Dukes Open Season at Keydet Invitational

Saturday, January 16

Lexington, Va.

James Madison University

Keydet Invitational

1/16/2021 7:00:00 PM | Track & Field

@JMUTrackField Results

LEXINGTON, Va. – James Madison track and field began its 2021 season with multiple top-5 finishers led by freshman Erica Moolman's pole vault win on Saturday at the Keydet Invitational held at VMI.

In her first collegiate action, Moolman won the pole vault with a mark of 3.50 meters which was .15 meters ahead of freshman Rachel Lloyd who finished second at 3.35m. To begin the meet, freshman Bethany Biggi landed in third place in the high jump with a leap of 1.55m.

In the long jump, freshman Dardlie Lefevre secured second place with a distance of 5.56m while freshman Erin Babashak set her personal record at 5.39m, good enough for fourth place. Babashak also set her personal record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.29 seconds.

Additionally, Lefevre set her personal record in the 60m race (7.91) and she finished third out of 26 runners in the 200m race with a time of 25.30. In the 400m race, freshman Tiana Lewis set her personal record with a time of 1:03.97.

Freshman Porsha Miles finished second in both the 60m preliminary race and the 60m finals, crossing the finish line in 7.81 seconds in the prelims and 7.79 in the finals. Miles secured second place in the 200m race in 25.29 seconds.

Freshman Shelby Staib started her season out on a good note with a second-place finish in the triple jump, leaping 11.03m.

Quoting Coach McCown
"Meet day finally arrived again!" head coach Ron McCown said. "This group that competed today seized the chance to compete again. We had several personal best performances, numerous top 3 finishes, and an event winner. This was a good start to our season! Go Dukes!"

Up Next
The Dukes are back in action next Saturday and Sunday at the Liberty Elite Invitational held at Liberty University.