Jay Briston Selected as Landmark Field Athlete of the Week

TOWSON, Md. - Goucher College men's indoor track and field first year Jay Briston was selected as the Landmark Conference Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

Briston set a school record and took first place in the long jump at the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Invitational on Friday evening.  He took the top spot with a leap of 6.45 meters, edging the old program record of 6.44 meters.  Briston also reached the 55-meter dash final and placed fourth (6.74 seconds) and anchored the 4x400 relay team that took first with a time of 3:36.88.

Goucher is slated to return to action Saturday at the Cardinal Classic hosted by Catholic at the PG Sports and Learning Complex beginning at 10 am.