Warner Leads Great Herd Day at JMU

RESULTS

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Marshall's track and field team had a stellar day Saturday at the JMU Invitational, setting numerous records and lifetime-bests along the way.

Ashonti Warner won both the 100 and 400 hurdles with lifetime-bests, meet and stadium records in both events. The 400 victory (58.17 seconds) was also a school record and the top time in Conference USA. Warner's 13.61-second time in the 100 was the third-fastest mark in Conference USA this season. Tyra Thomas (13.85) came in second in the 100 hurdles, a lifetime-best time that is the fourth-fastest mark in the league. Marlee Porter's 1:04.48 time in the 400 was also a lifetime-best. Mikah Alleyne's 59.29 in the 400 hurdles is the conference's fourth-fastest time.

Kylee Mastin picked up a victory in the 1500 meters (4:35.13), another lifetime-best (by four seconds) that is now the second-fastest mark in school history.

Maria Parra won the long jump with a leap of 5.73 meters, another lifetime-best.

Abby Herring placed second in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:54.72, smashing the 2007 school record mark by Marian Brooks (10:01.02).

Macie Majoy took second in the pole vault with a meet and stadium-record 3.91 meters.

The Thundering Herd missed out on the top of the podium in the hammer throw, but took the next four spots. Brooke Burns' heave of 54.97 meters was a lifetime-best.

Jillian King (4th, 57.39) and Erica Murphy (5th, 57.59) both set lifetime-bests in the 400 meters.

100 Meters
6. Marlee Porter, 12.37
11. Raegan Hefner, 12.82
12. Myrka Cadet, 13.16

200 Meters
11. Jillian King, 25.62
15. Erica Murphy, 25.98

400 Meters
4. Jillian King, 57.39 (Lifetime-best)
5. Erica Murphy, 57.59 (Lifetime-best)

800 Meters
4. Astoria Beckett, 2:14.89
14. Tori Dotson, 2:24.39
16. Itzel Santos, 2:28.51

1500 Meters
1. Kylee Mastin, 4:35.13 (Lifetime-best)
4. Sydney Smith, 4:48.52
11. Erykah Christopher, 5:05.82

3000 Meters
2. Abby Herring, 9:54.72 (School record)

5000 Meters
2. Cari Hively, 19:58.01

100 Hurdles
1. Ashonti Warner, 13.61 (Lifetime-best, Meet and Stadium record)
2. Tyra Thomas, 13.85 (Lifetime-best)
6. Krista Perry, 14.43
8. Mikah Alleyne, 14.50

400 Hurdles
1. Ashonti Warner, 58.17 (School record, Meet and Stadium record)
2. Mikah Alleyne, 59.29
4. Marlee Porter, 1:04.48 (Lifetime-best)

Steeplechase
6. Julia Muller, 12:16.09

4 x 100 Meter Relay
4. Thomas, Porter, Cadet, Hefner, 48.28

High Jump
11. Krista Perry, 1.43 meters

Pole Vault
2. Macie Majoy, 3.91 meters (Meet and stadium record)
3. Dianna Goodman, 3.66

Long Jump
1. Maria Parra, 5.73 meters (Lifetime-best)

Triple Jump
3. Takira Williams, 11.64 meters

Shot Put
2. MaryAnn Adebayo, 13.22 meters
9. Krista Perry, 10.73

Discus
3. Rebecca Merritt, 42.04 meters
4. Brooke Burns, 40.96
7. Madiyah McCullough, 38.38
10. Katie Hill, 33.92

Hammer Throw
2. Brooke Burns, 54.97 meters (Lifetime-best)
3. MaryAnn Adebayo, 54.74
4. Rebecca Merritt, 50.42
5. Josie Moore, 49.86
8. Lillian Ross, 44.52

Javelin
11. Chloe Cahill, 28.11 meters
15. Krista Perry, 23.32

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MaryAnn Adebayo

Mikah Alleyne

Astoria Beckett

Brooke Burns

Myrka Cadet

Chloe Cahill

Tori Dotson

Dianna Goodman

Raegan Hefner

Abby Herring

Katie Hill

Cari Hively

Jillian King

Macie Majoy

Kylee Mastin

Rebecca Merritt

Josie Moore

Julia Muller

Erica Murphy

Krista Perry

Marlee Porter

Lillian Ross

Itzel Santos

Sydney Smith

Tyra Thomas

Ashonti Warner

Takira Williams

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