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Friday, May 6
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JMU Track & Field Takes Second at CAA Championships
5/7/2016 6:14:00 PM | Track & Field
ELON, N.C. – The James Madison track & field team placed second overall on the strength of gold medals from graduate student Amber Monroe, junior Carol Strock and freshman Olivia Viparina, as well five other podium appearances in the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Championships at the Jerry and Jeane Robertson Track & Field Complex on Saturday.
The Dukes also earned two medals during competition on Friday en route to 163 total points. The performance is the program's best since it took the CAA title in 2012 and only the second top-2 finish since the 1992 season. The hosts of this year's meet, the Elon Phoenix, took the top spot with 193 points.
Monroe led the way with gold medals in the shot put and discus throw to tally 20 points. She began the day with a toss of 16.13 meters (52'11") in the shot put, giving her the second-best distance in meet history. She then stepped things up with a JMU program and meet record with a throw of 55.45 meters (181'11") in the discus. Her effort resulted in her awarding of the meet's Most Outstanding Women's Field Performance.
Earning the next gold medal for James Madison was Strock, who recorded a personal-record time of 4:22.49 to top the field of 13 runners in the 1,500-meter run and surpass the previous meet record of 4:22.82 which was set by Elon's Kimberly Johnason in 2015.
Viparina, who entered the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a previous personal best of 10:40.01, shaved almost 16 seconds off and topped the field with a time of 10:24.58 to earn the Dukes' final gold medal of the meet and better her position as the third-best time in program history.
Also medaling on the day was sophomore Aereale Scott, who placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.23 seconds) and second in the 4x100-meter relay with teammates sophomore Kennedy King, junior Annie Johnson and freshman Meredith Willis. Willis also added a bronze medal in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.06 seconds.
Sophomore Tyrah Burrow followed up her record-breaking performance in the 400-meter dash yesterday with a second-place finish in the 400-meter finals (54.45 seconds).
Rounding out the group of JMU medalists on Saturday was freshman Nikki Serratore, who earned the bronze medal in the heptathlon with a personal record point total of 4512. The score ranks fifth on the JMU all-time top-10 list after she topped the heptathlon javelin throw field and posted a personal best in the 800-meter dash on Saturday.
The Dukes return to competition next weekend when those who qualified in their respective events travel to Princeton, N.J. for the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Association Championships.
COACH CHEREE HICKS INTERVIEW
AMBER MONROE INTERVIEW
NOTEWORTHY
Serratore and junior Tessa Mundell joined the long list of JMU Dukes who are eligible to compete at the 2016 ECAC Outdoor Championships with newly-minted qualifying marks in the javelin and 3,000-meter steeplechase respectively. You can find the full list of marks required to qualifying for the meet by clicking here.
PHOTOS OF THE DAY
Monroe excels in the shot put and accepts her award for most outstanding women's field athlete. You can find a full assortment of photos from Saturday in our photo gallery.
TWEET OF THE DAY
CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY ONE RECAP
You can find a full recap of James Madison's accomplishments from day one of the 2016 CAA Championships by clicking here.
The Dukes also earned two medals during competition on Friday en route to 163 total points. The performance is the program's best since it took the CAA title in 2012 and only the second top-2 finish since the 1992 season. The hosts of this year's meet, the Elon Phoenix, took the top spot with 193 points.
Monroe led the way with gold medals in the shot put and discus throw to tally 20 points. She began the day with a toss of 16.13 meters (52'11") in the shot put, giving her the second-best distance in meet history. She then stepped things up with a JMU program and meet record with a throw of 55.45 meters (181'11") in the discus. Her effort resulted in her awarding of the meet's Most Outstanding Women's Field Performance.
Earning the next gold medal for James Madison was Strock, who recorded a personal-record time of 4:22.49 to top the field of 13 runners in the 1,500-meter run and surpass the previous meet record of 4:22.82 which was set by Elon's Kimberly Johnason in 2015.
Viparina, who entered the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a previous personal best of 10:40.01, shaved almost 16 seconds off and topped the field with a time of 10:24.58 to earn the Dukes' final gold medal of the meet and better her position as the third-best time in program history.
Also medaling on the day was sophomore Aereale Scott, who placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.23 seconds) and second in the 4x100-meter relay with teammates sophomore Kennedy King, junior Annie Johnson and freshman Meredith Willis. Willis also added a bronze medal in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.06 seconds.
Sophomore Tyrah Burrow followed up her record-breaking performance in the 400-meter dash yesterday with a second-place finish in the 400-meter finals (54.45 seconds).
Rounding out the group of JMU medalists on Saturday was freshman Nikki Serratore, who earned the bronze medal in the heptathlon with a personal record point total of 4512. The score ranks fifth on the JMU all-time top-10 list after she topped the heptathlon javelin throw field and posted a personal best in the 800-meter dash on Saturday.
The Dukes return to competition next weekend when those who qualified in their respective events travel to Princeton, N.J. for the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Association Championships.
COACH CHEREE HICKS INTERVIEW
AMBER MONROE INTERVIEW
NOTEWORTHY
Serratore and junior Tessa Mundell joined the long list of JMU Dukes who are eligible to compete at the 2016 ECAC Outdoor Championships with newly-minted qualifying marks in the javelin and 3,000-meter steeplechase respectively. You can find the full list of marks required to qualifying for the meet by clicking here.
PHOTOS OF THE DAY
Monroe excels in the shot put and accepts her award for most outstanding women's field athlete. You can find a full assortment of photos from Saturday in our photo gallery.
TWEET OF THE DAY
James Madison takes 2nd place at the 2016 CAA Championships with 163 points!!! #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/eGVxFqX8lo
— JMU Track & Field (@JMUTrackField) May 7, 2016
CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY ONE RECAP
You can find a full recap of James Madison's accomplishments from day one of the 2016 CAA Championships by clicking here.
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