HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Washington and Lee men's track & field team placed in the Top 5 in seven events and set 11 personal bests at the JMU Invite on Saturday.
 
Highlights from the meet:
 
-Sophomore Adam Roy (Bedford, N.H. / Bedford) paced W&L on the day with a win and a new personal best in the javelin (54.39m [178'5.0"]). He also added a fifth-place effort in the shot put with another personal-best effort of 13.39m (43'11.25").
 
-Juniors Holden Robinson (Wytheville, Va. / George Wythe) and Doug Dracon (Matthews, N.C. / Weddington) placed third in one event each, with Robinson in the 3000m steeplechase (10:33.98) and Dracon in the 400m (49.46). Dracon's mark of 49.46 in the 400m was also a personal best, and he added a fifth-place finish in the 200m (22.16).
 
-First-year Jaylen Day (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. / Harve de Grace) came in fourth in the 110m hurdles in a new personal-best time of 15.78. Day also set a new PR in the 100m with a time of 11.72.
 
-Sophomore Zach Moore (Advance, N.C. / Forsyth Country Day School) rounded out the Top 5 finishers for the Generals with a fifth-place performance in the 800m (1:56.94).
 
Top 8 Finishes:
 
-Jaylen Day – 4th place 110m hurdles (15.78)
-Doug Dracon – 5th place 200m (22.16); 3rd place 400m (49.46)
-Duncan Meldrum – 7th place 200m (23.31); 8th place 400m (53.17)
-James Edwards – 8th place 200m (23.74)
-Zach Moore – 5th place 800m (1:56.94)
-Thomas Kallen – 6th place 1500m (4:16.54)
-Kyle Clarke – 6th place 5000m (16:39.10)
-Holden Robinson – 3rd place 3000m steeplechase (10:33.98)
-Adam Roy – 5th place shot put (13.39m [43'11.25"]); 1st place javelin (54.39m [178'5.0"])
-Evan Novak – 6th place discus (41.85m [137'4.0"]); 6th place hammer throw (41.48m [136'1.0"])
-Jorge Soto-Ventura - 7th place hammer throw (38.25m [125'6.0"])
 
New Personal Bests:
 
-Jaylen Day – 100m (11.72); 110m hurdles (15.78)
-Doug Dracon – 400m (49.46)
-Duncan Meldrum – 200m (23.31); 400m (53.17)
-James Edwards – 200m (23.74)
-Adam Roy – Shot put (13.39m [43'11.25"]); Javelin (54.39m [178'5.0"])
-Evan Novak – Discus (41.85m [137'4.0"]); Hammer throw (41.48m [136'1.0"])
-Jorge Soto-Ventura - Hammer throw (38.25m [125'6.0"])
 
Up next:
 
The Generals will return to action next Saturday, April 23, when they travel to the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational hosted in Baltimore, Md.