Stamm Sets School Record at Liberty Kickoff

Friday, January 24

Lynchburg, Va.

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James Madison University

Liberty Kick-Off

1/25/2020 9:57:00 PM | Track & Field

Results (PDF)

Lynchburg, Va. – Anoush Stamm broke the James Madison track & field indoor school record to lead the Dukes in the final day of the Liberty Kickoff held at Liberty University on Saturday.

Stamm set the indoor 500m record last season with a time of 1:13.80. In her first 500m race this season, Stamm finished third with a school record-breaking time of 1:13.49, which also is an ECAC qualifying time.

Dardlie Lefevre finished in the top ten in two different events, as the freshman placed fifth in the 200m race with a season-best time of 25.16 seconds and finished seventh in the long jump with a mark of 5.50m.

In the triple jump Skyla Davidson leaped into sixth place with an ECAC qualifying mark of 11.92m. 4x400m relay team of Jordan Bourgeois, Anoush Stamm, Porsha Miles, and Tally Lott finished the race in fourth with a time of 3:53.81.

Day One Recap
James Madison track & field began action at the Liberty Kickoff on Friday and completed the first day of competition with four top-10 finishers.

All three Dukes who competed in the 5,000-meter race notched a top-10 finish led by Caitlin Swanson (17:52.00) who finished in sixth followed by Clare Morelli (18:02.97) and McKenzi Watkins (18:28.64) who placed seventh and eighth, respectively.

Rachel Lloyd continued her outstanding performances in the pole vault as she finished in a tie for fifth with a mark of 3.35 meters. In the weight throw, Jamie Richards tied her season-best throw with a mark of 11.06m.

Quoting Coach McCown
"I am pleased with the competitive effort that this team showed this weekend," head coach Ron McCown said. "It was awesome to see Anoush reset her school record in the 500! Also, congratulations to Skyla for getting an ECAC qualifying mark in the triple jump. Along with these achievements several ladies had personal bests in their events. It's early in our season and we must keep working hard and improving each week. Go Dukes!"

Up Next
The Dukes return to action on on Feb. 7-8 at either Penn State or VMI.