Lloyd Sets Pole Vault Record at Darius Dixon Invite

Friday, February 11

Lynchburg, Va.

3 P.M.

James Madison University

Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

2/12/2022 5:47:00 PM | Track & Field

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Redshirt-sophomore Rachel Lloyd highlighted the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational for the James Madison track & field team as she set a new school record in the pole vault.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- Lloyd jumped to a 12' 1.50" (3.70m) in the pole vault to break the previous school record of 12' 0.75" (3.68m), set by teammate Erica Moolman in 2021.
- Maddie Croteau also had a solid performance in the pole vault with her mark of 10' 8" (3.25m) to move up to seventh on the Dukes' all-time top 10 list.
- JMU also saw three athletes record personal bests in their respective events with Tiana Lewis in the 400m (1:03.69), Mary Milby in the 800m (2:21.40) and Jessica Cantrell in the 3000m (10:19.74).

Quoting Coach McCown
- "Rachel's school record jump in the pole vault was the highlight for us a Liberty this weekend. Several personal bests were also accomplished," expressed head coach Ron McCown.

Up Next
- The Dukes are back in action on Friday, Feb. 18 at the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg.