Oliver, Gawne Record Career-Bests in the Weight Throw at UNC

Sophomores Finish Third and Fourth

02/16/08 9:20PM

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - William and Mary’s men’s track and field team competed Saturday at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational in Chapel Hill, coming away with several personal-best marks.

Complete Results

In the men’s weight throw, sophomores Brandon Oliver (Richmond, Va.) and Adam Gawne (Lyndonville, N.Y.) each recorded career-best throws to finish third and fourth, respectively. Oliver topped the 15-meter mark for the first time, throwing 15.02m (49’ 3.5’), to improve his position as the 10th-best thrower in school history. Gawne threw more than two feet past his previous best, achieving a mark of 48’ 1”.

Also of note, freshman Chris McIntosh (Owings Mill, Md.) ran 23.53 seconds in the 200m dash, only three-hundredths of a second behind the freshman indoor record set by Justin Benabdallah ’06 of 23.50 seconds in 2003.

William and Mary is back in action next weekend, February 22-23, at the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg, Virginia.