Dukes Open Outdoor Season in Style

Saturday, March 19

High Point, N.C.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Bob Davidson Memorial Invitational

3/19/2022 8:23:00 PM | Track & Field

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The James Madison track & field team saw multiple athletes land on the all-time top 10 lists for their respective events on day two of the Bob Davidson Invitational Saturday at High Point University's Dick Vert Stadium.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- Rookie Sofia Lavreshina recorded the second-best 400mH mark in school history as she crossed the finish line at 59.75. She was one of just two athletes out of 14 to finish the race in under 1:01.
- Rachel Lloyd was the second Duke to register the program's second-best mark in an event as she finished sixth in the pole vault with her mark of 12' 3.5" (3.75m).
- In the discus, Jaiden Martellucci finished with a mark of 142' 8" (43.48m) to rank fourth on JMU's all-time top 10 list in the event. Ryann Bennett also found herself on the top 10 list in the discus as she finished with her mark of 140' 1" (42.70m) to sit at sixth all-time.
- Bethany Biggi ended the day at fifth in the heptathlon with 4486 points to rank sixth all-time for the Dukes. The Lumberton, N.J. native finished third in the long jump, javelin and 800m to help move herself up the top 10 list.
- Also competing in the heptathlon was Erin Babashak, who finished sixth with 4374 points to sit at eight on JMU's all-time top 10 list. Babashak saw her best finish in the 100mH as she crossed the finish line at 15.27 for third place.
- The 4x100m relay squad of Jordyn Henderson, Holly Mpassy, Kaia Putman and Dardlie Lefevre finished second with a time of 46.70 to rank 10th on the Dukes' all-time list for the event.
- Alex Kwasnik led the Dukes in the high jump with her third-place mark of 5' 5" (1.65m). The junior now ties for seventh on the all-time top 10 list in the outdoor high jump.
- Both Paris Beaver and Paige Miller registered marks of 5' 1" (1.55m) to finish sixth and seventh, respectively, in the high jump.
- In the 400m, Mpassy finished fifth at 55.58 to rank eighth on the Dukes' all-time top 10 list.
- Putman finished fifth in the 100m with her wind-aided time of 11.85. Without the wind, Putman's time would've landed at eighth on the all-time list.
- Also affected by the wind was Lefevre with her time of 24.63 in the 200m. If wind hadn't played a factor, Lefevre's time would be 10^th on the Dukes' all-time list in the event.
- Jordan Venning registered a third place finish in the triple jump with her mark of 38' 11.5" (11.87m).

Quoting Coach McCown
- "What a great two days and a great way to begin the outdoor season for this portion of our team! I am very pleased with the performances across the board for this group that competed at High Point this weekend," expressed head coach Ron McCown. "We had many top 10 performances, multiple ECAC qualifiers and a lot of personal bests. This group is talented and hardworking and this promises to be an exciting season."

Up Next
- JMU heads to the competitive Raleigh Relays on Mar. 25 and 26 at NC State.