BALTIMORE, Md. – The Washington and Lee men's track & field team traveled to the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational on Saturday, and placed fifth out of 19 teams.
 
Highlights from the meet:
 
-Senior Joe O'Connor (Henrico, Va. / Douglas Freeman) posted a win in the pole vault with a mark of 4.85m (15'11.0"), while adding finishes of seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (15.70) and a tie for eighth in the high jump (1.80m [5'10.75"]).
 
-First-year Evan Novak (Jacksonville, Fla. / Providence) and sophomore Adam Roy (Bedford, N.H. / Bedford) both tallied two top-seven finishes and two personal records in the field events. Novak placed second in the discus (44.20m [145']) and came in seventh in the hammer throw (41.66m [136'8.0"]), while Roy finished third in the javelin (53.37m [175'1.0"]) and seventh in the shot put (13.23m [43'5.0"]).
 
-Sophomore Mark Waller (Mountain Brook, Ala. / Mountain Brook) and first-year Jaylen Day (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. / Harve de Grace) rounded out the top-five performers for W&L on Saturday, as Waller tied for third in the high jump (1.85m [6'0.75"]) and Day placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.53).
 
Top 8 finishes:
-David Li, Dracon, McKenna, Ty Powell - 7th place 4x100m relay (43.69)
-Jaylen Day – 5th place 110m hurdles (15.53)
-Joe O'Connor – 7th place 110m hurdles (15.70); T-8th high jump (1.80m [5'10.75"]); 1st place pole vault (4.85m [15'11.0"])
-Ty Powell – 8th place 110m hurdles (16.48)
-Doug Dracon – 6th place 200m (22.21)
-Ryan McKenna – 7th place 400m hurdles (57.05)
-Mark Waller – T-3rd high jump (1.85m [6'0.75"])
-James Dixon – 8th place 800m (1:57.28)
-Hayden Roberts – 7th place 3000m steeplechase (9:52.73)
-Jackson Jacobs – 8th place 5000m (15:34.14)
-Evan Novak – 7th place hammer throw (41.66m [136'8.0"]); 2nd place discus (44.20m [145'])
-Adam Roy – 3rd place javelin (53.37m [175'1.0"]); 7th place shot put (13.23m [43'5.0"])
-Isaac Barber – 6th place triple jump (13.19m [43'3.25"])
 
Personal bests:
-Ryan McKenna – 400m hurdles (57.05)
-Evan Novak – Hammer throw (41.66m [136'8.0"]); discus (44.20m [145'])
-Jorge Soto-Ventura – Hammer throw (40.19m [131'10.0"])
-Adam Roy – Hammer throw (38.89m [127'7.0"]); discus (37.98m [124'7.0"])
-Isaac Barber – Triple jump (13.19m [43'3.25"])
-Row Sterne - 5,000m (15:55.99)
 
Up next:
 
The Generals will return to action on Friday when they compete in the first day of the ODAC Outdoor Championship at Lynchburg.