LEXINGTON, Va.  The Methodist men's and women's track & field teams competed in the VMI Winter Classic on Saturday, with several individuals achieving new personal bests.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: VMI Winter Classic
Location: VMI Corps Physical Training Facility; Lexington, Virginia

TOP TRACK PERFORMANCES

• Tydrick Stewart set a new PR in the men's 60-meter prelims with a time of 6.96 seconds. In the final, Logan Wade was Methodist's top finisher, taking fourth place with a time of 6.94 seconds. Stewart took home fourth in the men's 200-meter race, posting a time of 22.43 seconds.
• In the women's 200-meters, Leilani Rankin clocked a new personal best at 26.25 seconds, claiming 11th place out of 39 runners while Treazure Rosario Watson's season-best time of 26.48 earned her a 13th-place finish.
• Vondre Nelson produced a personal record in the men's 400-meter race, finishing in 54.43 seconds to edge out Gavyn Thomas, who logged a 54.59.
• Rafael Shilengitha generated a new PR in the men's mile run with a time of 4:46.29.

TOP FIELD PERFORMANCES

• Jarius Fajardo took second in the men's high jump, clearing a mark of 1.95 meters.
• Kaleb Nelson's toss of 12.63 meters in the men's shot put was a personal best and earned him sixth place out of 24 throwers. Nelson also set a personal record in the weight throw with a mark of 11.98 meters, while Tristan Bowser's toss of 10.32 meters was his personal best.

FULL RESULTS
To see the full list of results for Methodist, click here.
 
NEXT UP
A select group of Monarchs will travel to Winston-Salem on Saturday, Feb. 21 for the JDL Last Chance Invitational, which will be the last chance to set marks ahead of the USA South Indoor Championship on Feb. 27.