Women's Track and Field 2/15/2019 6:45:00 PM

RADFORD WINS TWO MEDALS, ADVANCES SEVERAL HIGHLANDERS TO FINALS ON DAY ONE OF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Through one day of competition at the 2019 Big South Indoor Championships, the Radford track & field team sits in sixth place with 15 points and a pair of medals won.

Taylor Tinsley was the first Highlander to take home some hardware at the meet, earning a silver medal and eight points in the high jump. She matched her season-best height by clearing the bar at 1.60 meters (5'3").

The 2019 #BigSouthITF Women's High Jump final results:

1) Jailyn Raines, @HamptonUTrack
2) Taylor Tinsley, @RadfordTrackXC
3) Caroline Edmondson, @csusports pic.twitter.com/QjU1494T49
— Big South Game Day (@BigSouthGameDay) February 15, 2019

The Highlanders also picked up six points in the final event of the day - the distance medley relay. Annsley Eckert, Alexis Stafford, Chloe Phillips and Kayland Bond teamed up to place third with a time of 12:36.46, the sixth-fastest DMR in program history.

Radford's other point came from Tenae Washington, who placed eighth in the pentathlon with a score of 2,867. The junior recorded a new personal record in the shot put (10.11 meters / 33'2") and a reached a season-best of 1.44 meters (4'8.75") in the high jump.

After earning Big South Women's Track Athlete of the Week honors because of her time of 8.84 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend, Emilie Miller absolutely crushed that time with a PR of 8.71 seconds in the event on Friday. That ranks as the second-fastest 60mH time in program history and she took third in the prelims to qualify for the finals.

Chancey Gunnell and Ryan Paine were both stellar in the 400-meter prelims, finishing first and eighth to advance to tomorrow's final round. Gunnell topped the field with a PR time of 57.10 seconds which ranks fourth in Radford history while Paine ran a 58.85.

Keeping the momentum going, La'Tisha Chambers, Denisha Hoosier and Kierra Henderson either tied or recorded new personal records in the 60-meter dash prelims in the very next race. Chambers (7.62 seconds) and Hoosier (7.78 seconds) will move on to the finals while Henderson (7.82 seconds) took 10^th to finish just outside.

Chambers and Hoosier then came up big in the 200-meter dash prelims, placing fourth and eighth to qualify for the finals once again. Chambers crossed the finish line in 25.01 seconds and Hoosier followed up with a PR time of 25.37 seconds.

Although she wasn't quite high enough in the standings to earn the Highlanders some points, Tayelor Thrasher-Walker continued to show improvement with a PR in the shot put. The freshman threw for 10.99 meters (36'0.75") to top her previous best distance of 10.19 meters.

TWEET OF THE DAY

Here's a look at a 60m PR for Denisha Hoosier!#RiseAndDefend pic.twitter.com/69yRSCnLIS
— Radford T&F/XC (@RadfordTrackXC) February 15, 2019

CURRENT STANDINGS
1) Hampton - 63.5
2) High Point - 46
3) Campbell - 36
4) Charleston Southern - 30
5) USC Upstate - 18
6) Radford - 15
7) UNC Asheville - 12.5
8) Gardner-Webb - 8
9) Winthrop - 5

UP NEXT
The second and final day of the Big South Indoor Championships begins on Saturday with the women's weight throw and triple jump at 1 pm. Track events then begin at 2 pm with the women's mile. To follow results for each event, click here.

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