The Radford Women's Cross Country and Track and Field teams, led by Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Shelli Sayers and Cross Country Head Coach, 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 and Field allows us to offset expenses for gear and enhance our athletes’ travel experiences, including transportation and accommodations. High-performance gear is important 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 and on the track, while also becoming the best versions of themselves with less concern about their educational expenses.
Thank you to our alumni and friends who came out to support our Men’s and Women’s Cross Country during the 2023 Big South Championship.
RECENT ACCOLADES
Women’s Cross Country
- The Highlanders earned a third-place finish at the Big South Championships, their second straight season at that mark and fourth straight season finishing within the top-three of the Big South.
- Three Highlanders earned four end-of-season awards from the Big South including Natalie Preston (Scholar-Athlete of the Year and all-academic), Chloe Wellings (first-team) and MegAnne Gilmore (first-team).
- Chloe Wellings and MegAnne Gilmore each etched their names atop the record books with both earning top-three program records for the 5k and top-five program records in the 6k events.
- Women’s cross country excelled in the classroom earning the second-highest team GPA out of all sports at 3.80. 12 Highlanders earned a 3.4 GPA or better in the most recent spring term with five earning a perfect 4.0.
Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
- The track and field team battled their way to one of their best finishes in program history over the course of the 2023-24 season, placing third during both the 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 a time of 2:57.43. Chloe Wellings earned the program record for the 3,000m event with a time of 9:32.06. The Highlanders 4x400m relay team consisting of Raichelle Cornelius, Jordan Jackson, Jaslyne Robinson and Elyssia Fisher earned a program record while the distance medley relay team of Kate McLearen, 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 with Chloe Wellings also being 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 and Field teams, any and all support would be greatly appreciated!
