JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Titles were defended, and gold medals were won at the final day of the 2025 ASUN Outdoor Championships.
In the day's first event for the Dolphins, the triple jump,
Sanaa Geter secured fourth place with
Sela Gur-Arie not far behind in sixth. The freshman Geter jumped an 11.68. Gur-Arie finished with a distance of 11.47.
The second event of the competition was the 4x100m relay, where the Dolphins did not finish due to a dropped baton.
Joy Whittington turned things around quickly for the Dolphins however as Whittington took home silver in the 100m hurdles. Whittington finished with a time of 14.29, a new season best for the junior. The sprinter also finished sixth in the 400m hurdles with a 1:03.68 final time.
Cassidra Thompson won the team's first gold of the day with her first place showing in the 400m dash. Thompson won her second consecutive outdoor gold in the 400 behind a time of 53.28.
Cassidra was joined in the 400 by teammates
Joanna Rogers and
McKayla Francis who finished fourth and eighth respectively.
Fellow Thompson sister
Cassie Thompson showed well in the 100m dash. Cassie earned a silver medal for her overflowing trophy cabinet and finished with a time of 11.47.
In her title defense of the 200m dash, Cassie yet again took home the top prize. Cassie ran a 23.24 to take the gold medal position.
Not to be outdone,
Mariandree Chacon finished just outside of the podium in fourth with a 23.76 time. That mark was good for a personal best for the former Guatemalan Olympian.
Closing out the final long-distance event of the weekend, four Dolphins competed in the 5,000m run.
Madeline Weiler finished tops among the quartet, taking home 21
st place and a time of 18:36.30.
The final event of the day for the Dolphins was the ever-exciting 4x400m relay. Coming in as the top squad, Jacksonville showed the league why it had such a distinction with a gold medal finish and a season-best time.
The squad of
Kemaj Moore, Rogers,
Cassie Thompson and
Cassidra Thompson ran away with the event and finished with a blistering fast time of 3:39.70. The Dolphins defended their 4x400m relay title from 2024 and logged a faster time than the previous year by almost a full second.
A senior,
Cassie Thompson competed at her final ASUN Championship Saturday, helping to defend a group title in the 4x400 relay, defending her own gold medal title in the 200 and earning a silver along the way.
Cassie will be joined by sister Cassidra and jumper
Julia Sue-Kam-Ling, who earned gold in the long jump, at the NCAA Regionals hosted at UNF. The trio will compete against the nation's best from May 28-31.
Overall, Jacksonville finished in fifth place at the Championships with a team score of 84. The Dolphins were just two points shy of Queens in fourth place.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"Every year at this meet, I am always reminded that we always find a way to get it done. This year was no different," head coach Bambi Brundage said. "I'm really proud of how we responded, especially after the 4x100 relay. We bounced back strong, started winning races, and some unexpected high finished. (We) saw personal bests across the board. Just a great all-around day for the team."
