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Women's Track and Field 4/16/2022 11:38:00 PM

Track and Field Teams Earn Stellar Marks at JMU Invite

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The VMI track and field teams earned excellent marks Saturday at the James Madison Invitational held at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to prep for the SoCon Outdoor Championships in two weeks.

Freshman Eleyah Armstrong came in first place in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.01 seconds. She later competed in the 200 meter and finished eighth overall in 25.30 seconds.

Sophomore Naomi Hahn came in third place in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 11:48.74 just ahead of Gretal Shank's fifth-place time of 12:03.24.

Emily Wells came in fifth in the 5000-meter in 21:28.16, and senior Ellie Miller placed sixth in the javelin at 35.48 meters. Miller also competed in the shot put and came in sixth overall at 11.56 meters ahead of Jenna Kirkland's eighth-place distance of 10.82 meters. Alexis Rocker placed 10th at 9.66 meters.

Marissa Linkous finished ninth in the pole at a height of 3.06 meters, and sophomore Suzanna Stoneburner placed 10th at 2.91 meters.

In the discus throw, Kirkland placed 11th overall at 31.82 meters.

Julie Freitas placed 11th overall in the triple jump at 10.64 meters ahead of Yvonnia Perrello's mark of 9.70 meters for 14th place.

Rocker arrived in 11th place in the hammer throw at 39.81 meters while Kirkland was right behind in 12th place at 39.62 meters.

Rachael Dickenson came in 13th place in 5:18.00 in the 1500 meter, and Natalie Clark finished 14th overall in the 400 meter in 1:07.52.

The Keydets return to action next weekend at the Virginia Challenge hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott:
"It was an incredible weekend for our Keydets competing at James Madison," said VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott. "We had a lot of personal-best performances on the track and in the field. I am very proud of the results this weekend. The results are thanks to the hard work by our team and some great coaching to prepare for our trip to Alabama for the SoCon Championships."

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Players Mentioned

Naomi Hahn: Mid-Distance; Sophomore

Jenna Kirkland: Throws; Sophomore

Marissa Linkous: Sprint/Relay; Junior

Ellie Miller: Throws; Senior

Alexis Rocker: Throws; Sophomore

Suzanna Stoneburner: Pole Vault; Junior

Emily Wells: Distance; Junior

Eleyah Armstrong: Jumps/Sprints; Freshman

Natalie Clark: Sprints; Freshman

Rachael Dickenson: Distance; Senior

Julie Freitas: Jumps; Freshman

Yvonnia Perrello: Multi; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Naomi Hahn
: Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Jenna Kirkland
: Sophomore
: Throws

Marissa Linkous
: Junior
: Sprint/Relay

Ellie Miller
: Senior
: Throws

Alexis Rocker
: Sophomore
: Throws

Suzanna Stoneburner
: Junior
: Pole Vault

Emily Wells
: Junior
: Distance

Eleyah Armstrong
: Freshman
: Jumps/Sprints

Natalie Clark
: Freshman
: Sprints

Rachael Dickenson
: Senior
: Distance

Julie Freitas
: Freshman
: Jumps

Yvonnia Perrello
: Freshman
: Multi