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Friday, February 17
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4x400 Relay Team Breaks School Record at Virginia Tech Challenge
2/18/2017 9:13:00 PM | Track & Field
BLACKSBURG, Va. – For the second time in two days, the James Madison track & field team broke a school record at the Virginia Tech Challenge inside Rector Field House on Saturday.
The 4x400 relay team of junior Tyrah Burrow, sophomore Meredith Willis, senior Annie Johnson and freshman Alexys Taylor took first place with a time of 3:42.25. The mark was over five seconds faster than the previous school record of 3:47.69 (Hall/Bryant/Battle/Chitty – 2003).
At the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., senior Carol Strock ran the third-fastest mile in JMU history. Her mark of 4:45.46 was good for a seventh-place finish out of 52 runners.
Four other Dukes set personal records across three events in Blacksburg. Junior Charlie Bell (58.58 seconds) and freshman Sahna Sabbakhan (1:00.58) both set PRs in the 400-meter dash, finishing sixth and 10th, respectively. Sophomore Elise Rasmussen placed fifth in the 1,000-meter run with a PR of 3:01.05 and junior Nicole Goff placed eighth in the mile run with a personal best of 5:07.65.
QUOTING COACH HICKS
"Once again, our team continues to amaze us and themselves with their ability to turn it on against a good field of competitors. For two school records to go down in one weekend is huge. Another solid weekend of performances in the books."
UP NEXT
The Dukes will travel to Fairfax, Va. for the Mason Last Chance Meet on Sunday Feb. 26 before diving into championship season.
The 4x400 relay team of junior Tyrah Burrow, sophomore Meredith Willis, senior Annie Johnson and freshman Alexys Taylor took first place with a time of 3:42.25. The mark was over five seconds faster than the previous school record of 3:47.69 (Hall/Bryant/Battle/Chitty – 2003).
At the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., senior Carol Strock ran the third-fastest mile in JMU history. Her mark of 4:45.46 was good for a seventh-place finish out of 52 runners.
Four other Dukes set personal records across three events in Blacksburg. Junior Charlie Bell (58.58 seconds) and freshman Sahna Sabbakhan (1:00.58) both set PRs in the 400-meter dash, finishing sixth and 10th, respectively. Sophomore Elise Rasmussen placed fifth in the 1,000-meter run with a PR of 3:01.05 and junior Nicole Goff placed eighth in the mile run with a personal best of 5:07.65.
QUOTING COACH HICKS
"Once again, our team continues to amaze us and themselves with their ability to turn it on against a good field of competitors. For two school records to go down in one weekend is huge. Another solid weekend of performances in the books."
UP NEXT
The Dukes will travel to Fairfax, Va. for the Mason Last Chance Meet on Sunday Feb. 26 before diving into championship season.
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