixth.

Dan Reid, Lynchburg, Senior - Throws
Reid broke the school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 163’10”. The record was previously owned by current teammate John Michael Pavia at 157’4”, which was also broken by Pavia this weekend with a throw of 159’7”. Reid’s throw also bested the ODAC season-best by 13’1”.

Sean Whitson, Virginia Wesleyan, Sophomore - Distance
Whitson eclipsed one of the oldest VWC records with a standout effort in the 5,000 meter run at the Washington & Lee Track & Field Carnival.  He posted a time of 15:17.84, smashing the VWC record of 15:42.70 set by Robert Aaron in 2007.  Whitson placed 11th in the race.

Tyler Grant, Washington and Lee, Sophomore - Decathlon
Grant placed third overall and set a new school record in the decathlon with a 5,777 points. He ran 11.91 in the 100 meter dash, 51.63 in the 400 meter dash, 16.52 in the 110 hurdles and was timed at 4:33.31 in the 1,500 meters. He also jumped 5.77 meters in the long jump, 1.62 meters in the high jump, heaved the shot10.29 meters, tossed the discus 30.64 meters, the javelin 48.46 meters and cleared 3.20 meters in the pole vault.