VMI Team Challenge, Jan. 11, 2025:
Cameron Thomas ’27 set a new school record in the pole vault at 5.10 meters (16’8.75”), breaking the 23-year-old record of 16’3.75” by J.B. Rosson ’04, surpassing his own personal best of 16’1.25” in 2024—the second-best all-time.
VMI Invitational, Jan. 25, 2025:
Richard Edwards ’25 and Rafe Clendenin ’27 were named Southern Conference Men’s Track and Field Athletes of the Week.
Eleyah Armstrong ’25 was named Southern Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week.
VMI Winter Classic, Feb. 8, 2025:
The women’s distance medley relay team of Gretal Shank ’25, Reagan Gilman ’28, Evelyn Anderson ’27, and Jillian Sisk ’27 won first place with a time of 12:34.68, the sixth-fastest in program history.
The women’s team placed fifth overall with 70 points, earning All-Conference honors in six events.
SoCon Indoor Championship
Men’s Team
- The men’s team earned eight All-Conference honors over four events during the 2-day meet.
- Nick Brown ’25 won first place in the 400-meter with a time of 47.66 seconds.
- Anthony Wilkerson ’28 finished in third place in the 400-meter with a time of 49.02 seconds.
- Wilkerson, Ben Hagerich ’26, Xander Topos ’25, and Rye Jackson ’28 secured third place in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:19.93.
- Keyandre Midgett ’24 took first place in the long jump, achieving a distance of 7.07 meters.
- Thomas placed third in the pole vault with a height of 5.00 meters.
Women’s Team
- Armstrong was named SoCon’s Most Outstanding Female Track Performer after winning the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, securing her third straight indoor 60-meter title.
- Reagan Gilman ’28 placed third overall in the 800-meter, breaking the school record twice. She placed fifth in the preliminary competition with a time of 2:14.82 and third in the final with a new program record time of 2.13.42—surpassing the record of 2:15.29 by Kelsey Newcomb ’16 in 2013.
- Shea Hart ’26 earned All-SoCon honors in the pentathlon by placing second through the five events with 3,429 points. Wofford’s Olivia Bagg won the multi-event with 3,658 points.
- Morgan Fraser ’27 achieved All-SoCon honors in the high jump by tying for second place with Wofford’s Sherika Christie at a height of 1.65 meters.
- Hart placed third in the 60-meter hurdles finals to earn All-SoCon recognition with a time of 8.65 seconds.
Naturale Faison ’28 earned All-SoCon in the 60-meter finals by placing third overall in 7.66 seconds for a new personal record.
