HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Maroons had two Top 5 performances and a pair of other Top 10 marks in a field of athletes from all divisions at the VertKlasse Meeting.
 
Meet Information
Event: VertKlasse Meeting
Host: High Point University
Location: High Point, N.C. (Vert Stadium)
 
Notes and Notables

• DeShawn Austin finished fourth in the top flight of the 400m hurdles, clocking in at 54.37 seconds.
• Mitchell Taylor landed in fourth place in the other branch of the 400m hurdles; his personal-record time of 55.53 seconds ranks fifth in the ODAC and eighth in the NCAA South Region. Dylan Knick came in 13th in 57.92 seconds.
• Dominic McCombs finished ninth in the pole vault with a height of 4.36m. He currently sits sixth in the conference standings and is tied for eighth in the region.
• Taylor finished ninth in his flight of the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.81 seconds. Davis Neel placed 24th at 15.91.
• Max Cardwell set a PR in his branch of the 400m, registering a mark of 48.97 seconds to place 11th. He ranks second in the ODAC behind teammate Lorenzo Camobreco, as well as sixth regionally, and his time is the fourth-fastest in program annals. Brandon Heffinger's personal-best time of 50.21 seconds was good for 28th place in the event – and seventh in both the conference this spring and the Roanoke record book – while Bryson Hill placed 34th at 50.49.
• In the 3,000m steeplechase, Gabe Ramirez placed 12th with a PR time of 10:03.39, and Jackson Coombes came in 18th at 10:19.40. They currently rank second and third in the ODAC this season, as well as sixth and ninth in school history.
• The 4x100 relay team of Cardwell, Austin, Sam Linebaugh and Amari Carter placed 12th in 46.83 seconds. That puts them in the seventh spot in the ODAC table.
• Carter finished 18th in his flight of the 100m, and his season-best time of 10.79 seconds currently ranks third in the conference. Linebaugh landed in the 43rd spot at 11.06 seconds, which is good for eighth in the league.
• George Davis placed 26th in his branch of the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.95.
• In the shot put, Kyle Stephens finished 28th at 13.83m, while Aidan Vigus came in 35th with a distance of 12.90m. Both performances represent personal-bests and currently sit within in the top eight in the ODAC, and Stephens now ranks second in program history.
• Brandon Heffinger's PR time of 22.08 seconds dropped him in the 30th spot in his flight of the 200m, and only Carter has logged a better mark within the conference this spring. Linebaugh also set a personal record at 22.30 seconds, which was good for 44th in the event and seventh in the ODAC standings.
• David Gipson carded a season-best leap of 12.82m to place 31st in the triple jump.
• Aaron Massey finished 42nd overall in the 1,500m at 4:12.41.
• In the participate flight of the 800m, Jayden Coleman's PR time of 2:02.84 was good for the 46th spot. Adrian Shiguango-Holtz came in 50th at 2:04.81.

Up Next: Roanoke also has athletes competing in the Colonial Relays at William & Mary this weekend.