LEXINGTON, Va. – The Roanoke men's track & field team logged 10 total Top 5 placements on the opening weekend of the outdoor season.
 
Meet Information
Event: W&L Carnival
Host: Washington and Lee University
Location: Lexington, Va. (Wilson Field)
 
Notes and Notables

• DeShawn Austin took first in the long jump with a distance of 7.01m.
• Cody Roupe and T.K. Toney finished in second and third place, respectively, in the high jump. Both athletes cleared 1.89m in the event.
• Austin was also the runner-up in the 400m hurdles, clocking in at 54.02 seconds. Dylan Knick's personal-record time of 57.65 was good for ninth place.
• Four Maroons placed in the top 7 in the triple jump. David Gipson came in third at 12.70m, followed by Colby Thompson (12.61m) in fourth place, Jonah Hamman (12.55m) in fifth and Toney (12.48m) in seventh.
• In the 110m hurdles, Daniel Graham placed fourth at 15.49 seconds, while Davis Neel came in sixth with a personal-best time of 15.60.
• In the invitational flight of the 5,000m, Nathaniel Orban logged a fifth-place showing in 15:18.63, and Shane Stevens finished seventh at 15:23.90.
• Orban also placed fifth in the 800m, clocking in at 1:58.81. Aaron Massey came in ninth with a mark of 2:02.02.
• Dominic McCombs placed seventh and Daniel Graham finished ninth in the pole vault. Both Maroons cleared the 3.89m mark.
• Kyle Stephens' toss of 13.10m landed him in seventh position in the shot put.
• In the unseeded flight of the 1,500m, Michael Foley placed sixth with a time of 4:28.19.

Up Next: Roanoke will continue the outdoor campaign with the Raleigh Relays and Lynchburg's Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invite next weekend.