Graves, a senior from Christiansburg, Va., continues to add her name to the top of the ODAC seasonal performance list and the ODAC record book. At the Sea Ray Relays at the University of Tennessee, Graves set a new conference best time in the 800-meter dash in 2:09.3, her first running of the event outdoors this season. That time is 5.03 seconds faster than the next best time in the league, and currently ranks second in the country, just 0.11 seconds short of the top position. Graves also joined teammates Alease Kinney, Jessica Mejia and Alexis Janney in setting a new ODAC record in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:53.21. It eclipsed the previous record of 3:54.65 set by Graves and teammates in 2010. It is also ranked fourth in the country. She currently owns ODAC top times in three individual events (800m, 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase) and is ranked in the top-10 nationally in all three.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Honor Roll
Hannah Chappell-Dick, Eastern Mennonite
- (Fr., Middle Distance - Bluffton,
OH)
Chappell-Dick ran the 800-meter for the third time this outdoor
season, and broke the EMU record in the event for the third time.
At Saturday's Mason Spring Invitational, Chappell-Dick finished in
2:14.34, and was the top D-III finisher. She shaved more than three
seconds off her previous record of 2:17.47, and has the second-best
time in the ODAC heading into this weekend's ODAC
Championships.
Jasmine O'Neill, Guilford College -
(So., Sprints - Winston-Salem, N.C.)
At Aggie Invitational, O'Neill finished with the 24th best time in
the ODAC in the 800-meter run at 2:34.12. The time was good
for second in her heat and 17th overall. It is also the
second fastest time in school history.
Courtney Mebane, Virginia Wesleyan College
- (Junior, Sprints/Jumps - Virginia Beach)
Mebane set two VWC records at the Norfolk State University Relays.
She improved her own record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of
15.10, to place fourth overall. That topped her record time of
15.17. It is also the fastest time in the ODAC. Courtney also tied
the VWC record in the high jump with a height of 5-1, which is also
the best in the ODAC. She placed first in the event at NSU. She
also placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.20), the third
fastest time in the ODAC, and was part of the women's 4x100 relay
that clocked a time of 51.30, the fourth fastest time in the
ODAC.