Stamm, Viparina & Relays Qualify For ECAC Championship

Friday, March 29

Raleigh, NC

James Madison University

Raleigh Relays

3/29/2019 7:02:00 PM | Track & Field

Fred Hardy Day One Raleigh Relay Results Fred Hardy Day Two

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison track & field wrapped up its weekend bringing in two more ECAC qualifiers in the relay crews. JMU now has two relays and three individuals in four events qualified for the ECAC Championships

RALEIGH RELAYS DAY ONE
The field events got started off with the shot put. Dominique Johnson, who already qualified for the ECAC Championship recorded a mark of 13.68m (44'10.75"). Sidra Morris was .02m off of a qualifying mark.

Anoush Stamm came out in the 400m with an ECAC qualifying time of 56.31. Her time was good for 12^th out of the 79 runners.

Johnson continued her day in the discus where she came out with a strong fifth place finish. She put up a mark of 47.41m (156'6") in the event.

FRED HARDY INVITATIONAL DAY ONE
The distance group took on the Fred Hardy Invitational hosted by Richmond. This was the outdoor opener for the group. Olivia Viparina started the Dukes off in the 3000m steeplechase. The senior started off slow through the opening 400m and picked up the pace to breeze past Delany Savedge of VCU. The two went toe-to-toe but in the final 1000m, Viparina was able to take off to win the event with an ECAC qualifying time of 10:48.96, which was also a meet record.

Erica Jackson earned a spot in the 800m Invitational run, she set a personal best time with her fifth-place finish. She beat her personal best mark by .29. She stayed just behind Kendra Smither of Richmond in the opening 400m. The senior then raced past Smither to finish fifth.

The Dukes wrapped up their first day with Kayla Connelly taking part in the 1500m for the first time in the Purple and Gold. She finished sixth in the event.

QUOTING COACH MCCOWN
"Dominique's Discus performance was our highlight today at Raleigh Relays. Olivia, Erica and Kayla all ran very well this evening at the Fred Hardy Invitational in Richmond. We will look to get more ECAC qualifiers and personal bests tomorrow. Go Dukes!!"

RALEIGH RELAYS DAY TWO
Morris put up a strong performance in the hammer throw. It was her best throw of the season.

The 4x100m relay squad qualified for the ECAC Championship with their 46.59 time. The run is the ninth fastest in program history for the relay, which was also good for a third-place finish at the meet.

Following the 4x100m, the 4x400m team also took home third place with their 1:38.53 finish. It is the fifth fastest relay time in JMU history.

Nicolette Serratore came out strong in the javelin and took home third in the event. She went to work on the first throw of 46.35m (152'), which would ultimately be her furthest throw of the event.

JMU wrapped up the Raleigh Relays with another ECAC qualifying time. The 4x400m crew took to the track and finished in 3:50.80 to qualify for the Championships.

FRED HARDY INVITATIONAL DAY TWO
Sophomore Averi Witt came away with a third-place finish in the 3000m run. Senior Erin Saunders took home a ninth-place finish in the event. Katie Fox and Jodi Tolarchyk paced each other through the 3000m to finish one right after the other.

QUOTING COACH MCCOWN
"It was a good day on the track and in the Javelin. Our relays competed exceptionally well and earned a top 3 finish in both the 4 x 1 and 4 x 2. Both times were top 10 all-time performances! Also, the 4 x 1 time gives us another ECAC mark. The 4 x 4 also got the ECAC mark. Great day for our relay teams! In the field events, Nicolette launched the Javelin well once again. In Richmond, Averi Witt raced well in the 3k."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will head to Williamsburg, Va. for the Colonial Relays hosted by William & Mary. The meet begins on Friday, Apr. 5.