Her classmate, Courtney Sanders (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock), followed in third with a jump of 17-5.50, while junior Zanishia Usher (Hampton, Va./Bayside) leaped 17-4.75, good enough for sixth place.
Junior Emily Thompson (Crozet, Va./Western Albermarle) achieved a personal record in the 5000m with a time of 18:28.73, which earned her a sixth place finish. Senior Jennell Holmes (Yorktown, Va./York) also scored a personal best in the hammer throw with a heave 129-7, while sophomore Lauren Stewart Richmond, Va./Governor's School) came just a quarter-inch short of tying her own VCU pole vault record with a mark of 10-11.75.
Sophomore Shaunte Barber (Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook) added a third-place finish for VCU in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:06.78.
Action continues on Saturday with events beginning at 9 a.m.