Lexington, VA - Following a phenomenal showing in the Brant Tolsma Invitational at Liberty University last weekend, the Lincoln Memorial men's and women's track and field teams were back in action in Lexington, VA at Virginia Military Institute for the VMI Winter Relays.

Maggie Sanderson had a great day on the first day of competition, taking 4th overall in the women's pentathlon. She finished 5th in the 60m hurdles with a time of 10.95, 6th in the high jump with a height of 4.6ft., 3rd in shot put with a distance of 29.8ft., 6th in the long jump with a distance of 15.1ft., and 4th in the 800m with a time of 2:39.19 to take 4th overall. Katie Smock and Aubrey Batchel performed very well in the women's 5000m. Smock took 5th place and Batchel took 7th with times of 18:43.40 and 20:44.62 respectively. Simon Fillers also performed well in the men's 5000m, taking 8th place with a time of 15:56.76. Emily McPherson turned in a great performance in the women's high jump, taking 6th place with a height of 4.98ft.

In Saturday action, Trinity Hine took 14th place in the women's 200m event with a time of 26.43. Micah Dunn took 13th in the men's 400m with a time of 54.07. Ereyonna Gore grabbed a top 10 finish in the women's 400m with a time of 1:00.02. Teammate Lidija Djokic took 17th in the event with a time of 1:01.28. Spencer Baldwin had a great day, taking 4th place in the men's 800m event with a time of 1:59.00 and 5th place in the men's 1-mile with a time of 4:27.30. Sam Fulton took 11th in the men's 1-mile with a time of 4:32.39 and 8th in the men's 3000m with a time of 9:07.95. Reaghan Curde turned in an excellent performance in the women's 1-mile event, taking 2nd place with a time of 5:13.99. Weslyn McIntosh, Nadine McIntyre, and Great Chizzali took 7th, 10th, and 16th in the event with times of 5:21.87, 5:24.25, and 5:32.86 respectively. Nevaeh Kerns and Cate Turner turned in great performances in the women's weight throw, taking 8th and 11th place respectively with distances of 46ft. 4in. and 42ft. 6 3/4in.

Head coach Rochelle Black was pleased once again with his team's performance. W"e didn't take as many as we've typically taken," he said. "But, the performances were still high. The combined events in our conference are tough and Maggie (Sanderson) is putting herself in scoring position. Simon's (Fillers) debut was solid.," he added. "With it being his first race since November, we can expect to see him cut down his time as he continues to get into race shape. Nevaeh (Kerns) had a great showing in the weight throw. Not her best overall, but for sure the best series of six throws she's ever strung together."

Track and field will be back in action on Valentine's Day at Centre College in the Centre Indoor Invitational.