ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, February 25, 1996 TAG: 9602260098
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-8 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
VMI took first place in the Southern Conference Indoor Track Championships held in Lexington on Saturday.
The Keydets trailed Marshall after the first day of competition, but after winning three of the top six places in the 35-pound weight throw, VMI took the lead and never trailed again. The Keydets scored points in eight of the 11 finals.
Eric Gay won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.38 seconds. Obi Ezekewe won the triple jump with a distance of 48 feet, 13/4 inches.
VMI's depth was the key to its victory, as at least two Keydets placed in six of the 10 individual finals.
VMI scored 126 points to East Tennessee State's 93. Marshall was third with 87, followed by Tennessee-Chattanooga (83), Appalachian State (64), Western Carolina (41), The Citadel (2) and Davidson (0).
In another college track meet:
Josephine Schaeffer took first place in the mile and 2-mile runs for Washington and Lee in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Lynchburg.
The Generals finished third in the team competition, behind Lynchburg and Roanoke.
The Maroons were led by Sandy Hudson, who won the 60-yard high hurdles. Hudson finished in 8.71 seconds, good for a provisional time for the NCAA Division III meet on March 8.
Roanoke's Amy Beck won the shot put with a toss of 35 feet, 8 inches. Roanoke coach Finn Pincus was voted the women's coach of the year.
In the men's competition, J.J. Maybury won both the mile and 2-mile runs as the Roanoke men finished fourth.
Byrd falls in volleyball final
William Byrd lost in the finals of the Region III volleyball tournament to Jefferson Forest 15-9, 15-2.
William Byrd defeated Nelson County in the semifinals 13-15, 15-9, 15-2. Salem lost to Jefferson Forest in the other semifinal 15-7, 15-1.
William Byrd and Jefferson Forest advance to the state tournament.
Cave Spring's girls finished sixth in the 53-team Virginia State Invitational swim meet at Oakton.
Lissa Wood placed third in the 100-meter butterfly and fourth in the 200 individual medley, Emily Whichard was sixth in both the 200 and 500 freestyle, and Molly Henderson was seventh in the 100 backstroke to lead the Knights. West Springfield won the girls' meet.
Thomas Jefferson claimed the boys' title. Cave Spring's Brian Finucane finished fourth in the 200 freestyle and eighth in the 100 backstroke.
Jeff Stone of Salem finished sixth overall in the Master's Mile portion of the Mobil Indoor Track Meet held at George Mason University with a time of 4 minutes, 36 seconds.
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