2008-09 Season in Review:

The 2008-09 Track and Field season was one of improvement and promise for the VMI Track and Field teams, both on the men’s and women’s sides. For the first time in 20 years, the men’s team produced an All-American and also had other notable successes, including second-place team finishes at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships. The women’s team crowned its first conference champion in a running event, saw several school records set and now adds a freshmen class that has already impressed during cross country.

MEN'S TEAM: The indoor season was highlighted by senior Donnie Cowart, who dominated the Big South Indoor Championships. Cowart directly accounted for or was a part of 32 of VMI’s 115 team points at the meet, as he posted a trio of top-three finishes on the event’s final day. After being a part of a Big South record performance in the Distance Medley Relay on the meet’s opening day, Cowart came home second in the 800-meters, second in the mile and earned a third-place finish in the meet’s second-to-last event, the 5,000-meters. For his efforts, Cowart was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Track Performer...Read More+

LINKS: Full 2008-09 Men's Review I 2008-09 Results

WOMEN'S TEAM: The outdoor season was the strong point for the VMI women, as it included a never-before-seen occurrence. A VMI competitor was crowned conference champion in a running event, as Hannah Granger claimed the 10K crown at the Big South Outdoor Championships in April. Granger staged a back-and-forth duel with Liberty’s Dacia Bushman, one of her top rivals from the cross country ranks, before pulling away in the final few laps to win. She was also an ECAC qualifier in that event, despite taking part in it for the first time...Read More+

LINKS: Full 2008-09 Women's Review I 2008-09 Results