Robinson Breaks School Record in 100 Meter Hurdles, Highlanders Pile Up Finals Qualifiers on Tuesday

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Radford Track & Field team saw success in nearly every event they competed in, picking up double digit personal bests in many events across the board on Tuesday. The women's runners had at least one athlete advance through the prelims on the track, while the men's team added more points to keep their sixth spot in the standings.

"It was another stellar day," said Director of Track & Field Shelli Sayers after day two. "Almost everything went our way for both teams. Tyrique (Taylor) keeps coming through with big performance. I'm so proud of his PB today. The women were magnificent. We put as many people in finals as we could and there is not much more, we could have asked for. They are so supportive of each other and their joy while competing for each other is their competitive edge."

THE BASICS
Results through Day Two – Women, 4^th (23 Points) … Men, 6^th (12 Points)
Meet: Big South Outdoor Championships
Location: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.)

NOTABLES

The highlight of the day came in what was an extremely competitive women's 100-meter hurdles preliminary races. Jaslyne Robinson finished a spectacular 13.89 seconds, which was only good enough for fourth place in her heat and sixth overall. Sophomore Leah Moye also hit a PR with a time of 14.21 seconds that was five hundredths to the good to make the final.
Jeylah Hamrick posted a PR in the 400 meters, running a 54.08 to set the standard in the event. Raichelle Cornelius and Mattie Flores also had PR times of 55.45 and 55.69 seconds, respectively, to take fourth and fifth overall to qualify for tomorrow's final.
The Highlanders got two more in the 100-meter final, as Makayla Nelson (11.84 seconds) and Janaya Moore (11.94 seconds) placed sixth and eighth overall.
In the steeplechase finals, Kaley Tanner led the Highlanders to a fifth-place finish with a personal best time of 11:08.47. Katelyn Campbell followed with a sixth-place finish, running the event in 11:14.41.
Jensen McCutcheon narrowly bested Owen Sexton for eighth place in the men's steeplechase to score a point for the program.
Kandace McIvor concluded her day with a best fourth-place finish in the 800 meters to cap off a career-best 4,280 points in the heptathlon. She finished six overall.
Jaelynn Joiner took fifth place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.89 meters (39'0.25"). Moye added a team point with an eighth-place finish in the event, posting a season-best mark of 11.16 meters (36'7.5").
Tyrique Taylor improved his personal best by nearly half a meter in the shot put. His mark of 15.48 meters (50'9.5") was good enough for fifth place in the event.

UP NEXT
Radford aims to get several athletes onto the podium tomorrow, with Highlanders competing in 17 final events on Wednesday. The field events begin at 12:00 p.m. and track events at 2:30 p.m. to close out the final day of the Big South Outdoor Championships. Follow along on RadfordAthletics.com or live on ESPN+.

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