HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison track & field won eight event titles and saw two Dukes post top 10 program marks on Senior Day at Sentara Park at the annual JMU Invitational.
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The Dukes picked up victories in the 400-meter dash (
Kadence Wilson – 56.16 (SB)), 1,500 meters (
Taylor Myers – 4:36.09 (PR)), 400-meter hurdles (
Sky Bleu Tyson – 1:01.21), 4x400-meter relay (3:46.08), steeplechase (
Izzy Greene – 11:17.51), high jump (
Aidan Faith – 1.66m), pole vault (
Madelyn Moles – 3.86m (PR)), and long jump (
Madison Greene – 5.75m).
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At 3.86m (12-8), Moles moved into third in program history in the pole vault. Previously, the junior's best mark was 3.75m (12-3.5), set last year at the Virginia Challenge. Meanwhile,
Peyton Mermon produced a career-best throw of 38.10m (125-00) for third in the javelin, good for seventh in the JMU record book.
In addition to her win in the 400-meter dash, Wilson ran the first leg for the Dukes' first-place 4x400-meter team, which finished in 3:46.08. Wilson was joined by
Zariah Ricks,
Esther Saint-Germain, and
Christine Fitzgerald. Fellow senior
Faithe Ketchum took third in the 3,000 meters in 10:40.14.
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How It Happened
- The Dukes went 2-4 in the 100-meter hurdles, led by Vashaun Broadus (14.55), followed by Sky Bleu Tyson (14.62).
- Christine Fitzgerald earned bronze in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.73.
- Elsewhere in the 1,500 meters, Bridget Koller (2nd – 4:37.76), Kate Bradish (4th – 4:43.86), and Sidney Walters (6th – 4:50.20) all recorded personal-best efforts.
- Kyndal Turner posted a PR of 24.73 in the 200-meter for fourth and rounded out the top five in the 100-meter dash in 11.89.
- Carol-Anne Garrett registered a personal-best time of 2:14.97 in the 800 meters for third, followed by Anna Lehman (5th – 2:16.54), and Grace Tate (6th – 2:16.95).
- In the steeplechase, Elizabeth Scarpa placed third with a PR of 11:42.63, shaving over 25 seconds off her previous best of 12:08.06.
- Elizabeth Michael tied her personal-best of 3.20m (10-6) in the pole vault for fifth.