Ecac track and field qualifying standards 2022

LYNCHBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's track and field totaled six IC4A qualifying times at the eighth annual Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational.

  Senior Spencer Tsai and junior Stephen Larson led the way with a pair of IC4A qualifying standards over the two-day event.

  60m Dash
Sophomore Jackson Cooley ran a career-best matching 7.09 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash to qualify for the semifinals. Cooley remains the second-fastest athlete in the event in W&M history.

800m Run
Larson posted an IC4A qualifying time of 1:53.85 in the 800-meter run.

  1000m Run
Larson and freshman Owen Lipps both earn top-10 finishes in the 1000-meter run. Larson was seventh in an IC4A qualifying time of 2:28.28, while Lipps followed in 10th.

Mile Run
A trio of Tribe runners earned IC4A qualifying standards in the mile run. Junior Jacob Jones placed 24th among the 72-competitor field in a time of 4:10.07. Both junior Andrew Lagattuta, who was 29th, ran a qualifying time of 4:12.45, while freshman Luke Ellwood also earned the standard at 4:14.0.

  5000m Run
Tsai earned his second IC4A qualifying standard in the 5000m run. He placed 16th in the 45-runner field in a time of 14:40.88.

  4x400m Relay
Cooley, junior Jack Bunting, Larson and junior Alex Loukili combined to finish fifth in the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:23.69.

  Field Events
Pole Vault
JP Mintz placed 15th in the pole vole, finishing with a height of 4.6m.

Triple Jump
Jalen Jones garnered a top 10 in the triple jump, finishing seventh with a leap of 13.79m.
 
Up Next: The Tribe returns to action on Friday at the Navy Select event.

Players Mentioned

Jack Bunting

S/HJuniorJr.

Jackson Cooley

S6' 0"SophomoreSo.

Andrew Lagattuta

DJuniorJr.

Alex Loukili

MDSeniorR-Jr.

Spencer Tsai

DGraduate StudentR-Sr.

Luke Ellwood

MD/DFreshmanFr.

Jacob Jones

MD/D6' 1"JuniorJr.

Stephen Larson

MD/D5' 8"JuniorJr.

Owen Lipps

MD/D6' 0"FreshmanFr.

Jalen Jones

FreshmanFr.

Players Mentioned

Jack Bunting

JuniorJr. S/H

Jackson Cooley

6' 0"Sophomore So.S

Andrew Lagattuta

JuniorJr.D

Alex Loukili

SeniorR-Jr.MD

Spencer Tsai

Graduate StudentR-Sr.D

Luke Ellwood

FreshmanFr.MD/D

Jacob Jones

6' 1"JuniorJr.MD/D

Stephen Larson

5' 8"JuniorJr.MD/D

Owen Lipps

6' 0"FreshmanFr.MD/D

Jalen Jones

FreshmanFr.