ATHLETICS INFO VISION To be the NCAA model for the student-athlete experience distinguished by our academic achievement, integrity, personal development and nationally-competitive programs. 2014-15 All Athletics Highlights Facts/Figures
450 Student-Athletes
271,000
UNIVERSITY INFO Description James Madison University is a comprehensive university and state-supported institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia that offers programs on the bachelor’s master’s and doctoral levels with its primary emphasis on the undergraduate student. JMU provides a total education to students – one that has a broad range of the liberal arts as its foundation and encompasses an extensive variety of professional and pre-professional programs, augmented by a multitude of learning experiences outside the classroom.
Total Attendance at Sporting Events
Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne
Athletics Facts
58
All-CAA Honorees
NICKNAME: Dukes AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic
Association (CAA)
WEBSITE: www.jmusports.com
JMUSports
(MBB, WBB, SB)
.626
COLORS: Purple, Gold
SPORTS OFFERED: 18
3
CAA Regular Season Titles
Overall winning percentage (2nd in Va.)
8
Teams Achieving Postseason Competition
6
Teams Appearing in National Polls
4
All-Americans
President Jonathan Alger
University Facts LOCATION: Harrisonburg, Va. ENROLLMENT: 21,227 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 16:1 DEGREE PROGRAMS: 76 undergrad
/ 124 total
CAMPUS BUILDINGS: 138 (785
acres)
The Athletic Performance Center contains resources to assist student-athletes in all sports to maximize academic and athletic success.
WEBSITE: www.jmu.edu
JMU has received national recognition for the following: • • • • • • •
Best value in higher education Campus food Active citizenship and service Civic engagement Environmental stewardship Business school Study abroad
COACHES
TRACK AND FIELD TA’ FRIAS Director of JMU Track and Field and Cross Country
2014-15 Summary Featuring a young roster with no active throwers, James Madison put together a memorable 2014-15 season that featured a third-place showing at the Colonial Athletic Association Championship meet, a program-best, secondplace finish at the ECAC Outdoor Championship and three individuals advancing to the NCAA Preliminary Meet in Jacksonville. Kennedy King, Ebony Owusu-Sampah and Kathleen Stewart competed in the NCAA meet while the Dukes also break program records in the outdoor 4x200-meter relay and the indoor 60-meter hurdles. With most of the key CAA point scorers returning and a full bevy of throwers in the second year under the direction of Cheree Hicks, the Dukes are poised for a run at a CAA title and more postseason success in 2015-16.
2014-15 Highlights
CHEREE HICKS Track and Field Head Coach
15
All-CAA Honorees
28
4
CAA Gold Medals
70
Personal Records Broken
ECAC Qualifying Performances
Kathleen Stewart
Kennedy King
De’Ana Forbes
Historical Info Cross County Head Coach, Distance Events
91
3
NCAA Preliminary Qualifiers
Program Top 10 Performances (indoor & outdoor)
DAVE RINKER
2
School Records Broken
OLYMPIANS (2) • Juli Henner (’92): Atlanta 1996 • Tiombe Hurd (’95): Athens 2004 ECAC CHAMPIONS: 10 CAA HONORS • 2012 CAA Team Champion • Athletes of the Year: Juli Speights (1991), Mollie DeFrancesco (2002) • Rookie of the Year: Keisha Banks (1998) • Coach of the Year: Ta’ Frias (2012)
(indoor & outdoor)
(indoor & outdoor)
www.jmusports.com/trackandfield/records ALL-AMERICANS (7) • Samantha Bates (’98): mile, distance medley relay (1997) • Sara Carpenter (’99): distance medley relay (1997) • Mollie DeFrancesco (’03): cross country, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m (2002) • Bethany Eigel (’00): distance medley relay, 5,000m (1997); 3,000m (1998, 2000) • Cindy Slagle (’84): 1,500m (1982) • Suzi Shreckhise Slater (’83): 400m hurdles (1981, 1982) • Tamara Stewart (’97): distance medley relay (1997)