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Dukes Complete Day Two of ECAC Championships
3/4/2017 8:45:00 PM | Track & Field
BOSTON – James Madison track & field recorded three personal records and two marks on JMU's all-time performance list, and qualified nine entries for the finals at the second day of the ECAC Indoor Championships inside Boston University Track Center on Saturday.
Sophomore Meredith Willis qualified for the 200-meter dash finals with a personal-record time of 24.34 seconds. The mark was the second-best time in JMU history, behind only Tanique Carter's time of 23.98 seconds in 2009. Willis also set a personal record in the 60-meter dash, qualifying for the finals with a time of 7.62 seconds.
Willis will be joined in the 60-meter dash finals by freshman Alexys Taylor (7.65 seconds) and senior Kennedy King (7.64 seconds). King recorded the Dukes' scoring mark of the day, placing sixth in the long jump with a distance of 5.63 meters (18'5.75") for three points. Through six events, JMU is in 17th place with six points.
The 4x400 relay team of senior Annie Johnson, redshirt junior De'Ana Forbes, junior Charlie Bell and Taylor also recorded the second-best time in JMU history, finishing in 14th with a time of 3:47.46.
Senior Tessa Mundell rounded out JMU's personal records, qualifying for the one-mile run finals with a personal-best time of 4:51.70. Senior Carol Strock will join her in tomorrow's finals after recording a time of 4:53.22 in the prelims.
DUKES QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
Meredith Willis – 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash
Kennedy King – 60-meter dash
Alexys Taylor – 60-meter dash
Tyrah Burrow – 400-meter dash
Erica Jackson – 1,000-meter run
Tessa Mundell – one-mile run
Carol Strock – one-mile run
Erica Gray, Micaela Poggi, Madeleine McCarty and Elise Rasmussen – 4x800 relay
QUOTING COACH HICKS
"We had a day of ups and downs, but our ups were really big ups and we want to go into tomorrow with that in mind. Nicolette and Kennedy started us off with some points on the board. We qualified a lot of competitors for the finals tomorrow and with the addition of the shot put and the 3,000-meter run, we still have the opportunity to finish up strong as a team!"
UP NEXT
The Dukes wrap up competition at the ECAC Indoor Championships tomorrow, March 5, with a multitude of finals starting at 9:30 a.m.
Sophomore Meredith Willis qualified for the 200-meter dash finals with a personal-record time of 24.34 seconds. The mark was the second-best time in JMU history, behind only Tanique Carter's time of 23.98 seconds in 2009. Willis also set a personal record in the 60-meter dash, qualifying for the finals with a time of 7.62 seconds.
Willis will be joined in the 60-meter dash finals by freshman Alexys Taylor (7.65 seconds) and senior Kennedy King (7.64 seconds). King recorded the Dukes' scoring mark of the day, placing sixth in the long jump with a distance of 5.63 meters (18'5.75") for three points. Through six events, JMU is in 17th place with six points.
The 4x400 relay team of senior Annie Johnson, redshirt junior De'Ana Forbes, junior Charlie Bell and Taylor also recorded the second-best time in JMU history, finishing in 14th with a time of 3:47.46.
Senior Tessa Mundell rounded out JMU's personal records, qualifying for the one-mile run finals with a personal-best time of 4:51.70. Senior Carol Strock will join her in tomorrow's finals after recording a time of 4:53.22 in the prelims.
DUKES QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
Meredith Willis – 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash
Kennedy King – 60-meter dash
Alexys Taylor – 60-meter dash
Tyrah Burrow – 400-meter dash
Erica Jackson – 1,000-meter run
Tessa Mundell – one-mile run
Carol Strock – one-mile run
Erica Gray, Micaela Poggi, Madeleine McCarty and Elise Rasmussen – 4x800 relay
QUOTING COACH HICKS
"We had a day of ups and downs, but our ups were really big ups and we want to go into tomorrow with that in mind. Nicolette and Kennedy started us off with some points on the board. We qualified a lot of competitors for the finals tomorrow and with the addition of the shot put and the 3,000-meter run, we still have the opportunity to finish up strong as a team!"
UP NEXT
The Dukes wrap up competition at the ECAC Indoor Championships tomorrow, March 5, with a multitude of finals starting at 9:30 a.m.
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