CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. --- The Norfolk State men's track and field team closed out another strong weekend against top programs at the UVA Challenge from Apr. 18-19.
 
Norfolk State earned a pair of top-five finishes in the 400 meters, led by Vincent Bond Jr. in second (46.42) and Kendrick Winfield in fourth (46.58).  
 
Winfield picked up another second-place finish in the 200 meters (20.85), while Bond clocked a time of 21.23 to take 11th. Julian Ward took 12th in the same event (21.26), while Christopher Basking earned 14th (21.37). Donovan Terry clocked a time of 21.26, placing 21st, while Lavontay Bond rounded out the Spartans' finishers in the 200 meters, placing 31st (21.80).
 
Jaymes Saunders earned an outdoor season best time of 14.49, placing 21st in the 110 meter hurdles.
 
Freshman Lewis Too led the NSU distance team, placing 11th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 32:00.37. Basil Koech followed in 12th, clocking a time of 32:37.04. Gidion Sigei put together a strong performance in the 1,500 meters, placing 21st in a field of 73 runners (3:53.22).
 
Chazden Wilson kept the momentum going for Norfolk State in field events, taking sixth in the high jump (6-5). Saunders placed 13th in the long jump with a mark of 23 feet, 5.5 inches.
 
Landon Walker cleared a height of 14 feet, 5.25 inches in the pole vault, placing 16th. Jayden Gordon took 16th in the triple jump (47-0.75), while Saunders took 23rd (45-9).
 
The Spartans return to the track Apr. 24-26 at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa.