Track & Field Starts Competition at A-10 Championship

Results
 
Fairfax, Va. – (May 1, 2021) – The 2021 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship got underway on Saturday at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia.
 
A short-handed Fordham Rams saw competitors in six women's events and six men's events on day one, led by Kyla Hill, who posted season-best marks in both the women's 100- and 200-meter dash.  She took tenth in the 100 meters at 12.30 seconds, while being 12^th in the 200 meters in 25.12 seconds.
 
Helen Connolly also registered a season-best mark for the Rams to lead a trio of runners in the 800-meter run.  Connolly finished 19^th overall in a time of 2:18.74, while Taylor Mascetta was 23^rd in 2:20.86 and Mary Kathryn Underwood was 24^th in 2:22.53.
 
Sarinnagh Budris was the last women's runner to compete as she was 17^th in the 400-meter dash in 1:00.44.
 
In the field events, Casey Metzler came close to breaking her hammer throw record once again, recording a distance of 144' 3", good for 13^th in the event, while Skylar Harris was 19^th in the long jump at 17' 2".

 
In the men's competition, Michael Capone clocked in a season-best time of 22.52 seconds in the 200-meter dash, good for 16^th overall.  He also placed 22^nd in the 100-meter dash in 11.24 seconds.
 
Jack Craven had the best overall finish for the Rams on day one, as he as 10^th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 10:09.31, followed by Erik Brown in the 400-meter dash, where he was 13^th in 51.01 seconds.
 
Thomas Lewis (51.21) and Jack Keegan (52.56) also ran in the 400 meters, placing 15^th and 17^th, respectively.  Justin Lombardi was the last men's runner on day one, as he finished 25^th in the 800-meter run in 2:00.05.
 
In the field events, Justin Rhee was the lone participant, as he was 16^th in the long jump with a mark of 21' ½".
 
Competition at the Championship concludes on Sunday.