Fairfax, VA – Here is a look of the action to come this week for La Salle Athletics, brought to you by Hershey's Ice Cream.
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The La Salle men's and women's track & field teams are set to compete in the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday at George Mason Stadium.
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The meet, hosted by George Mason, will begin at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with the 1500-meter trials. Day 2 will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with the women's triple jump.
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SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS (WOMEN)
- The last time the team competed was last weekend, when it took part in the Penn Relays.
- At the meet, the women's 4x100-meter relay team won the preliminary event of the College Eastern event last Friday with a time of 47.35.
- On the next day, the same team of Adaugo Ilonze, Soleil Morrison, Marionna Logan, and Nevaeh Davis won the finals event to get gold, finishing in 48.09.
SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS (MEN):
- La Salle men's track & field also competed in the Penn Relays last weekend, with entries in the 1500-meter, 10k, and the 4x400-meter College Eastern events.
- Callum Murray placed 28th with a personal best time, finishing in 3:48.5 in the 1500-meter event. His time is sixth fastest in the conference, and his performance earned him conference Rookie of the Week honors.
- Finn Birnie got 12th in the 10k with a time of 30:26.97.
- To conclude the weekend, the men's 4x400-meter relay team of Evan Dias, Gavin Andrews, Justice Quainoo, and Hamidou Samasa placed fourth with a time of 3:22.6.
