Dukes Wrap Up Day Three at Raleigh Relays

Saturday, March 25

Raleigh, N.C.

9:45 A.M.

James Madison University

Raleigh Relays

3/25/2023 9:00:00 PM | Track & Field

RALEIGH, N.C. -- James Madison track & field completed its time at the Raleigh Relays on Saturday afternoon at the Paul Derr Track Facility.

The highlight of the day came on the track where the 4x400-meter relay crew of freshman Kadence Wilson, senior Arianna Eberly, and sophomores Sofia Lavreshina and Holly Mpassy crossed the finish line in 3:41.54, the second-fastest time in school history. The current record is 3:41.48, set by Annie Johnson, Alexys Taylor, Tyrah Burrow, and Meredith Willis at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 2017.

How It Happened

JMU posted a season-best 4x100-meter relay time of 46.94, run by sophomore Kaia Putman, freshman Asia Powell, and sophomores Jordyn Henderson and Virginia Keys.
Sophomore Jaiden Martellucci produced a season-best hammer throw of 46.50m (152' - 7").
Graduate student Sinead Sargeant and senior Annie Dunlop registered career-best times of 2:17.02 and 2:20.42, respectively, in the 800-meter competition.
Powell clocked in at 24.74 in the 200-meter dash to pace the Dukes, while Putman recorded a PR of 25.59 in the event.

Quoting Head Coach Delethea Quarles
"The second outdoor meet of this year at Raleigh Relays gave us some exceptional performances that I am elated about. Our two school records being broken this early in the outdoor season was absolutely amazing. This certainly moves the bar faster for the season, with freshman Asia Powell running her best-ever 100m in 11.50 seconds and Holly Mpassy in the 400m at 54.40. Shelby Staib came back with another consistent week in the javelin while Laura Webb ran her best 5K in 16:46.19. Finishing the day with the 4x400-meter relay running our best time by more than six seconds and just missing another school record makes the upcoming weeks exciting. Many more improved performances were accomplished that put us closer to what we hope to improve on our conference finish and meet qualifying standards for NCAA's."

Up Next
The Dukes will remain in the commonwealth for another three-day meet, as they trek to William & Mary for the Colonial Relays on March 30 through April 1.