Jason Weitzel
Jason Weitzel

Concord Picks Up Top Performances at Roanoke

1/25/2020 11:01:00 PM

Results

SALEM, Va. – The Concord University men's track and field team competed at the Finn-Pincus Invite Friday and Saturday at Roanoke College.

Senior Jason Weitzel picked up a win for the Mountain Lions in the mile run as he clocked a time of 4:18.06. CU got a second top-10 finish in the mile from sophomore Cedric Drennen who checked in at 4:29.40 and placed 10th.

Drennen and Weitzel was on Concord's distance medley relay that finished second on Friday night. The duo teamed with senior Corey Carvelli and freshman Alex Watty to run a time of 10:28.

Also on Friday night, four Mountain Lions collected top-15 finishes in the 5,000-meter run. Junior Andrew Barbera placed ninth as he stopped the timer at 16:41. Junior Samuel Thomas (10th / 16:45) and freshman John Casey (11th / 16:51) followed right behind Barbera. Junior Raheem Williams finished 15th as he came through in 17:37.

Sophomore Isaac Prather clocked a time of 9:03 in the 3,000-meter run as he finished seventh.

Junior Davion Green placed 15th in the triple jump as a field event representative. Green's best mark of the meet was 11.56 meters.

To close the meet, CU's 4x400-meter relay of junior Trevor Armes, Carvelli, Watty and junior Marcus Wilson finished sixth with a time of 3:36.63.

Concord will be back at Roanoke College next Saturday for the Roanoke Elite.
 
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