ORLANDO, Fla. – Down at the University of Central Florida, the Jacksonville Dolphins tackled their second outdoor track and field meet of the season.

Unsurprisingly, a Jacksonville relay team found itself on a podium by meet's end.

In the 4x100 relay on the second day of competition, the unit finished third overall and just .6 seconds behind the first-place team from Iowa.

The squad of McKayla Francis, Mariandree Chacon, Cassie Thompson and Cassidra Thompson finished with a time of 45.23.

Cassidra also had a strong day individually, earning fifth place in the 400-meter dash. Cassidra's time of 53.68 not only set a personal best for the star sprinter but was the third fastest time in school history in the event.

The 53.68 is just behind Courtney Walker's 53.57 run in 2014.

Cassie Thompson had a fine showing as well, highlighted by her 13^th place finish in the 100 and an 18^th place finish in the 200. Chacon finished right behind Cassie in the 200, ending in 19^th.

Taking to the 400 hurdles, Julia Sue-Kam-Ling finished in 17^th. In the 400 hurdles, Joy Whittington finished in 16^th.

The Jacksonville distance runners had a second consecutive banner showing in their respective events. 

Madeline Weiler led the squad with her 11^th place finish in the 5000. Weiler earned a time of 18:06.70. Not too far behind was Alexis Holmes in 21^st (18:36.96) and Lana Grelli in 23^rd (18:41.67).

In the 1500, Jordan Dix earned a time of 4:58.52 and 59^th place.
 
COACH'S COMMENTS

"We had a great weekend," head coach Bambi Brundage said. "Cassidra really stepped up in the 400 today. She ran a huge personal best and move into our top-five all time. (Friday) our distance group also had an impressive showing with lots of personal bests in some exciting races. We're definitely moving in the right direction and looking forward to another solid week of training before heading into competition in two weeks."