CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel's track and field teams head to Lexington, Virginia, for a dual against VMI on Saturday.
 
Last weekend the Bulldogs' men's and women's track and field teams attended the Wake Forest Invitational to kick off the season. Freshman Jessy Page broke The Citadel's freshman record in the 20-lb. weight throw with an impressive toss of 47 feet, 2.25 inches to earn the all-time No. 4 spot.
 
The men's squad had a noteworthy day in the 4x400-meter relay, which included Josiah Johnson, Devin Singleton, Stephan Kulick, and Samuel Santiago, by finishing second overall in 3 minutes, 26 seconds. Senior Malik Diggs also made his mark by earning the No. 2 spot in program history in the 60-meter hurdle event in with a third overall finish at 8.36.
 
Senior Caillian Colquitt finished fifth in the 5k in 19:06 and sophomore Grace Jenkins finished eighth with a time of 19:43 for the women's team.

Saturday's meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and live stats will be available at CitadelSports.com.
 
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