OCHE, CASPER, OGLESBY CLAIM GOLD; RAMS TAKE THIRD AT A-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Casper named Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer
Atlantic 10 Conference Championships (Day One)
Location: Fairfax, Va. (George Mason Stadium)
Standings: 1-George Mason 173.5, 2-Rhode Island 172, 3-VCU 93, 4-UMass 91.5, 5-Duquesne and Fordham 62, 7-Saint Louis 59, 8-Saint Joseph's 53, 9-Loyola Chicago 30, 10-Davidson 26, 11-La Salle 18, 12-George Washington 15, 13-St. Bonaventure 0
The short story: Graduate John Casper claimed his second victory of the weekend and was named Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer, while a pair of other Rams won gold Sunday to lead VCU to a third-place finish at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.
THROWS
- One day after a record-breaking performance in the hammer, Casper claimed gold in the discus. His mark of 48.74 on his fourth attempt held up for the victory
- Sophomore Shinobu Hawk placed fifth for the Rams in the discus in 46.10 meters and seventh in the shot put in a personal-best 14.73 meters Sunday. Sophomore Diego Turner placed eighth in the shot
SPRINTS/HURDLES
- Sophomore Emmanuel Oche captured the second A-10 title of his career – and first outdoors – when he raced to a win in 10.38 seconds in the 100. He is the first VCU competitor to win the A-10 100-meter title since the Rams joined the league in 2012-13
- Freshman Christian Hallums blitzed to a personal-best of 21.24 seconds in the 200 to take second-place honors
- Freshman Marcus Acheampong added a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles to his outstanding debut season. The Dumfries, Va. native ran 14.12 on the way to silver and was only bested by a record-breaking 13.39 effort by Jayden Smith of Davidson
- Freshman Jayden Hines collected fourth in the 400 in 48.13 seconds
- VCU raced to a season-best in the 4x400-meter relay on the way to eighth
JUMPS
- Sophomore Jaiden Oglesby leaped 2.04 meters to secure his first A-10 gold in the high jump following a pair of runner-up finishes
- Junior David Coles captured silver for the second straight day. He recorded a career-best 15.61-meter leap on his final attempt – raising his own school record in the event -- to take second in the triple jump. He also placed second in Saturday's long jump competition. Sophomore Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens (15.26m) was just behind in third for the Rams
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