
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, April 24, 1994                   TAG: 9404240263
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

STRONG FINISH KEY TO VMI TRACK VICTORY

VMI won the final event of the Southern Conference men's track and field championships Saturday to earn a tie with Appalachian State for the team title in Lexington.

The Keydets won the 1,600-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.43 seconds, and Marshall overtook Appalachian State for second place on the final leg of the relay to create the first tie in conference history.

VMI had two individual winners: Frank Boehling in the shot put (55 feet, 3 1/2 inches) and Holm Ankoma-Sey in the 400 (48.31).

In other track and field:

Virginia Tech freshman Detra Edmunds shattered her school record in the triple jump at the James Madison Invitational in Harrisonburg, leaping 37-8 1/2. Her old record of 37-6 was set in March.

The men's team had three individual winners: Chris Williams (pole vault), Geoff Tonini (triple jump) and Chris Sieben (javelin).

Freshman Renee Rose won the 200, leading Roanoke College to a fourth-place finish at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's championships. The Maroons' Courtney Fitch finished second in the long jump and third in the triple jump as the Roanoke men also finished fourth.

by CNB