Dukes Finish Keydet Invitational

Friday, January 17

Lexington, Va.

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James Madison University

Keydet Invitational

1/18/2020 8:44:00 PM | Track & Field

Results (PDF)

LEXINGTON, Va. – James Madison track and field finished action at the Keydet Invitational with four top-ten finishes including a top-three finish by senior Meredith Willis on Saturday at VMI.

Willis qualified for the 60m finals and placed third with a time of 7.73 seconds. In her first meet of the season, freshman Dardlie Lefevre took eighth in the 200m race with a time of 25.60.

Lefevre also was a part of the 4x400m relay team with sophomore Anoush Stamm, junior Tally Lott and senior Jordan Bourgeois that crossed the finish line in sixth, clocking at 3:59.83. Bourgeois claimed ninth place in the 400m race in 59.69 seconds.

Day One Recap
The 4x800m relay team of junior Sophie Bollinger, freshman Megan Keady, sophomores Sinead Sargeant and Anoush Stamm dominated the race, winning in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:10.94, which was more than 30 seconds faster than second place (9:41.20).

Junior Katie Fox crossed the finish line in second place in the 5,000m race with a time of 19:03.47. Senior Meredith Willis secured a 60m time of 7.65 seconds, good for third place and allowing her to advance to the finals on Saturday.

In the pentathlon, freshmen Bethany Biggi (fourth) and Erin Babashak (sixth) racked up 2,969 and 2,919 points, respectively. With their finishes, Biggi sits eighth all-time while Babashak sits ninth all-time in program history.

Biggi's performance was highlighted by a first-place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.59m and a second-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:31.63. Babashak took third in the 60m hurdles (9.41) and long jump (5.18m).

Freshman Hallie Reese improved her weight throw mark with a distance of 12.81 meters.

Quoting Coach McCown
"It was a great weekend for our 4x800 relay team. Sophie, Megan, Sinead and Anoush ran tough and determined in achieving an ECAC qualifying mark," head coach Ron McCown said. "It was also great to see top-three finishes from Meredith and Katie in their events. Lastly, congratulations are in order for both Bethany and Erin in achieving JMU top-10 performances in their first pentathlon. Go Dukes!"

Up Next
The Dukes return to action on Jan. 24-25 at the Liberty Kick-Off held at Liberty University.