Dukes Place Third At Marshall Women's Classic

Saturday, January 13

Huntington, W.Va.

All Day

James Madison University

Marshall Women's Classic

1/13/2018 8:27:00 PM | Track & Field

Marshall Women's Classic Results @JMUTrackField

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Seven top-three finishes including three first-place finishers, allowed the James Madison track and field team to place third out of six teams at the first-ever Marshall Women's Classic on Saturday.

The Dukes tallied 97 points in the classic while Marshall and Duquesne tied for first place with 160 points.

HIGHLIGHTS
FIRST PLACE

Junior Meredith Willis landed atop the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.78 seconds.
Senior De'Ana Forbes continued her dominance in the 60-meter hurdles as she placed first for the third consecutive time this season with a time of 8.94 seconds.
Junior Erica Jackson ran a 5:07.73 mile which is her fastest this season and 3.67 seconds faster than the second place finisher in the race (Taylor Pletz, 5:11.40).

SECOND PLACE

Senior Madeleine McCarty turned in a second-place finish in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:17.26.

THIRD PLACE

Sophomore Jordan Bourgeois' 59.37-second 400-meter dash time led the way for the Dukes in the 400-meter dash.
Freshman Maggie Linton followed right behind McCarty in the 800-meter race with a 2:19.56 mark.
In the shot put, junior Sidra Morris notched a 12.63-meter mark which landed her third overall.

QUOTING COACH FRIAS
"We were able to get some work in this weekend and focus on key elements in most events; however, we still need to focus on being competitive despite circumstances that may not be in our favor."

UP NEXT
JMU will remain in-state to compete in the Keydet Invitational at VMI on Jan. 19-20.