LEXINGTON, Va. - The Washington and Lee University men's track and field team opens up the indoor season this weekend as they compete in three meets on Saturday and Sunday at the Colonel Bev Read Opener, Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and Holiday Kickoff Open.

Norris T. Aldridge Men's Track & Field Head Coach Brandon Uhl enters his 18th season at W&L and his 14th year at the helm of the program. Uhl and his staff have brought in 18 newcomers this season from ten different while five hail from the Commonwealth of the Virginia.

The Generals finished second at the Indoor Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships with 91 points while seven student-athletes garnered All-league honors at the conference meet.

2025-26 Schedule Overview

The 2025-26 campaign starts Dec. 6 with a split-opening weekend: the Generals will compete at the Colonel Bev Read Opener in Lexington, Va., while another group heads to Boston for the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (streamed on FloTrack). The squad is right back in action the next day on Sunday at the Holiday Kickoff Open in Winchester, Va.

After a mid-winter reset, the team returns Jan. 17 for the VMI Team Challenge in Lexington, Va., beginning a four-meet February build that includes the Shane Stevens Winter Invite (Jan. 24, Harrisonburg), Bast-Cregger Invite (Jan. 30, Salem), and back-to-back VMI meets with the Winter Relays (Feb. 6) and Winter Classic (Feb. 14) in Lexington. The regular season wraps Feb. 20 at the Rockingham Collegiate Open in Harrisonburg, the final tune-up before championship season. 

Postseason action starts with the ODAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-Mar. 1 in Salem, Va. with final qualifiers continue March 6 at the South Region Final Qualifier in Winchester and March 7 at the Tufts Final Qualifier in Medford, Mass. The season culminates March 13-14 at the NCAA Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

Key Returners 

The Blue and White return eight All-Conference members this season, including ODAC Champions Evan Langhammer and Keaton Rush. Langhammer won his second-straight conference title in the pole vault last season as he cleared a height of 4.66m which also earned him All-Region honors. Rush secured the 5,000m title as he crossed the finish line in 14:46.24 while finishing second in the 3,000m with a time of 8:39.21 while earning All-Region recognition in those events as well. Robert Cooper also earned Second Team honors in the 5,000m, following Rush in second place with a time of 14:58.24. Coopers' performance also earned him All-Region laurels in the 5k.

Ethan De Fonseka is the lone returner on the Generals' 4x400m Relay team that earned Second Team All-ODAC honors. De Fonseka helped turn in a time of 3:23.98 to earn All-ODAC honors. Davis Amare and William Fitch earned Third Team All-ODAC Honors last season, posting a time of 10:48.94 to finish in third place in the Distance Medley Relay.

2024-25 All-ODAC Returners

• Pole Vault - Evan Langhammer - 4.66m (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
• 5,000m - Keaton Rush - 14:46.90 - First Team All-ODAC
• 3,000m - Keaton Rush - 8:39.21 - Second Team All-ODAC
• 5,000m - Robert Cooper - 14:58.24 - Second Team All-ODAC
• 4x400m Relay - Ethan De Fonseka - 3:23.98 - Second Team All-ODAC
• Distance Medley Relay - Davis Amare, William Fitch - 10:48.94 - Third Team All-ODAC

All-Region Returners 

• Keaton Rush | 3,000m & 5,000m
• Robert Cooper | 5,000m
• Will Vaughn | Heptathlon
• Evan Langhammer | Pole Vault

Indoor Top-Five Lists 

• 60m Dash - No. 4 | Jonathan Farbman (7.08s)
• 200m Dash - No. 4 | Ethan De Fonseka (22.61s)
• 200m Dash - No. 5 | Jonathan Farbman (22.76s)
• 3,000m - Progam Record | Keaton Rush (8:28.36)
• 3,000m - No. 5 | Robert Cooper (8:36.79)
• 5,000m - No. 2 | Keaton Rush (14:46.90)
• 5,000m - No. 4 | Robert Cooper (14:56.93)
• Triple Jump - No. 5 | Patrick Haynes (44'-01.50")
• Heptathlon - No. 2 | Will Vaughn (4,064 pts)