Dukes Record Seven First-Place Finishes at JMU Invite

Saturday, April 16

Harrisonburg, Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

JMU Invite

4/16/2022 8:23:00 PM | Track & Field

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison track & field team saw seven first-place finishes, three meet records and a program record Saturday afternoon at the JMU Invite at Sentara Park.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- Rachel Lloyd set the school and meet record in the pole vault with her first-place finish of 12' 10" (3.91m).
- In the javelin, Shelby Staib set a meet record with her first-place throw of 155' 7" (47.44m).
- Skyla Davidson won the triple jump with her mark of 39' 11.5" (12.18m). Jordan Venning finished fourth in the event with her jump of 37' 3" (11.35m).
- In the 400m, Holly Mpassy set a meet record with her first-place time of 54.94. Her finish moved her up to second on the Dukes' all-time top 10 list.
- Maggie Linton won the 800m after crossing the finish line at 2:12.62. Sofia Terenziani finished fifth in the event with her time of 2:15.92.
- Miranda Stanhope won the 3000m after crossing the finish line at 9:53.66.
- The 4x400m relay crew of Sofia Lavreshina, Dardlie Lefevre, Mpassy and Lauren Smith won after clocking in at 3:52.36.
- Danielle Little finished sixth in the hammer throw with her mark of 157' 9" (48.09m).
- Also competing in the pole vault was Erica Moolman, who finished sixth with her mark of 11' 6.25" (3.51m).
- In the discus, Ryann Bennett threw for 130' 10" (39.89m) while Jaiden Martellucci recorded a mark of 129' 2" (39.37m) to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.
- Jenae Bowers led JMU in the shot put with her fourth-place mark of 40' 4" (12.29m). Little finished close behind in fifth with her mark of 38' 11.5" (11.87m).
- In the high jump, Alex Kwasnik finished second with her mark of 5' 5.25" (1.66m). Bethany Biggi finished third in the event with her jump of 5' 3.75" (1.62m).
- Lavreshina finished third in the 400m hurdles with her time of 1:01.33.
- Jordyn Henderson crossed the finish line a wind-aided time of 12.22 in the 100m to finish second.
- Henderson also finished fourth in the 100m hurdles with her wind-aided time of 13.88.
- Lefevre finished fourth in the 200m with her time of 24.36. Her time now sits at sixth on JMU's all-time top 10 list.
- In the 3000m steeplechase, Maddy Hesler recorded a time of 11:42.87 to finish second.

Quoting Coach McCown
- "I am extremely proud of this team and how we competed today," expressed head coach Ron McCown. "Congratulations to Rachel on getting the Pole Vault record. Also, congratulations to Dardlie and Holly for moving up on the top 10 list. To have seven event champions today was awesome! Not only were they champions, but three of them set meet records. It was a great day for the Dukes!"

Up Next
- The Dukes will travel over the mountain to in-state foe Virginia for the UVA Invite on Apr. 22 and 23 in Charlottesville.