Women’s Track and Field Competes on Final Day of JMU Invitational

Cassidy Harris Qualifies for ECACs in the Shot

05/09/04 8:00PM

HARRISONBURG, VA - After Cassidy Harris (Geneva, IL) obliterated her personal record to qualify for ECACs in the hammer on Saturday, the Tribe junior picked up another ECAC bid on Sunday, this time in the shot, as 2004 CAA Champion William and Mary women’s track and field competed on the final day of the James Madison Invitational. A formidable field, including Duke, George Mason, Georgetown, Richmond, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, Wake Forest and several other area programs assembled in Harrisonburg for the two-day meet.

In the shot, Harris parlayed her best distance of the outdoor season, 45’2.5”, into an ECAC qualification as her performance earned her runner-up honors. Also competing today, freshman and hometown favorite Jen Showker (Harrisonburg, VA) claimed a pair of ninths against a stout field. In the discus, Showker threw for a solid 119’8”, her third-best effort this season, to take ninth while she threw for 38’10.25” in the shot for the position.

Next weekend qualified athletes will contest the ECAC Outdoor Championships in New Haven, CT, May 14-16.