The Radford Women's Cross Country and Track & Field teams, led by Shelli Sayers and Sam Bradley, have a rich tradition at Radford University. We are passionate about providing our student-athletes with the best experience possible. Please join us in this effort by giving today!
Your gift to support Women's Cross Country/Track & Field allows us to offset gear expenses and enhance our athletes’ travel experiences, including transportation and accommodations. High-performance gear is vital to our program because it allows our athletes to represent Radford near and far while enabling them to perform at the highest levels.
With your help, our student-athletes can concentrate on superior performance in the classroom while also becoming the best versions of themselves with less concern about their educational expenses.
RECENT ACCOLADES
Women’s Cross Country
- Junior Kate McLearen earned Big South second-team All-Conference honors. She also led the Women's Team at the 2024 Big South Cross Country Championships with a 9th place finish and a PR at the 5K with a 17:46:2.
- Sophomore Mia Farley earned Big South Women's All-Academic Team honors. She is an Allied Health Sciences major with a 4.0 GPA. Farley also set personal records in the 5K and 6L in back-to-back weeks with times of 19:08:1 and 22:52:5, respectively.
Women's Track & Field
- The Track & Field team battled to one of their best finishes in program history throughout the 2023-24 season, placing third during indoor and outdoor seasons.
- A long list of Highlanders earned program records or placed themselves among the top 10 times during the 2023-24 season. MegAnne Gilmore earned the program record for the 1,000m event with 2:57.43. Chloe Wellings earned the program record for the 3,000m event at 9:32.06. The Highlanders 4x400m relay team, consisting of Raichelle Cornelius, Jordan Jackson, Jaslyne Robinson, and Elyssia Fisher, earned a program record. In addition, the distance medley relay team of Kate McLaren, Jackson, Sophie Magson, and Gilmore also earned a program record.
- The Highlanders earned other Big South postseason awards, including Kandace McIvor (all-academic), Chloe Wellings (all-conference), MegAnne Gilmore (all-conference), Raichelle Cornelius (all-conference), and Elyssia Fisher (all-conference).
- Over the summer, the Highlanders earned the coveted all-academic team award, and Chloe Wellings was tabbed as an all-academic athlete. The team award is earned by the team’s impressive 3.51 cumulative GPA.
On behalf of the Radford Women's Cross Country and Track &Field teams, your support would be greatly appreciated!
