WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Roberts track and field team headed south over the weekend to compete in the 56th Annual Colonial Relays hosted by the College of William & Mary.
 
This is just the second outdoor meet of the season for Roberts after the team hosted a small mid-March "Redhawks Invitational."
 
"Getting a chance to compete outdoors in favorable conditions will jump start our team's performances as the season moves on," said head coach Mark McCown.
 
The Redhawks turned in plenty of impressive performances for early in the outdoor season while competing against over 30 other institutions.
 
Senior Abigail Gostomski placed sixth in the 800m race with a time of 2:14.80, her second-best time in the event.
 
Bailey Gostomski ran nearly nine seconds faster in the 1500m from her last race at the Redhawks Invitational. The senior placed 14th overall at the Colonial Relays with a time of 4:40.39.
 
Hailee Lowe ran a personal best 1:08.28 in the 400m hurdles. The Alexander, N.Y. native took 27th place out of over 44 entries.
 
In men's track action junior Ryan Karker posted the best 800m outdoor time of his career with a 1:51.65 finish at the Colonial Relays, placing 8th overall.
 
Shane Pease set his career best in the 5,000m race. The senior crossed the line in 14.47.92 which surpassed his previous best time of 14:56.35. Pease was just .40 shy of tying the third best time in Roberts history, held by Chris Sims.
 
Lee Sortore nearly broke into the Roberts top five all-time performances at Roberts after finishing the 3,000m steeplechase in 9:33.49.
 
In the field events, Demar Osbourne threw the shot put 13.04 meters, his second-ever best toss.
 
"We are looking forward to next Friday's meet and getting to build on the momentum that we've established," McCown said.
 
The Redhawks will compete at the U of R Spring Invite on Friday, April 8 at noon.