Thomas Kallen

2025 Men's Track & Field Outdoor Season Preview

3/20/2025 9:50:00 AM

LEXINGTON, Va. - After a busy indoor season where they turned in a second place finish at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Indoor Championships, the Washington and Lee University men's track and field team gears up for the outdoor season this weekend.

Last season, the Blue and White registered 169 points across the two-day meet to finish in second place while 21 student-athletes finished within top-eight in their respective events.

2025 Outdoor Schedule Overview

The outdoor season will kick off this weekend in Lexington as the Generals host the W&L Carnival on Friday and Saturday. The Blue and White will then hit the road for back-to-back weekends, competing at the Doc Jopson Invite on March 28-29 at Bridgewater College before traveling to Williamsburg, Va., for the Colonial Relays at William & Mary on April 3-5.

Following their trip to Williamsburg, the Generals will head north on I-81 to Harrisonburg for the Eastern Mennonite Heritage T&F Invitational on April 11 before traveling to Baltimore, Md., for the Johns Hopkins/Loyola Invitational on April 18-19. Championship season begins on April 25-26, as W&L returns to Harrisonburg for the 2025 ODAC Outdoor Championships at Eastern Mennonite.

W&L will also compete in a pair of twilight meets in Lynchburg, first on May 2 at the University of Lynchburg and then on May 6 at Liberty University, with hopes of securing spots for the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships in Geneva, Ohio, on May 22-24.

Leo Avigliano
Danny Jakubowski-Lewis
Will Knight
George Marable
O'Keefe McKinney

Key Returners 

The Blue and White return seven All-ODAC selections from last season’s outdoor team. Evan Langhammer headlines the group after securing First Team honors in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.38m (14’-04.25”) to claim his second conference crown in the event.

Leo Avigliano, Danny Jakubowski-Lewis, and Robert Cooper are Second Team All-ODAC selections returning for the Generals this spring. Avigliano earned his first All-ODAC citation after finishing second in the discus last season, posting a mark of 44.04m (144’-05.75”). Jakubowski-Lewis clocked a time of 55.12s in the 400m hurdles at last year’s conference meet, earning Second Team accolades with his runner-up finish. Cooper earned All-ODAC honors in the 5,000m at the ODAC Championship last season after crossing the finish line in 14:56.02.

W&L had three student-athletes earn Third Team All-ODAC honors during the outdoor season last spring, as O’Keefe McKinney, Will Knight, and George Marable all received the distinction. Marable highlighted the trio with a pair of Third Team honors, earning them in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles with times of 15.35s and 55.18s, respectively. McKinney was a Third Team selection in the shot put after recording a toss of 14.29m (46’-10.50”) to finish in third place. Knight rounded out the All-ODAC selections with a Third Team citation in the discus, recording a mark of 43.89m (143’-11.75”) to finish third.

Additionally, the Generals have three All-Region honorees returning for the outdoor season, as Danny Jakubowski-Lewis, Will Knight, and George Marable all earned recognition from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) in May.

2024 All-ODAC Returners

  • Pole Vault - Evan Langhammer - 4.38m (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
  • Discus - Leo Avigliano - 44.04m (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • 400m Hurdles - Danny Jakubowski-Lewis - 55.12s (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • 5,000m - Robert Cooper - 14:56.02 (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • Shot Put - O'Keefe McKinney - 14.29m (3rd) - Third Team All-ODAC
  • Discus - Will Knight - 43.89m (3rd) - Third Team All-ODAC
  • 110m Hurdles - George Marable - 15.35s (3rd) - Third Team All-ODAC
  • 400m Hurdles - George Marable - 55.18s (3rd) - Third Team All-ODAC

 

All-Region Returners 

  • Danny Jakubowski-Lewis | 400m Hurdles
  • Will Knight | Shot Put
  • George Marable | 400m Hurdles

 

Outdoor Top-Ten Lists 

  • 110m Hurdles - George Marable - T-No. 5 (15.35s)
  • 400m Hurdles - George Marable - No. 3 (55.01s)
  • 3,000m Steeplechase - Thomas Franklin - No. 3 (9:43.24)
  • 10,000m - Keaton Rush - No. 3 (31:11.13)
  • Triple Jump - Fidel Small - No. 3 (44'-05.25")
  • Triple Jump - Patrick Haynes - No. 4 (44'-00.50")
  • Shot Put - Will Knight - No. 2 (49'-07.25")
  • Discus - Leo Avigliano - No. 4. (144'-05.75")
  • Discus - Will Knight - No. 5 (143'-11.75")