In the Feb. 2-3 weekend meet at VMI, which included Division I, II and III teams, Mary Baldwin's Indoor Track & Field teams showed its depth in one of its last meets before the inaugural USA South Conference Championship, which will be held Friday Feb. 23 at JDL FastTrack in Salem, N.C.

Some strong individual performances were supported by the depth of the team.  MBU had nine events that had at least four participants as the Fighting Squirrels continue to build the programs.

On the men's side, Caleb Smith's ninth-place performance in 17:17.71 was one of the fastest performances in team history in the 5,000-meter run.  Din Rayche also finished in the top 10 in the jumps twice this weekend, placing seventh in the triple jump (12.41m) and ninth in the high jump (1.71m).

In the women's competition, depth was on display especially in the field events, where Isabel Basilis, Kaitlyn Bower, Grace Hearns and Johannah Dillaway were among the team leaders. 

MBU's final championship tuneup for the USA South Conference championship will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at Roanoke.

VMI results 2/2-3/24
 
Men
60 – 21. Jameel Vann 7.39; 25. Brandon Jones 7.94; 26. Calvin Crumbley 7.96; 27. Tristen Bannasch 8.21
200 – 20. Landon Baker 23.49; 24. Jameel Van 23.94; 26. Din Rayche 24.46; 27. Leslie Green Jr. 25.01; 31. Calvin Crumbley 25.54; 33. Tristen Bannasch 26.21
400 – 15. Landon Baker 54.56; 20. Calvin Crumbley 57.60; 21. Din Rayche 57.63; 22. Jameel Van 58.02
800 – 26. Brendan Plogger 2:18.86; 27. Caleb Smith 2:19.69; 30. Micah Ahearn-Wood 2:27.05; 31. Donaven Porter 2:28.68; 31. David Shultz 2:44.61
Mile – 29. Caleb Smith 5:01.31; 31. Brendan Plogger 5:10.49; 31. Micah Ahearn-Wood 5:16.16; 32. Daniel Diaczyszyn 5:20.21
3,000 - 23. Daniel Diaczyszyn 10:37.69
5,000 – 9. Caleb Smith 17:17.71
Shot Put – 22. Jonathan Ramirez 9.89m; 25. Brandon Jones 9.70m
High Jump – 9. Din Rayche 1.71m
Long Jump – 15. Din Rayche 5.83m; 17. Leslie Green Jr. 5.33m
Triple Jump – 7. Din Rayche 12.41m
Weight Throw - 23. Jonathan Ramirez 9.30m; 24. Brandon Jones 8.80m;
 
 
Women
60 – 21. Kaitlin Bower 8.77; 23. Amirah Johnson 9.18; 24. Maia Ott 9.59; 25. Hannah Eastridge 10.13
200 - 29. Amirah Johnson 31.62; 30. Maia Ott 31.91
Mile – 27. Alyssa Epperson 6:42.35; 28. Mya Gardner 7:12.70
3,000 – 17. Johannah Dillaway 13:12.77
60 Hurdles – 10. Hannah Eastridge 12.51
Shot put – 24. Johannah Dillaway 8.43m; 25. Isabel Basilis 8.17m; 27 Jasmin Reyes 7.38; 28. Aurora Valencia-Aidana 6.66m; 29. Jada Torez 6.54m; 30. Savannah Gibbs 6.09m
Long Jump - 15. Kaitlin Bower 4.58m; 16. Amirah Johnson 4.40m; 19. Grace Hearns 3.91; 20. Maia Ott 3.58
Triple Jump – 10. Grace Hearns 10.18m
Weight Throw – 19. Isabel Basilis 9.02; 20. Nyjiea Freeman 7.76m; 21. Jasmin Reyes 7.31m; 22. Aurora Valencia-Aidana 4.72; 23. Jada Torez 4.54