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Track and Field Prepares For Conference Championship

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As the regular season winds down, the women's track and field team will compete at the ASUN Outdoor Conference Championship, hosted at the Richard Martin Jr. Track and the Bill Stephens Soccer Complex in Conway, Arkansas. The meet kicks off on Thursday, May 9, and continues through Saturday, May 11. 

Fans can follow the live results on MileSplit HERE and view the schedule HERE.

Thursday's events start with the field competitions, featuring Dolphins' senior Alana Lecointe and the ASUN's top-ranked discus and shot-put athlete, senior Alyssia Richard, in the hammer throw at 3:30 p.m. Their best outdoor season marks are 52.41m and 46.48m, respectively. Running events commence at 5:55 p.m., with sophomore Joy Whittington representing the green and white in the 400m hurdles. ASUN 60m indoor champion and top-ranked ASUN sprinter Cassie Thompson, along with sophomore Mariandree Chacon, will compete in the 200m at 6:30 p.m. Junior Mya Bodrato will close out the first day with the 10k at 9:15 p.m.

On Friday, Lecointe and Richard take the spotlight again, this time in the shot put at 4:30 p.m. Concurrently, ASUN indoor champion Ma'kala Davis, who leads the conference in the triple jump, and sophomore Julia Sue-Kam-ling, will participate in the long jump, with Davis having a season-best mark of 6.02m. Freshman Drea Thompson will compete in the high jump at 5:45 p.m. At 6:45 p.m., McKayla Francis and indoor champion Cassidra Thompson are set to race in the 400m. The 100m dash follows with Cassie Thompson and Mariandree Chacon. Joy Whittington returns for the 100m hurdles, while Madeline Weiler wraps up Friday's events with the 3000m steeplechase.

Saturday's action begins with Lecointe and Richard in the discus at 3 p.m. The triple jump featuring Ma'kala Davis and Sela Gur-Arie starts at 5:30 p.m. The Dolphins' 4x100m relay team, comprised of Cassidra Thompson, Mariandree Chacon, Cassie Thompson, and Makayla Francis, will run at 6:10 p.m. The same quartet will also take on the 4x400m relay at 8:55 p.m. Joy Whittington will compete in her third event, the 400m hurdles, with Cassie Thompson and Mariandree Chacon racing in the 100m finals. Cassidra Thompson and Makayla Francis will go head-to-head in the 400m finals. The meet concludes with the final 200m race, featuring Cassie Thompson and Mariandree Chacon, followed by the final 5k with Mya Bodrato and Madeline Weiler.

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Players Mentioned

Madeline Weiler

Madeline Weiler

5' 7"
Freshman
Mya Bodrato

Mya Bodrato

Distance
Junior
Mariandree Chacon

Mariandree Chacon

Sprints
Sophomore
McKayla Francis

McKayla Francis

Sprints
Sophomore
Sela Gur-Arie

Sela Gur-Arie

Jumps
Junior
Alana Lecointe

Alana Lecointe

Throws
Graduate Student
Alyssia  Richard

Alyssia Richard

Throws
Graduate Student
Cassidra Thompson

Cassidra Thompson

Hurdles/Sprints
Sophomore
Cassie Thompson

Cassie Thompson

Sprints
Junior
Joy Whittington

Joy Whittington

Multis
Sophomore
Ma

Ma'Kala Davis

Jumps
Freshman
Drea Thompson

Drea Thompson

Jumps
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Madeline Weiler

Madeline Weiler

5' 7"
Freshman
Mya Bodrato

Mya Bodrato

Junior
Distance
Mariandree Chacon

Mariandree Chacon

Sophomore
Sprints
McKayla Francis

McKayla Francis

Sophomore
Sprints
Sela Gur-Arie

Sela Gur-Arie

Junior
Jumps
Alana Lecointe

Alana Lecointe

Graduate Student
Throws
Alyssia  Richard

Alyssia Richard

Graduate Student
Throws
Cassidra Thompson

Cassidra Thompson

Sophomore
Hurdles/Sprints
Cassie Thompson

Cassie Thompson

Junior
Sprints
Joy Whittington

Joy Whittington

Sophomore
Multis
Ma

Ma'Kala Davis

Freshman
Jumps
Drea Thompson

Drea Thompson

Freshman
Jumps
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