LYNCHBURG, Va. - App State senior
Jasmine Donohue set a new program record in the women's 5,000 meters, which highlighted the Mountaineers' first day of competition at Liberty's Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational in Lynchburg, Va. on Friday.
Donohue set a new personal best and program record with a time of 16:31.02 to clinch first in the invitational section of the women's 5,000 meters. The previous App State record was 16:39.75, set in 2015 by Tristin Van Ord.
With Donohue's new record, the Mountaineers have broken at least one program record at each regular season meet during the 2024-25 indoor campaign. The Mountaineers have tallied six broken program records so far this year, resetting the 600 meters, 1,000 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, pole vault, and distance medley relay (DMR) records.
Donohue's 5,000-meter record is the second individual record she has broken this year, having reset the App State 3,000-meter record with a time of 9:32.67 at the Orange and Purple Invitational on Jan. 25. She also helped the Mountaineers break the DMR record, running the anchor leg at the Doc Hale Invitational on Feb. 8.
Freshman
Savannah Moore clinched first in the open section of the women's 800 meters with a personal best of 2:14.91, while junior
Addison Ollendick-Smith stopped the clock at 2:15.15 to round out the top-20 in the invitational section of the women's 800 meters.
In the open section of the women's 5,000 meters, four Mountaineers finished in the top-10, led by freshman
Breanna Budzinski, who finished fourth with a personal best of 17:49.50. Seniors
Catherine Breault,
Linnea Maynard, and
Lana Farris took sixth (17:58.79), eighth (18:10.12), and ninth (18:17.93, PR), respectively.
In the invitational section of the women's pole vault, freshman
Lilly Nichols tied for fifth (3.94m (12' 11")) and junior
Ava Studney tied for 10th (3.79m (12' 5")). In the Open A section of the women's indoor pole vault, graduate student
Noelle Meeker finished fourth with a clearance of 3.75m (12' 3.5"), freshman
Abigail Goetz tied for 10th (3.60m (11' 9.5"), PR), and junior
Caroline Fowlkes placed 12th (3.45m (11' 3.75")).
Sophomore
Jayla Adams and freshman
Ja'Naya Linder each registered eighth-place finishes in the invitational section and open section of the women's 400 meters, respectively. Adams clocked a personal best of 56.81, which moved her to 10th in the program all-time list. Linder clocked a time of 57.70 in the open section of the race.
With a personal best time of 9:43.16, senior
Emma Russum rounded out the top-10 in the invitational section of the women's 3,000 meters. Senior
Karsyn Kane also recorded a top-10 finish in the open section of the women's 3,000 meters, stopping the clock at 10:09.78 for a personal best of her own.
Action at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational resumes at 8:30 a.m. with field events. Track events are slated for a 9:45 a.m. start. The second day of the meet will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
