Dukes Win First-Ever ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

Saturday, May 14

Williamsburg, Va.

James Madison University

ECAC Outdoor Championships

Dukes Win First-Ever ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

5/15/2022 6:05:00 PM | Track & Field

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The James Madison track & field team secured their first ECAC Outdoor Championship in program history Sunday afternoon at Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- The Dukes collected 80 points to finish first out of 36 teams to win their first-ever ECAC title in school history.
- Jordyn Henderson won the 100m hurdles with her All-East time of 13.90.
- The 4x100m relay team of Henderson, Virginia Keys, Holly Mpassy and Dardlie Lefevre finished second with a time of 46.74 to earn All-East honors.
- Miranda Stanhope crossed the finish line at 35:36.98 in the 10,000m to finish second and collect All-East honors.
- Shelby Staib earned All-East recognition with her second-place finish in the javelin with her mark of 154' 1" (46.97m).
- Skyla Davidson finished eighth in the long jump with her mark of 18' 2.5" (5.55m) for All-East honors.
- Mpassy finished fourth in the 400m with her personal-best time of 54.78. She earned All-East recognition with her time that sits second in the Dukes' record books.
- In the 400m hurdles, Sofia Lavreshina earned All-East honors with her second-place time of 1:00.29.
- The 4x800m relay crew of Sofia Terenziani, Mary Milby, Maggie Linton and Sinead Sargeant earned second place and All-East honors with their time of 9:02.38.
- The 4x400 relay squad of Lavreshina, Lefevre, Arianna Eberly and Mpassy finished fifth with All-East honors at 3:50.12.
- In the high jump, both Bethany Biggi and Alex Kwasnik cleared the bar at 5' 3.25" (1.61m) to collect All-East recognition.
- Both Erica Moolman and Rachel Lloyd earned All-East honors in the pole vault as they each cleared the bar at 12' 8.75" (3.88m). Moolman's mark moved her up to second in the Dukes' record book.
- Davidson finished third in the triple jump with her personal-best jump of 40' 7.5" (12.38m), earning All-East honors and moving up to fourth on the all-time top 10 list.

Quoting Coach McCown
- "ECAC Champions! This was an outstanding team win," expressed head coach Ron McCown. "Across the board, our athletes competed so well. I am so happy for this team, our coaches and our support staff. I am pleased for Coach Rinker to be able to add one more championship to his list. This is a great group and this success is so well deserved! Go Dukes!"

Up Next
- A handful of Dukes will compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round May 25-28 in Bloomington, Ind.