FAIRFAX, Va. – Gavin Gibson (Newark, Del./Sanford) won the 800 to lead McDaniel at the Father Diamond Invitational hosted by George Mason in men's indoor track and field on Saturday.

Scoring:

• It was a non-scoring meet.

Head of the Class: The following athletes won an event at the meet:

• Gavin Gibson won the 800 meters in a time of 2:01.29.

Standard Bearer: The following athletes hit Centennial Conference-qualifying marks at the meet:

• Gavin Gibson: 800, finishing first in a time of 2:01.29.
• Billy Emerson (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill): shot put, finishing fourth with a throw of 13.62 meters (44-8 ¼).
• Jim Heilman (Lutherville, Md./Baltimore Lutheran): 3000, finishing fifth in a time of 8:57.17.
• Caleb White (Glen Burnie, Md./Baltimore City College): 60 meters, finishing 10th in a time of 7.45 seconds; 200, finishing seventh with a time of 23.85 seconds.
• Alex Panagakos (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll): 400, finishing eighth in a time of 53.34 seconds.

Top of His Game: The following athletes turned in a personal-best performance at the meet:

• Jim Heilman: 3000, 8:57.17
• Billy Emerson: shot put, 13.62 meters

Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes achieved a mark that ranks in the program's all-time top 10:

• Jim Heilman now ranks fourth in the 3000 (8:57.17).
• Billy Emerson now ranks sixth in the shot put (13.62 meters).
• Miky Kisi (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) now ranks seventh in the 500 (1:10.15), finishing 11th.

Teamwork: The following relays competed at the meet:

• 4x800 relay of Alex Panagakos, Gavin Gibson, Jim Heilman (Lutherville, Md./Baltimore Lutheran), Michael Gallagher (Elko, Nev./Elko) and Will Greene (Westminster, Md./Delone Catholic) finished fourth with a time of 8:11.04, which ranks fifth all-time.
• 4x400 relay of Alex Panagakos, Caleb White, Gavin Gibson and Michael Gallagher finished fourth with a time of 3:39.34.
• The 4x400 B-relay of Miky Kisi, Will Greene, Evan Callahan (Boxborough, Mass./Acton-Boxborough Regional) and Alex West finished fifth with a time of 3:53.52.

The Best of the Rest: The following also competed at the event:

• Will Greene: 1000, sixth, 2:47.61
• Shaun Thompson: mile, 14th, 4:49.43

Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at the Coach I Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall on Saturday.

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