News from the FCS
February 21st, 2024, 02:30 PM
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By Dave JohnsonW&M AthleticsThey come in as freshmen loaded with potential. If all goes as it should, they leave having reached — maybe even exceeded — that potential.Alex Heacock sees that often as William & Mary's director of track and field. And he's seeing it this year with two senior athletes heading into the CAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, which begins Thursday at The Armory in New York City.Sprinter Jackson Cooley improved from a 7.13 in his first 60-meter run as a freshman to a school record-tying 6.81 earlier this month in Blacksburg. Liz Upright soared from 3.22 meters (10-6¾ feet) in her first career vault to a personal best 3.90 (12-9½), tied for 12th in program history, last week in Annapolis, Md.
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By Dave JohnsonW&M AthleticsThey come in as freshmen loaded with potential. If all goes as it should, they leave having reached — maybe even exceeded — that potential.Alex Heacock sees that often as William & Mary's director of track and field. And he's seeing it this year with two senior athletes heading into the CAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, which begins Thursday at The Armory in New York City.Sprinter Jackson Cooley improved from a 7.13 in his first 60-meter run as a freshman to a school record-tying 6.81 earlier this month in Blacksburg. Liz Upright soared from 3.22 meters (10-6¾ feet) in her first career vault to a personal best 3.90 (12-9½), tied for 12th in program history, last week in Annapolis, Md.
More... (https://tribeathletics.com/news/2024/2/21/womens-track-field-tribe-scribe-cooley-upright-coming-off-personal-best-heading-into-caa-championships.aspx)