SALEM, Va. - The Washington and Lee University men's track and field team heads into championship season on Saturday as they make the trip to Roanoke College for the 2026 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday.

Last season, the Blue and White turned in a runner-up finish, scoring 91 points across 16 events. W&L had 11 student-athletes score points individually while the distance medley relay and 4x400m relay finished within the top eight to tally points 

The Blue and White five All-ODAC honorees returning from last year's squad including ODAC Champions, Evan Langhammer and Keaton Rush. Langhammer secured his third-straight indoor conference title in the pole vault, clearing a winning height of 4.61m (15'-01.50"). He heads into championship weekend with the third-best mark in the field at 4.50m behind Jayden Watkins of Randolph and Walker Knicely of Bridgewater. Rush secured the first 5,000m title since 2017 after posting a personal best time of 14:46.90. Rush has the second-best seed time heading into the championship behind Alex Jordan of Lynchburg with a time of 14:33.81. Rush also earned Second Team honors last season in the 3,000m.

Robert Cooper is a returning Second Team All-ODAC honoree, turning in a second place finish in the 5,000m last season. Cooper finished right behind Rush last season, clocking in a time of 14:58.24. Copper will compete in the 3,000m this weekend, he has the sixth-best time in the field with a time of 8:44.94. Davis Amare and William Fitch rounded out the All-ODAC returners, earning Third Team laurels in the distance medley relay last season with a time of 10:48.94.

The weight throw will kick off the first day of action for the men's team at noon on Saturday with the 60m hurdles to start the events on the track at 3:30 p.m. The shot put will start the final day of action on Sunday at noon with the mile to kick off the track events at 2:30 p.m.

You can follow along with the live results here.

Men's Schedule - Saturday

TIME	EVENT	ATHLETES - SEEDING MARK
Noon	Weight Throw (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 1 - Ezekiel Mullins - 13.19m Flight 2 - Austin Halterman - 13.82m Flight 2 - Leo Avigliano - 14.36m
Noon	High Jump (Finals)	Ford Hunter - 1.85m David Akinnubi - 1.93m
2:30 p.m.	Long Jump (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 2 - Mason Mandis - 6.58m
3:30 p.m.	60m Hurdles (Prelims)	Heat 2 - Macky Gartley - 8.09s Heat 2 - John Daniels - 8.78s Heat 3 - Danny Jakubowski-Lewis - 8.92s
3:55 p.m.	5,000m (Finals)	Section 1 - Ethan Khouri - 16:14.80 Section 2 - Keaton Rush - 14:33.81 Section 2 - Sam Daunt - 14:47.88 Section 2 - William Dunaway - 15:02.52 Section 2 - Jackson Kodenski - 15:27.91 Section 2 - Colin Verrett - 15:49.24 Section 2 - Wyatt Benjamin - 15:50,22
5:25 p.m.	60m Dash (Prelims)	Heat 3 - Mark Freeman - 7.11s
5:55 p.m.	Distance Medley Relay	Will DeLoac, Javan Hirwa, Davis Amare, Jaden Brighter - 10:54.26

Men's Schedule - Sunday

TIME	EVENT	ATHLETES - SEEDING MARK
Noon	Shot Put (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 1 - O'Keefe McKinney - 12.68m Flight 1 - Leo Avigliano - 12.65m Flight 2 - Maddox Noll - 14.05m Flight 2 - Ezekiel Mullins - 12.85m
Noon	Triple Jump (Prelims + Finals)	Fidel Small - 13.52m
2 p.m.	Pole Vault (Finals)	Troy Spillman - 3.50m Charlie Strobach - 3.92m Lukas Michael - 4.05m Evan Langhammer - 4.50m
2:30 p.m.	Mile Run (Finals)	Section 1 - Teddy Meredith - 4:37.29 Section 2 - Sam Daunt - 4:24.27 Section 2 - Andrew Carroll - 4:25.10 Section 2 - William Fitch - 4:26.79
3:10 p.m.	60m Hurdles (Finals)	TBD
3:35 p.m.	400m (Finals)	Heat 1 - Javan Hirwa - 54.44s Heat 4 - Connor LaCour - 50.72s
4:15 p.m.	60m Dash (Finals)	TBD
4:30 p.m.	800m Run (Finals)	Heat 1 - John Hogan - 2:01.93 Heat 1 - Jack Camp - 2:05.36 Heat 2 - William Fitch - 1:59.72 Heat 2 - Will DeLoach - 2:00.49 Heat 3 - DJ McDonough - 1:55.46 Heat 3 - Andrew Carroll - 1:57.56
5 p.m.	200m Dash (Finals)	Heat 1 - Mark Freeman - 22.99s Heat 4 - Macky Gartley - 22.85s Heat 6 - Luke Heinze - 24.18s
5:20 p.m.	3,000m Run (Finals)	Section 1 - Kaden Rife - 9:19.55 Section 2 - William Dunaway - 8:34.75 Section 2 - Robert Cooper - 8:44.94 Section 2 - Thomas Franklin - 8:45.74 Section 2 - Jackson Kodenski - 8:52.27 Section 2 - Colin Verrett - 8:57.78
6:25 p.m.	4x400m Relay (Finals)	Heat 2 - John Daniels, Macky Gartley, Connor LaCour, DJ McDonough - 3:22.31

 

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Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.