eleyah armstrong - 100m dash - first place podium
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Women's Track and Field

Women’s Track & Field finish strong at SoCon Championships

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –The VMI women's track and field team fought for a sixth-place finish Tuesday at the 2024 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Samford's Shauna Yelton Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
The Keydets finished with 59 points for sixth place in the field. Samford won the title with 212.5 points followed by second-place Wofford with 130. Western Carolina and ETSU came in close pursuit in third and fourth, respectively. VMI defeated The Citadel (52), Mercer (45), Chattanooga (17) and UNCG (2).
 
All-SoCon honors
*The meet was highlighted by junior Eleyah Armstrong showing out in the 100 meter dash final as she set a new PR and shattered a meet record with a time of 11.35 seconds to be crowned champion for the event as well as receive All-Conference honors
*Junior Julie Freitas came in third in the triple jump at 11.24 meters to earn All-SoCon recognition
*The 4x100 relay squad of Jennifer Koumondji, SeMore Green, Heaven Hall and Eleyah Armstrong placed third in 47.04 seconds for All-SoCon honors
 
Excellent Performances
*Freshman Morgan Fraser came in fifth in the high jump at 1.65m
*Senior Jenna Kirkland finished her career strong with a fifth-place distance of 37.00 meters in the discus
*The 4x400 relay team of Alina LaForest, Gretal Shank, Olivia Hurd and Heaven Hall placed fifth in 4:03.24
*Shea Hart finished fifth in the heptathlon with 4418 points highlighted by a first-place finish in the 800 meter in 2:29 and second in the 100m hurdles in 14.64 seconds
*Hart placed sixth in the 100m hurdles finals in 14.70 seconds
*LaForest qualified for the 400m hurdles finals and came in seventh place overall in 1:04.95
*Kirkland finished seventh in the shot at 11.75m
*SeMore Green qualified for the 200m dash finals and finished seventh in 25.11 seconds
*Green also ran the 400m dash finals and came in ninth overall in 1:00.27  
 
Heptathlon
 Shea Hart – 5th – 4418 points
2nd, 100m hurdles – 14.64
4th, 200m – 26.80
1st, 800m – 2:29.88
6th, high jump – 1.53m
5th – javelin – 26.22
7th – long jump – 5.01m
6th – shot put – 9.29m
 
 
 
Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 217 points
2. VMI - 133
3. Furman - 100
4. Western Carolina - 92
5. Wofford – 90
6. The Citadel - 81
7.ETSU - 75
8. UNCG – 17
 
Women's results – Final
1. Samford – 212.5 points
2. Wofford – 130 points
3. Western Carolina – 107.5
4. ETSU – 101
5. Furman – 92
6. VMI – 59
7. The Citadel – 52
T8. Mercer – 45
T8. Chattanooga – 17
10. UNCG – 2
 
Men's Most Outstanding Athlete
Cagan Campbell, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Hannah Daffin, Samford
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Andrew McGinnis, Samford
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Savannah Schmidt, Samford
 
 
Day 2 champions Men: 4x100-meter relay William Malcolm, Evan Brooks, Tyke Tabor, Cagan Campbell, Samford (40.77); decathlon Isaiah Blount, VMI (6,873 points); 1,500-meter run Dylan Schubert, Furman (3:48.53); 110-meter hurdles Titus Moore, Samford (13.92); discus Solomon Ghosh, The Citadel (49.65 meters); 400-meter dash Cagan Campbell, Samford (47.09); 100-meter dash Cameron Dalton, Wofford (10.56); 800-meter run Zephaniah Carico-McLennan, Samford (1:49.14); 400-meter hurdles Jackson Olivio, Samford (52.89); high jump Jaggerd Moore, Samford (2.03 meters); 200-meter dash Cameron Dalton, Wofford (20.64*) 5,000-meter run Cameron Ponder, Furman (14:31.15); shot put Carl Henry, Samford (15.38 meters); triple jump Keyandre Midgett, VMI (15.24 meters); 4x400-meter relay Cagan Campbell, Zephaniah Carico-McLennan, Jackson Olivo, Tyke Tabor, Samford (3:11.36).
 
