Lauren Smith Leads Dukes in Final Day at VMI Winter Relays

Saturday, January 30

Lexington, Va.

James Madison University

VMI Winter Relays

Lauren Smith Leads Dukes in Final Day at VMI Winter Relays

1/30/2021 4:15:00 PM | Track & Field

@JMUTrackField Complete Results (PDF)

LEXINGTON, Va. – Junior Lauren Smith earned two top-three placements to lead James Madison track & field in the last day of competition at the VMI Winter Relays on Saturday.

Smith began the day in the 60m finals after finishing second in her heat preliminary race yesterday. Smith completed the finals in 8.06 seconds to cross the finish line in second place. In the 200m race, Smith secured third place in 26.72 seconds.

JMU's freshmen put on a show today as Rachel Mayberry (2:24.97) and Mary Milby (2:25.96) finished respectively in third and fifth in the 800m race. In her first collegiate race, Leyjah Hamrick finished fifth in the 200m race with a time of 26.89 seconds.

The last freshman to show out was Miranda Stanhope who finished in third in the 3,000m race with a time of 10:00.48.

Quoting Coach McCown
"The personal records keep rolling in and the hard work is paying off," head coach Ron McCown said. "We competed well this weekend and are thankful we had the opportunity to compete. Go Dukes!"

Up Next
The Dukes will compete in one more regular-season indoor meet on Feb. 27 & 28 at George Mason.