Sophomore Pia Ruth (Rahway, N.J./Linden) achieved a personal best in the 100m hurdles with a 14.71-run in the finals to give her second place. The hurdler had the fastest time as well in the preliminary round.
The Rams placed three athletes in the top four of the triple jump. Sophomore Yvette Simmons (Newport News, Va./Denbigh) earned top honors with a leap of 38-3.25. Freshman Sheemeca Berkley (Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County) followed in second with a jump of 37-4.50, while junior Brandy Butler (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) achieved a mark of 36-5.50, giving her a fourth-place finish.
The 4x100m relay squad of Berkley, junior Courtney Green (Hanover, Va./Caroline), Manning, and sophomore Tesonia Twine (Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook) finished in second with a time of 47.72.
Next up for VCU is a meet hosted by the University of Richmond on March 25-26.