Track & Field Completes Time at Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships

Saturday, May 11

Monroe, La.

1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT)

James Madison University

Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships

Miranda Stanhope - 2024 SBC Outdoor 5K Medal

Track & Field Completes Time at Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships

5/11/2024 11:45:00 PM | Track & Field

MONROE, La. – James Madison track & field tallied 40 points for 11th place at the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday night at Groseclose Track.

Texas State took home the team title with 120.2 points, followed by Louisiana (2nd – 115.7), Arkansas State (3rd – 92), Southern Miss (4th – 90.2) and Marshall (5th – 71.2).

Quoting Director Delethea Quarles
"I'm proud of the team and the ones that stepped up. The Sun Belt Conference for our sport is improving at such a rapid pace – we were glad to contend and score in some of our best events. We had amazing leadership from our senior Miranda, winning the 10k and coming back with a silver medal in the 5k. We had other good performances that were some personal bests, although it was not good enough to move our team's desired overall score. We will have to keep building to move up in this conference."

How It Happened
Track

Senior Miranda Stanhope finished runner-up in the 5,000-meter run in 16:48.38, while Marshall's Abby Herring ran 16:26.29 to set a facility record.
In the 400-meter dash, junior Holly Mpassy crossed the finish line in a season-best 54.51 for fifth.

Field

Sophomore Gracen King tied her PR of 1.67m (5-5.75) in the high jump for sixth.
In the triple jump, senior Jordan Venning tied her career-best leap of 12.17m (39-11.25) for ninth. The mark also ties for seventh in the JMU record book.

Relays

The quartet of juniors Jordyn Henderson, Kaia Putman, Virginia Keys and Mpassy finished the 4x100-meter relay in seventh with a time of 46.30.
Later, the 4x400-meter relay crew of Keys, freshman Esther Saint-Germain, Mpassy and graduate student Arianna Eberly clocked in at 3:44.82.

Team Standings
1. Texas State – 120.2
2. Louisiana – 115.7
3. Arkansas State – 92
4. Southern Miss – 90.2
5. Marshall – 71.2
6. App State – 53.2
7. Georgia Southern – 48
8. ULM – 46
9. Georgia State – 44
10. Coastal Carolina – 43
11. James Madison – 40
12. South Alabama – 35.5
13. Troy – 19