SALEM, Va. – The Roanoke men's track & field team notched points in three separate events, including an all-conference finish for the distance medley relay team, on the opening day of the conference championship meet.
 
Meet Information
Event: ODAC Indoor Championships
Host: Roanoke College
Location: Salem, Va. (Cregger Field House)
 
Notes and Notables

• The Maroons placed third in the distance medley relay event, with Aaron Massey, Jonah Hamman, Jackson Coombes and Beau Brebner clocking in at 10:36.72 to earn all-conference honors. Their time ranks fourth in program history.
• DeShawn Austin came in fifth in the long jump with a distance of 6.82m.
• Cody Roupe scored for Roanoke in the high jump, placing seventh at 1.90m.
• In the preliminary heats of the 60m, Amari Carter finished third overall with a time of 6.98 seconds to advance to Sunday's finals.
• Two Maroons qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles: Mitchell Taylor placed third in the prelims at 8.37 seconds, followed by Daniel Graham in fifth at 8.43. Davis Neel just missed out on the finals with a ninth-place finish in 8.67.
• With just five of the 16 scoring events in the books, Roanoke is tied for sixth place in the team standings with 12 points. Lynchburg holds the team lead with 69 markers.

Up Next: Action concludes with the second and final day of the ODAC indoor meet on Sunday.