Track & Field Completes Darius Dixon Memorial

Friday, February 14

Lynchburg, Va.

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James Madison University

Darius Dixon Memorial

2/15/2020 6:28:00 PM | Track & Field

@JMUTrackField Results (PDF)

LYNCHBURG, Va. – James Madison track & field wrapped up the final day of action at the Darius Dixon Memorial held at Liberty on Saturday with multiple personal bests.

Hallie Reese and Jamie Richards were the sole Dukes competing in the first day of the Darius Dixon Memorial as both set personal records in the weight throw with respective marks of 13.38m and 12.91m.

Erin Babashak turned in a season best finish in the long jump, recording a leap of 5.12 meters. In the triple jump, Shelby Staib finished with a season best mark of 11.20m.

All three Dukes who ran the 1,000m race finished in the top-10 with Brooke Manion leading the way with a seventh-place finish in 2:59.11. Sophie Bollinger (ninth) and Annie Dunlop (10th) rounded out the top-10 with respective times of 3:02.15 and 3:02.44.

In the 3,000m race, Jessica Cantrell posted her season best time as she finished the race in 10:49.18, more than six seconds faster than her previous best.

Quoting Coach McCown
"The group at Liberty enjoyed several season and personal bests this weekend," head coach Ron McCown said. "It will be great to have the full team competing together, once again, at our next competition. Go Dukes!"

Up Next
The Dukes return to action next weekend at the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg.