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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

Players Mentioned

John Casper

Throws
Senior

David Coles

Jumps
Junior

Shinobu  Hawk

Throws
Freshman

Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens

Jumps
Freshman

Emmanuel Oche

Short Sprints
Freshman

Jaiden Oglesby

High Jump
Freshman

Diego Turner

Throws
Freshman

Marcus Acheampong

Hurdles
Freshman

Christian Hallums

Sprints
Freshman

Jayden Hines

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

John Casper

Senior
Throws

David Coles

Junior
Jumps

Shinobu  Hawk

Freshman
Throws

Isaiah-Taji Kargbo-Owens

Freshman
Jumps

Emmanuel Oche

Freshman
Short Sprints

Jaiden Oglesby

Freshman
High Jump

Diego Turner

Freshman
Throws

Marcus Acheampong

Freshman
Hurdles

Christian Hallums

Freshman
Sprints

Jayden Hines

Freshman
Sprints