LYNCHBURG, Va. – Program standards fell in the long jump, 4x400, shot put and 110m hurdles for the men's track & field team at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic.
 
Meet Information
Event: Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic
Host: University of Lynchburg
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Shellenberger Field)
 
Notes and Notables

• Roanoke's 4x400 relay team reset the school record for the second time in less than a month, as the quartet of Max Cardwell, Bryson Hill, Brandon Heffinger and Lorenzo Camobreco won the event in 3:16.87. That time currently leads the ODAC and the NCAA South Region, and it ranks 13th in Division III.
• DeShawn Austin set a new program standard in the long jump, breaking a record that had stood for over 40 years with a leap of 7.23m. He finished first in the event, and he now sits atop the conference leaderboard while ranking second in the region and tied for sixth in the country.
• Mitchell Taylor took first in the 110m hurdles with a school-record time of 14.56 seconds. He now ranks second in both the conference and region, as well as 21st in the NCAA. Daniel Graham's season-best time of 15.42 seconds landed him in fourth place, while Davis Neel finished eighth at 15.69.
• Kyle Stephens rounded out the record breakers with a toss of 14.47m in the shot put. He finished fourth in the event, and he now ranks third in the ODAC and seventh regionally. Jayven Bea (12.78m) came in ninth – staking a spot in eighth place in program annals as well – and Aidan Vigus (12.04m) placed 11th.
• The Maroons swept the podium spots in the 400m. Camobreco won the race in 47.41 seconds, followed by Cardwell (48.33) in second and Austin (48.57) in third. Those times are also good for the top three spots in the ODAC this spring. Camobreco now leads the region and ranks eighth in the country, while Cardwell sits third in the region and 34th nationally. Brandon Heffinger rounded out a great showing for Roanoke by finishing ninth in 49.74 seconds, and those four athletes all rank in the top eight in program history.
• Amari Carter was the runner-up in the 100m, clocking in 10.71 seconds. That time is good for second in the ODAC and 10th in the South Region.
• Elias Ammon placed second in the 800m with a mark of 1:53.34.
• Shane Stevens came in second in the open flight of the 1,500m, finishing in 4:02.76.
• In the high jump, T.K. Toney placed third and Cody Roupe finished sixth, with both Maroons clearing 1.90m. They're now tied for seventh in the conference and 14th in the region.
• Taylor also placed fourth in the 400m hurdles, registering a time of 56.72 seconds. Dylan Knick came in seventh at 57.58.
• Carter's season-best time of 21.86 seconds put him in sixth place in the 200m. He now ranks third in the conference and 13th in the region. Sam Linebaugh finished 11th in 22.60 seconds.
• In the invitational flight of the 5,000m, Parker Blosser's personal-best time of 15:23.99 was good for seventh place.
• Dominic McCombs finished 10th in the pole vault at 4.25m, while Daniel Graham notched a mark of 3.95m to place 12th. They currently rank sixth and seventh in the conference.
• Gregory Stiltner (36.79m) and Bea (35.91m) came in back-to-back in 11th and 12th place in the discus.
• Bea finished 11th in the hammer throw with a distance of 39.16m.
• In the 1-mile run, Nathaniel Orban (4:20.02) and Ammon (4:21.07) finished 12th and 13th overall. Adjusted back to the 1,500m distance, their times of 4:00.76 and 4:01.73 rank seventh and ninth, respectively, in the conference this spring.

Up Next: Roanoke will compete in both the WildCat Invitational at Randolph College and the Virginia Challenge next weekend.