Three Dukes Record Top-10 Program Marks

Friday, January 27

Lexington, Va.

1 P.M.

James Madison University

VMI Winter Classic

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LEXINGTON, Va. – James Madison saw three Dukes register three top-10 program records on day one of the VMI Winter Classic on Friday night inside the Corps Physical Training Facility.

Senior Rachel Lloyd added to her school record, this time with a pole vault mark of 3.81m (12' – 6"). On the track, freshman sprinter Asia Powell tied for the fourth-fastest 60m dash time in program history with a 7.54 clip in the semifinals. She'll compete in the finals on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. Sophomore Jaiden Martellucci moved into seventh in the JMU record book with a weight throw toss of 15.38m.

How It Happened

Sophomore Jordyn Henderson recorded the fastest time in the semifinals of the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 8.57. The finals for the 60m hurdles are set for 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.
The 4x800m relay crew of seniors Annie Dunlop, Sinead Sargeant, Clare Morelli, and Maddy Hesler claimed first with a time of 9:19.69.
JMU's DMR squad finished second, run by junior Miranda Stanhope, Sargeant, junior Mary Milby, and sophomore Sofia Terenziani in 12:03.3.
Senior Bethany Biggi placed third in the high jump at 1.60m (5' – 3"), while freshman Gracen King finished sixth with a height of 1.55m (5' – 1").
The Dukes recorded a 1-2 finish in the pole vault with Lloyd's 3.81m mark and junior Erica Moolman's 3.65m clearance.
Junior Jordan Venning produced a jump of 11.78m (38' – 7.8") for third in the triple jump.

Meet Notes

Tanique Carter set the program's 60m dash record in 2009, clocking in at 7.50.
Sidra Morris owns James Madison's weight throw record with a launch of 18.10m at the Marshall Classic on Jan. 12, 2019.

Quoting Head Coach Delethea Quarles
"Today was filled with a lot of great performances that I'm really excited about. Our pole vaulters continued their momentum from last weekend with even better performances. Rachel [Lloyd] captured another victory, just missing her outdoor best, and Erica placed second with an ECAC qualifying mark was amazing today. I was also pleased to see the sprinters and hurdlers advance through the rounds and qualify for the finals tomorrow. Freshman Asia Powell (best ever 60m - 7.54) and Team Captain Jordyn Henderson (season-best 8.57) both fixing the execution of their races between rounds were showed great leadership. The distance crew stepped into heavy traffic but followed Coach Rebekah Ricksecker's race plans and qualified for ECAC's in both the 4x800m and the DMR relays. The throwers closed our night with solid performances led by Jaiden Martellucci's best weight toss ever. This is the direction we want to go with conference ahead in a few weeks."

Up Next
The Dukes will cap off their time at the VMI Winter Classic tomorrow starting at 10 a.m.