JMU Produces Strong Start at Bob Hayes Invitational

Friday, March 15

Jacksonville, Fla.

9 a.m.

James Madison University

Bob Hayes Invitational

3/15/2024 10:55:00 PM | Track & Field

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – James Madison track & field recorded 10 top-three finishes and won six event titles on day one of North Florida's Bob Hayes Invitational on Friday night.

The Dukes captured four victories in the field, three in jumps and one in throws. Senior Jordan Venning recorded a win in the long jump with a leap of 5.27m (17-3.5), while junior Jaiden Martellucci won the discus competition with a throw of 42.91m (140-9) and later finished runner-up in the hammer throw at 44.04m (144-6).

The high jump competition saw sophomore Gracen King clear a personal-best 1.65m (5-5) to tie for first with Jacksonville's Drea Thompson. King's mark is good to tie for ninth in the JMU record book. In the pole vault, senior Erica Moolman earned gold at 3.70m (11-9.75), followed by freshman Maddie Moles in second with a mark of 3.45m (11-3.75). Moles' effort makes her the fifth-best outdoor pole vaulter in program history.

Junior Jordyn Henderson picked up where she left off, earning a victory in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.86. Senior Miranda Stanhope picked up a win in the 1,500-meter competition, crossing the finish line in 4:34.91. Sophomore Katherine Lawson finished closely behind (5th – 4:39.49), while freshman Kristin Giordano took eighth in 4:50.16.

In the 200-meter dash, sophomore Kadence Wilson registered a PR of 24.70 for fifth. Fifth-year McKenzi Watkins posted a PR of 18:03.83 in the 5,000-meter competition, while sophomore Faithe Ketchum ran a personal-best 18:32.0. Freshman Esther Saint-Germain opened her first collegiate outdoor meet with a bronze effort of 59.00 in the 400-meter dash.

Up Next
Action at the Bob Hayes Invitational picks up tomorrow at 3:40 p.m. with the men's and women's Bob Hayes 100-meter dash.