Rams sitting in third after day one of CAA Championships

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Virginia Commonwealth men's track and field squad currently sits in third place with 45 points after the first day of competition at the Colonial Athletic Association Track and Field Championships. Sophomore Davion Lambert (Richmond, Va./Varina) and senior Brett Frykberg (Jacksonville, Fla./Univ. of Tennessee) took home the conference titles in the long jump and javelin, respectively.

Lambert's season-best jump of 24-5.0 gave the team 10 points, as did Frykberg's throw of 185-8 in the javelin. The teammates had already qualified for the NCAA Regionals in their respective events earlier in the season.

The team earned a total of 19 points in the javelin as junior Chris Widhalm's (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) season-best toss of 157-8 gave him fourth, while freshman Grant Mathews (Chester, Va./Benedictine) finished in sixth and sophomore Eric Stanchick (Miami, Fla./Miami Southridge) came in eighth.

A large chunk of points also came from the long jump competition. Sophomore Brandon Argro (Richmond, Va./Henrico) earned a personal-best leap of 22-4.25 to give him fifth place, while classmate Tim Jackson(Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland) finish in eighth.

Freshman Steve Walters (Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run) finished fourth in the 10000m with a time of 31:00.39, giving the squad five points.

The College of William & Mary currently leads the competition with 93 points, while UNC Wilmington follows in second with 73.5 points. The championships will conclude tomorrow and results will be made available upon completion.