TRACK AND FIELD
Hampton’s Jalani Davis finished 13th in her flight of the shot put at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. But her throw of 55 feet, 6 ½ inches wasn’t good enough to advance to the finals.
Davis, a Bethel High graduate and NCAA champion for Mississippi, was making her first appearance at the world championships.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
ODU overcomes NSU, completes Quest for the Crown
Old Dominion fended off a strong second-set challenge by Norfolk State to win the Quest for the Crown round-robin tournament Saturday night at ODU’s volleyball center.
Behind Bryanna Jones’ 15 kills and two aces, the Monarchs won 3-0 (25-9, 29-27, 25-17) before a near-capacity, enthusiastic crowd of 385 against their city rivals.
ODU, which beat VCU Friday night, swept its matches in the season-opening event. Teresa Atilano had 36 assists and Ashlynn Belcher hade eight digs for the Monarchs.
Shonte Seale had 16 kills and Sydney McCree had 26 assists to lead NSU. The Spartans led 20-17 in the second set, fell behind but saved four set points and went ahead 27-26 to grab their only set point. ODU then swept the last three points to earn a two-set advantage. A Jones kill ended the set.
Earlier Saturday, Norfolk State opened its season with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 26-24) loss to VCU (1-1) at ODU’s center.
NSU’s Alexa Harris had 12 kills, while Seale had 11 kills and six digs. McCree had 22 assists and six digs.
VCU’s Ana Brangioni had eight kills, eight digs and two aces.
Tribe wins, goes to 2-1
William & Mary improved to 2-1 with a 3-1 (25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 25-18) victory over Bellarmine (0-3), closing the Tribe’s stay under first-year coach Ryan Davis at the Mountaineer Invitational in Boone, North Carolina.
Taylor Burrell had team-highs of four aces and 10 kills, Emma Minnick had 20 assists, Sarah Callender had eight kills and seven digs, and Amy Schwem had 17 assists and seven digs.
FENCING
Yorktown club member wins international medals
Yehna Schmidt, 11, of Miracle Fencing Club in Yorktown won two medals at the Pan American Youth & Veterans Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay. She took gold in the Pre-Cadet category (age 12-13) and bronze in the Youth B (age 10-11).
