Morris Sets School Record At Marshall Women's Classic

Saturday, January 12

Huntington, WV

Noon

James Madison University

Marshall Women's Only Meet

1/12/2019 4:36:00 PM | Track & Field

Marshall Results

HUNTINGTON, W.V – James Madison track & field finished third as a team with 108 points at the Marshall Women's Classic behind host Marshall (129.50). The Dukes broke five meet records and had two new ECAC qualifiers in the meet.

A NEW RECORD IN TOWN

Sidra Morris is the Dukes new school record holder in the weight throw with her 18.10m (59'4.74") toss. The mark is a personal record and stands as the 59^th best throw in NCAA Division I this season, prior to this weekend's results.

ECAC QUALIFIERS

Erica Jackson picked up two qualifying scores this weekend in the mile and 800m. The mile time of 4:53.42 is a personal best time for the senior.
Matasha Martin leaped a 5.60m (18'4.5") long jump to finish first and hit the qualifying mark on the head.
Morris and Alexys Taylor recorded qualifying marks in the shot put and 60m dash, respectively, but the two had already set qualifying marks.

MEET RECORDS

Martin's long jump beat the previous meet record by .05m
Morris set a meet record with her 14.36m (47'1.5") throw in the shot put. Her toss was .33m past the meet mark previously set
Taylor set the 60m dash meet record of 7.68, beating fellow JMU student-athlete Meredith Wills' record that was set last year
Jackson broke her own meet record in the mile with her new time of 4:53.42. Her 800m record beat the mark by 3.56.

JMU TOP-10

Besides Morris' new school record in the weight throw, two other Dukes earned a spot in the Top-10 of JMU's indoor list.
Skyla Davidson moved up to eighth in the 60m hurdles with her 8.87 mark.
Jackson's mile run earned her the 10^th place spot on the JMU indoor list

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Coach McCown: "These ladies competed exceptionally well once again. A school record, 5 meet records, 2 more ECAC qualifiers plus 9 indoor personal bests. That's a great meet!"

POINTS
Top-8 in each event gave JMU its 108 points.

Name	Event	Place
Alexys Taylor	60m dash	1st
Erica Jackson	Mile	1^st
Erica Jackson	800m	1st
Matasha Martin	Long Jump	1st
Sidra Morris	Shot Put	1st
Averi Witt	Mile	2nd
Kayla Connelly	3000m	2nd
Sidra Morris	Weight throw	3rd
Skyla Davidson	Long Jump	3rd
Alexys Taylor	200m	3rd
Taylor, Lott, Bourgeois, Lee	4x400m Relay	3rd
Dominique Johnson	Shot Put	4th
Maggie Linton	800m	4th
Tally Lott	60m dash	6th
Dominique Johnson	Weight Throw	6^th
Brooke Manion	Mile	7th