The Bobcats Compete at the VWU Richard Drake Invite
Virginia Beach, VA – Men's and Women's Track and Field competed in the VWU Richard Drake Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 6th. Teams in attendance were Christopher Newport, Hampton, Howard, Lenior-Rhyne and Mary Baldwin.
The Lady Bobcats placed in the Long Jump Finals, Tracy Idugboe placed 2nd, with a distance of 5.51m. Sophomore, L'Tamara Weeks placed 6th, with a distance of 5.27m. Tracy also placed 3rd in the Women's Triple Jump (11.25m).
On the Men's side, Jason Ferrell placed 3rd in the 400m finals (50.64) and Amir Epps placed 6th (51.45). Schavon Carr (8.14) and Caleb McGirt (8.62) placed 1st and 4th, respectively in the 60 hurdle finals. The Bobcats Men's 4x400 relay team, Jason Ferrell, Amir Epps, DeAnte Bridges and Caleb McGire, placed 2nd at 3:24.85.
The Bobcats return to the Virginia Beach Sports Center Friday, February 11th and Saturday, February 12th for the Kenneth Giles Invitational hosted by Norfolk State University. First event at 10am.