Dukes Gain Experience at Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational

Friday, September 16

Blacksburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational

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Dukes Gain Experience at Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational

9/16/2022 9:34:00 PM | Cross Country

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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Three JMU runners finished in the top 25 as the Dukes placed fourth out of 10 teams at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational Friday night on the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course.

James Madison tallied 101 points in the 6K race, 14 points behind third-place High Point. Liberty came out on top with 30 points as four Flames finished in the top 10. The Dukes' average time was 22:39 while the spread between scorers was 1:36.4.

How It Happened

Junior Miranda Stanhope led the way for JMU with a seventh-place finish in 21:49.5.
Freshman Gabriella Garcia (15th - 22:22.0) was the second Duke to cross the finish line, followed by senior Laura Webb (21st - 22:39.8).
First-year Faithe Ketchum (29th - 22:57.4) and senior Jessica Cantrell (37th - 23:25.9) rounded out the scoring.

Meet Notes

Stanhope boasts two top-10 finishes in the first two meets of the year. Additionally, she's paced the Dukes in each outing so far in 2022.
Both Garcia and Webb have recorded top-20 finishes in each race this fall.
James Madison has been solid early in the season with two top-five team performances.

Quoting Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Delethea Quarles
"The ladies did an amazing job out there today," said Quarles. "They were competitive with some of the best ranked teams in our region. We look forward to building from today's performance with more confidence as we prepare for the Paul Short Run in two weeks."

JMU Runners
7. Miranda Stanhope - 21:49.5
15. Gabriella Garcia - 22:22.0
21. Laura Webb - 22:39.8
29. Faithe Ketchum - 22:57.4
37. Jessica Cantrell - 23:25.9
38. Maddy Hesler - 23:27.3
40. Sofia Terenziani - 23:30.7
43. Clare Morelli - 23:45.4
49. McKenzi Watkins - 24:03.5
74. Riley Schindel - 24:56.3
92. Annie Dunlop - 25:31.4
93. Sierra Puleo - 25:35.4
111. Mary Milby - 27:35.5

Up Next
James Madison is scheduled to compete at Lehigh's Paul Short Run on Friday, Sept. 30. The women's 6K race will take place on the Murray Goodman Cross Country Course in Bethlehem, Pa.