WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Senior
Nora Raher set a personal record and secured an Eastern College Athletic Conference-qualifying time to lead James Madison to third place out of 15 teams in day one of track and field competition at the Colonial Relays on Thursday evening.
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Raher ran the 10,000-meter race in an ECAC-qualifying time of 35:31.59, good for a third-place finish out of 17 runners and her personal record. Raher bested her time from the Raleigh Relays in 2017 by 33.89 seconds.
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In the 3,000-meter race, junior
Erin Saunders and freshman
Katie Fox respectively finished 15
th and 22
nd out of 30 racers with times of 10:19.17 and 10:41.03.
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Junior
Sidra Morris wrapped up day one of competition for the Dukes with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw after launching a distance of 47.74 meters.
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UP NEXT
The Dukes will continue action at the Colonial Relays on Friday, with events beginning at noon. Follow live results at
HalfMileTiming.com.
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