A pair of freshmen led JMU on the first day of the CAA Track & Field Championships on Friday, as Abby Duncan and Ebony Owusu-Sampah smashed their personal records in their events.
May 3rd 2014, 2:26am
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Track & field freshman Ebony Owusu-Sampah entered the James Madison record book with her performance in the triple jump Friday at the 120th Penn Relays.
The James Madison track & field team opened competition Thursday at the Penn Relays, one of the largest annual track meets in the world. The event is being held for the 120th consecutive year.
Track & field senior Kristen Greene was named the Colonial Athletic Association Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday for her performance this past weekend at the JMU Invitational.
Track & field redshirt senior Katie Harman and Jennifer Monk, who completed her JMU career during the spring of 2013, were named as finalists for two of the athletic department's top awards.
Junior Jasmine Waddell moved into the James Madison track & field record book in the 400-meter hurdles Saturday as the Dukes competed in the Mason Spring Invitational.
In this week's JMU track & field coach's show, coach Ta' Frias discusses her team's performance in three events over the past two weeks, including freshman Summer Walter's debut in the heptathlon.
After a great performance in her first collegiate heptathlon, track & field freshman Summer Walter (Warren, Pa./Bayside (Va.)) has been named the CAA Field Athlete of the Week.