Results
SALEM, Va. (Jan. 21) – Senior
Justen Burnette delivered another NCAA provisional mark in the 200 meters on Saturday, as the Trojans secured three victories at the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College.
Burnette claimed the event win in the 200m after producing a blistering pace of 21.92 seconds, which is two-hundredths of a second faster than his time set in the season-opening meet. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he currently holds the fastest marks in both the 60-meter dash and 200 meters in the conference. Burnette also placed fifth in the 60m finals after crossing the line in 6.96 on Saturday.
Sophomore
Jaleal Hamlett registered a first-place finish in the triple jump while in Virginia behind a season-best mark of 14.20 meters (46-7.25 feet) on his second attempt. The 2022 Freshman of the Year, Hamlett holds the top distance in the event this year in the Conference Carolinas.
In the shot put, junior
Joshua Faison collected first overall with a distance of 16.27 meters (53-4.5 feet) on his fifth attempt. Senior
Dorian Tolbert improved his conference qualifying mark to 13.20 meters (43-3.75 feet) on his third attempt and moved to ninth all-time in program history. Sophomore
Alex Smith-Fort'e also increased his distance to 13.13 meters (43-1.00 feet) over the weekend.
Sophomore
Aman Tsegay posted a league qualifying mark in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:07.55, while junior
Joshua Morell reached the conference mark in the 400 meters after crossing the line in 51.58.
Freshman
Jason Hart improved his league standard in the 200 meters and placed fifth after crossing the line in 22.40, which ranks eighth all-time in UMO history.
Sophomore
Israel Long improved his conference qualifying mark in the weight throw and moved to fifth all-time at UMO with a distance of 16.23 meters (53-3.00 feet) on his final attempt. He sits second in the conference in the weight throw behind teammate Smith-Fort'e.
The Trojans return to action on Jan. 27-28, when they travel to compete at VMI in Lexington, Virginia.
