Jackson Captures 1000m Title

Friday, March 1

Boston, Mass.

James Madison University

ECAC Indoor Championships

3/1/2019 7:31:00 PM | Track & Field

ECAC IC4A Results Final

BOSTON, Mass. – Senior Erica Jackson won the 1000m in the final day of the ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championship. The 4x800m relay team also earned the Dukes points, as they finished tied for 11th as a team.

DAY ONE
Nicolette Serratore took on her final indoor postseason donning the Purple & Gold in the pentathlon. She started off with the 60m hurdles taking 10^th in the event. In the high jump, she took fifth and cleared 1.60m to tie her personal best in the event.

In the shot put, Serratore out tossed her throw each time to finish with a distance of 10.85m (35'7.25') to move into the fourth place in the standings with just the long jump and the 800m to go.

Serratore leaped 5.06m in her first attempt in the long jump. Following a foul in her second jump, she reached 5.23m (17'2") to come in sixth in the event but remained in fourth in the overall standings. Wrapping up her final event, the senior pushed through and finished second in the 800m to bump her up to a second-place overall finish.

Her 3,512 points is a personal best and moves her into third on the JMU Indoor Pentathlon list. With her second-place finish, she also earned All-ECAC honors.

QUOTING COACH MCCOWN
"Nicolette competed very well once again. Getting a runner up finish and scoring 8 points for the team is a performance she should be proud of. Go Dukes!!"

DAY TWO
On the track, Anoush Stamm started things off for the Dukes in the 500m. She finished in 11^th just one spot out of the finals with her time of 1:14.35. She missed the finals by .02.

Erica Jackson and Annie Taylor from Cornell battled in heat two of the 1000m run. The two went step-for-step to qualify for the finals. Jackson would take second in the heat and automatically qualify for the finals on Sunday at 1:10pm. She would take second with a time of 2:50.79, missing winning her heat and having the fastest time for the finals by .76.

Sidra Morris competed in the weight throw for the Dukes. She bested her throw on her third and final attempt to take 13^th overall in the event. In the long jump, Matasha Martin came away with 15^th with her jump.

Wrapping up Day two was the 4x800m squad of Sophie Bollinger, Sinead Sargeant, Maggie Linton and Averi Witt. The team came out with a 9:02.90 time, which was seventh best to qualify them for the finals tomorrow. The time is also the 10^th fastest relay time in JMU Indoor history. The relay will compete in the finals on Sunday at 2:35 p.m.

QUOTING COACH MCCOWN
Great job today by Erica Jackson and also by our 4x8 in qualifying for the final tomorrow. Go Dukes!!

DAY THREE
The DMR squad of Brooke Manion, Jordan Bourgeois, Averi Witt and Olivia Viparina set a new personal best time in the relay with a 11:51.73 time.

Erica Jackson came out in the 1000m again going toe-to-toe with Annie Taylor of Cornell. This time around Jackson was able to get ahead in the final 400m and set a new personal record of 2:46.92 to win. Her time also broke her own school record for the seniors final indoor event of her track & field career.

The Dukes finished their time at the ECAC Championship with the 4x800m relay team taking fifth. Bollinger, Jackson, Linton and Sargeant finished in 8:58.56 which is fourth fastest in JMU Indoor history.

QUOTING COACH MCCOWN
Tremendous performance by Erica Jackson, winning the 1000. Being an ECAC champion is a special accomplishment! Then she came back to run a great leg on the 4 x 8 just over one hour later. All 4 ladies on the 4x8 should be very proud of how they stepped up and competed today. Now we get ready for outdoor season. Go Dukes!

UP NEXT
JMU will continue with the final day of the ECAC Championship on Sunday. Morris and Dominique Johnson will lead off the day for the Dukes in the shot put at 9:30 a.m.