BLACKSBURG, Va. – Radford hit the ground running on the first day of the Big South Indoor Championship Friday with Highlanders earning first place finishes in two events.
Chloe Wellings took first in the 5000m with Radford's 4000m Distance Medley Team also placing first.
The relay team consisted of
Kate McLearen,
Jordan Jackson,
Sophie Magson and
MegAnne Gilmore. They came in first place with a time of 11:47.02 to take over the category in Radford's record book.
Elyssia Fisher jumped her way to second place in the long jump with a personal record of 5.79m. Fisher qualified for finals in both the 60m and 200m. She came in eighth place in the 60m with a time of 7.83.
Sela Beatty also competed in the 60m, earning a personal best.
Raichelle Cornelius earned two personal bests during the day with one of these being in the 200m prelims and the other in the 400m prelims. She will move on to the finals in the 400m.
In the 60m hurdles, both Highlanders qualified for finals as
Jaslyne Robinson and
Kandace McIvor came in fifth and sixth place. McIvor also earned a personal record in the pentathlon 60m hurdles, pentathlon 800m and pentathlon high jump. These personal bests earned her third place in the 60m hurdles and fourth place in the 800m, respectively. Also in the pentathlon high jump,
Johniece Jones landed in fifth place with her personal record of 1.47m.
To round out the Highlanders, newcomers,
Mia Farley and
Mackenzie Brownrigg both earned a personal best as Farley competed in the 800m and Brownrigg the 5000m.
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"Today showed we are as good as we can be," says Director of Track & Field
Shelli Sayers. "I am super impressed across the board. These women are at or better than what we could have predicted… I am super proud and, honestly, a little speechless. It is very emotional watching the way they celebrate each other and all around how these women support each other. Today we walked away with two conference champions, it is historic."
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The Big South Track & Field Indoor Championships continue for Day 2 tomorrow, Saturday, February 24.
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