Sprinters Shine on Final Day at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Saturday, February 11

Lynchburg, Va.

10:30 A.M.

James Madison University

Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Sprinters Shine on Final Day at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

2/11/2023 10:15:00 PM | Track & Field

LYNCHBURG, Va. - James Madison completed its time at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational hosted by Liberty on Saturday afternoon at the Brant Tolsma track, highlighted by a second-place finish from the 4x400m relay team.

The 4x400m crew of senior Arianna Eberly, freshman Kadence Wilson, and sophomores Virginia Keys and Holly Mpassy crossed the finish line in 3:47.87, coming behind High Point (3:45.11). Mpassy had the fastest split for the Dukes at 55.55, which paced all competitors in the race.

How It Happened
Track Events

Freshman Asia Powell took fifth in the 60m dash finals with a 7.58 clip. Powell also recorded the Dukes' fastest 200m dash so far this season with a 25.17 time.
Sophomore Jordyn Henderson clocked in at 8.56 for sixth in the finals of the 60m hurdles.

Field Events

Graduate student Skyla Davidson produced a leap of 12.23m (40' 1.5") for bronze in the triple jump.
Senior Alex Kwasnik placed eighth in the high jump at 1.63m.

Up Next
The Dukes will prepare for their first-ever Sun Belt Indoor Championships appearance. The league title meet takes place Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 20-21, at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala. Day one begins with the heptathlon at 10 a.m. ET.