 
Women: Heptathlon Olivia Bagg, Wofford (4,776 points); shot put Hannah Daffin, Samford (13.74 meters); 4x100-meter relay  Ella Tennant, Jasmine Jefferson, Olivia Bagg, Madeline McNinch, Wofford (46.00); 1,500-meter run Adeline Haisch, Samford (4:27.31) 100-meter hurdles Amiel Dabney, Samford (13.85); high jump Heidi Hudson, Western Carolina (1.75 meters); 400-meter dash Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford (53.27*); 100-meter dash Eleyah Armstrong, VMI (11.35*) 800-meter run Megan Marvin, Furman (2:07.01); 400-meter hurdles Ayden Drake, Samford (1:00.45); triple jump Jasmine Greene, Western Carolina (11.38 meters); 200-meter dash Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford (24.01); discus Emma Nolte, Samford (42.89 meters); 5,000-meter run Sierra Bower, Furman (17:30.56); 4x400-meter relay Marga Van Der Linde, Jasmine Jefferson, Brooke Sayre, Dannielle King, Wofford (3:47.33).
 
* meet record
 
 
Women's all-freshman – Day 2
Heptathlon
Brianna Baker, ETSU
Eliza Ruch, ETSU
Kendal Hudson, Western Carolina
 
Shot put
Diamond Baker, VMI
Hailee Jackson-Morgan, Western Carolina
 
1,500-meter run
Tenley Douglass, UNCG
Kennedy Reynolds, Chattanooga
Michaela Dabney, Chattanooga
 
100-meter hurdles
JaKayla Campbell, Wofford
 
High jump
Heidi Hudson, Western Carolina
Morgan Fraser, VMI
Brianna Baker, ETSU
 
400-meter dash
Leah Butler, Western Carolina
Kyndal Saunders, Western Carolina
McKenna Boykins, ETSU
 
100-meter dash
Gabrielle Walker, ETSU
Cymoria Thomas, Western Carolina
Armani Blair, Western Carolina
 
800-meter run
Camryn Wennersten, Furman
Dannielle King, Wofford
 
400-meter hurdles
Maris Owen, Samford
Alina LaForest, VMI
 
Triple jump
Isabella Duchemin, Wofford
Jada Pate, The Citadel
Kendal Hudson, Western Carolina
 
200-meter dash
Gabrielle Walker, ETSU
Cymoria Thomas, Western Carolina
 
Discus
Tyla Nicholson, ETSU
Hailee Jackson-Morgan, Western Carolina
Diamond Baker, VMI

 
5,000-meter run
Lillian Feingold, Furman
Bella Edwards, Samford
Katherine Hopkins, Western Carolina
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Eleyah Armstrong

Eleyah Armstrong

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Julie Freitas

Julie Freitas

Jumps
Sophomore
Jenna Kirkland

Jenna Kirkland

Throws
Junior
Gretal Shank

Gretal Shank

Mid Distance/Distance
Sophomore
Diamond Baker

Diamond Baker

Throws
Freshman
Heaven Hall

Heaven Hall

Sprints
Freshman
Shea Hart

Shea Hart

Hurdles
Freshman
Alina LaForest

Alina LaForest

Mid Distance/Hurdles
Freshman
Olivia Hurd

Olivia Hurd

Distance/Mid Distance
Freshman
Morgan Fraser

Morgan Fraser

Jumps
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Eleyah Armstrong

Eleyah Armstrong

Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Julie Freitas

Julie Freitas

Sophomore
Jumps
Jenna Kirkland

Jenna Kirkland

Junior
Throws
Gretal Shank

Gretal Shank

Sophomore
Mid Distance/Distance
Diamond Baker

Diamond Baker

Freshman
Throws
Heaven Hall

Heaven Hall

Freshman
Sprints
Shea Hart

Shea Hart

Freshman
Hurdles
Alina LaForest

Alina LaForest

Freshman
Mid Distance/Hurdles
Olivia Hurd

Olivia Hurd

Freshman
Distance/Mid Distance
Morgan Fraser

Morgan Fraser

Freshman
Jumps