Dukes Collect Three Wins at Liberty Twilight Qualifier

Wednesday, May 4

Lynchburg, Va.

11:30 A.M.

James Madison University

Liberty Twilight Qualifier

5/4/2022 10:16:00 PM | Track & Field

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The James Madison track & field team recorded three first-place finishes Wednesday afternoon at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier at the Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
-Shelby Staib won the javelin with her throw of 148' 9" (45.34m).
-In the high jump, Alex Kwasnik cleared the bar at 5' 3.75" (1.62m) to win the event. Bethany Biggi also recorded a mark of 5' 3.75" (1.62m) to finish second.
-Maddy Hesler was the first to cross the finish line in the 3000m steeplechase with her time of 11:28.19.
- Ryann Bennett finished sixth in the discus with her personal-best and ECAC-qualifying mark of 141' 03" (43.05m). Her throw sits at sixth in JMU history.
-Skyla Davidson finished third in the long jump with her wind-aided mark of 18' 8.75" (5.71m). She also finished third in the triple jump with a mark of 39' 11.25" (12.17m).
-In the hammer throw, Danielle Little finished fourth after throwing for a personal-best 162' 5" (49.50m). Her mark ranks fourth on the Dukes' all-time top 10 list for the event.
-Jaiden Martellucci also recorded a personal best in the hammer throw with her mark of 153' 1" (46.66m). She sits at sixth all-time in JMU history.
-In the 100m dash, Lauren Smith finished fifth with a personal-best time of 12.36.
-Holly Mpassy finished second in the 400m with her time of 55.15.
-Jordyn Henderson finished third in the 100m hurdles with a wind-aided time of 13.95.
-In the 200m dash, Dardlie Lefevre ran a 24.77 to finish fourth.

Quoting Coach McCown
- "Congratulations to Shelby, Madeleine and Alex on their event victories today," commented head coach Ron McCown. "Along with these wins we accomplished several personal bests and we added another ECAC qualifier. This was a good tune up for us before ECAC's next weekend. Go Dukes!"

Up Next
- The Dukes will compete at the ECAC Outdoor Championships May 13-14 in Williamsburg, Va.