ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Radford women's track & field program ended their season just like they started it with another meet for the record books on the final day of competition at the 2025 Big South Outdoor Championships inside Karl Straus Track on Wednesday.
Radford ended its record-setting season with a bang as four student-athletes made the podium as individuals and the 4x400-meter relay team ended the meet with a bronze medal to give the Highlanders five event medals on the final day of the championship.
As a team, Radford finished in fifth overall with 84 points. It was the four-highest point total recorded at the outdoor conference championship in school history, dating back to the 1999 campaign. It is also the first time in program history that the Highlanders have posted 84-plus points in back-to-back Big South Outdoor Championships.
The final day also included one school record, four all-time top 10 marks, four personal records and two season bests overall for the Radford squad.
THE BASICS
RESULTS: Fifth Overall (84 Points: 21-of-21 Events Scored)
MEET: 2025 Big South Outdoor Championships (Day Three)
LOCATION: Karl Straus Track (Asheville, North Carolina)
NOTABLES
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Sienna Bailey had one of the best performances of the championship with an incredibly tactical race in the 5,000-meter final. The stellar freshman stayed with the leaders the entire race before making her move on the final lap. She out-kicked the field in impressive fashion as she crossed the line in first to claim the gold with a time of 17:13.01. She finished four seconds ahead of the next closest student-athlete.
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Jeylah Hamrick took home the silver after a second-place finish in the 400-meter final. She blazed the track in 54.30 to earn her spot on the podium. The strong showing moved her up to second all-time in the event in program history.
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Danae Niles also joined the podium squad as she claimed the bronze in the 100-meter final. The standout freshman dropped a new personal best of 11.92. The performance is now ranked fifth all-time in school history.
- Hamrick and Niles teamed up to put on an absolute show in the 200-meter final. Hamrick led the way in third at 24.29 to take home yet another medal. Niles was just behind in fourth at 24.53. The duo picked up a big 11 points for Radford in the event.
- The 4x400-meter relay squad of
Claire Keefe,
Jaslyne Robinson,
Mattie Flores and Hamrick also made their way to the podium after a third-place finish in the final with a season-best time of 3:46.42. Not to bury the lede, the standout showing set a school record in the event and was a season best by 10 seconds.
- Robinson had herself a day as she took fifth overall in the 400-meter hurdles final and sixth in the 100-meter hurdles final. She posted a new personal best of 1:01.41 in the 400-meter hurdles and a strong 14.13 in the 100-meter hurdles. Her performance in the 400-meter hurdles is now ranked fifth all-time in the event in school history.
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Makayla Nelson finished sixth overall in the high jump final with a best leap of 1.56 meters (5'-1.25").
Kandace McIvor also took to the runway and claimed tenth with a best mark of 1.41 meters (4'-7.50").
- The women's 4x100-meter squad raced to a seventh-place finish at 48.79.
- Nelson also finished eighth in the 100-meter final with a time of 12.24.
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Megan Cash picked up points for the Highlanders with her eighth-place finish in the 5,000-meter final.
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Mya Rosser rounded out the day and placed ninth overall in the discus final with a personal-best chuck of 39.32 meters (129'-0").
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