VMI Women take fifth at SoCon Indoor Championships

LEXINGTON, Va. – Highlighted by two gold medal finishes by senior Eleyah Armstrong, the VMI women's track and field team shined Saturday to close the 2025 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by VMI at the Corps Physical Training Facility.

Complete Results

For the women, the Samford Bulldogs finished first with 163.5 points. The Wofford Terriers finished with 119.5 points for their fourth runner-up finish in five seasons. Furman was third with 115 points and Western Carolina finished fourth with 88 points. The Keydets placed fifth overall with 70 points.

Samford won its record tenth straight women's title and its sixth straight men's title.

All-Conference Finishes
*Armstrong won the 60 meter dash for a third year in a row with a time of 7.42 seconds, the proceeded to win the gold in the 200 meter with a time of 24.33 seconds, shaving over a second off the her 2024 time for the event.
*Freshman Reagan Gilman earned All-SoCon honors by placing third in the 800 meter finals in 2:13.42, breaking her own school record time set yesterday in the prelims when she earned a fifth-place time of 2:14.82. Both marks broke the previous VMI school record held by Kelsey Newcomb set at 2:15.29 in 2013.
*Junior Shea Hart placed third in the 60m hurdles finals to earn All-SoCon recognition with a time of 8.65 seconds
*Freshman Naturale Faison earned All-SoCon in the 60m finals by placing third overall in 7.66 seconds for a new personal record

VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"We fought hard and competed today. Huge thanks to our alumni, parents and the Corps for their incredible support in helping to produce PRs and rewrite the team indoor record b9oards. We brought home some well-earned medals from freshmen to seniors on both the men and women's teams. Now we take a well-earned break and reload for the outdoor season."

Excellent Finishes
*Faison came in sixth in the 200m finals in 24.80 seconds and junior SeMore Green arrived in eighth in 25.36 seconds

Up Next
The NCAA will announce the field for the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships on NCAA.com on Tuesday. This season's NCAA indoor track and field championships are from Friday, March 14 to Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, VA.

Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 177 points
2. Western Carolina – 167
3. Furman– 109
4. VMI – 74.5
5. The Citadel – 59.5
6. Wofford - 46
7. UNCG – 23

Women's results – Final
1. Samford – 163.5
2. Wofford – 119.5
3. Furman – 115
4. Western Carolina – 88
5. VMI - 70
6. ETSU – 65
7. The Citadel - 25
8. Chattanooga - 17

Heath Whittle Award (Men's Most Outstanding Athlete)
Ethan Long, Western Carolina

Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Sherika Christie, Wofford

Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Arthur Chitty, Samford

Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Macie Pfeuffer, Samford

Day 2 champions
Men: Triple jump Ian Jones, Samford (14.70m); heptathlon Ethan Womack, Samford (4,958 points); mile Carson Williams, Furman (4:08.58); 60-meter hurdles Bradley Franklin, Samford (7.60)*#; 60-meter dash Bradlee Jones, The Citadel (6.80) ; 400-meter dash Nick Brown, VMI (47.66); 800-meter run Matthew Smith, Furman (1:47.64)*; weight throw Jacob Thomas, Western Carolina (16.97m); 200-meter ; high jump ; 5,000-meter run Evan Guzman, Furman (14:35.30); 4x400-meter relay Samford (Landon Wright, Zephaniah Carico-McLennan, Jackson Olivo, and Tyke Tabor – 3:15.77).

Women: Weight throw Emily Danielson, The Citadel (16.22m); mile Adeline Haisch, Samford (4:45.49); 60-meter hurdles Amiel Dabney, Samford (8.55); 60-meter dash Eleyah Armstrong (7.42); 400-meter dash Elizabeth Pardue, Samford (55.45); 800-meter run Claire Cook, Furman (2:10.66); triple jump Sherika Christie, Wofford (12.41m); 200-meter dash Eleyah Armstrong, VMI (24.33); pole vault Libby Jackson, Samford (3.80m); 5,000-meter run Carly Wilkes, Furman (16:17.80)*; 4x400-meter relay Samford (Grace Lueders, Maddie Edwards, Elizabeth Pardue, Ayden Drake – 3:46.00).

*meet record
#facility record

Men's All-Freshman – Day 2
Men's triple jump
Kwan Oates, Western Carolina
Jaxon Brewer, The Citadel
Preston Kut, Wofford

Men's heptathlon
Garner Ezell, Samford
Bennett Whitefield, Western Carolina
Rye Jackson, VMI

Men's mile
Stephen Jones, Samford
Trevor Coggin, Furman
Logan Ruffner, UNCG

Men's 60-meter hurdles
Bradley Franklin, Samford
Sam Forte, Samford
Elijah Cochran, Western Carolina

Men's 60-meter dash
Ethan Long, Western Carolina
Nigel Ransby, Wofford
Kevin Koumondji, VMI

Men's 400-meter dash
Anthony Wilkerson, VMI
Trevor Williams, Western Carolina
DJ Warren, The Citadel

Men's 800-meter run
Tripp Roemer, Furman
Brodie Schneider, UNCG

Men's weight throw
Bryce Davis, Samford
Colston Thomas, Wofford
Rae Tazewell, VMI

Men's 200-meter dash
Ethan Long, Western Carolina
Spencer Dube, Western Carolina

Men's high jump
Elijah Cochran, Western Carolina
Grant Fraser, VMI
Jaxon Brewer, The Citadel

Men's 5,000-meter run
Rives Boltwood, Furman
Arthur Langley, Furman

Women's All-Freshman – Day 2
Women's weight throw
Lexi Durban, Western Carolina
Ruth Dickersheild, VMI
Emmie Finley, Western Carolina

Women's mile
Nysa Males, Furman
Zoie Lamanna, Furman
Felicity Hamilton, Samford

Women's 60-meter hurdles
Akera Molette, ETSU
Jeniya White, VMI
Jasmine Greenridge, ETSU

Women's 60-meter dash
Naturale Faison, VMI
Taylor Jennings-Ward, Wofford
Ryleigh Simmons, Chattanooga

Women's 400-meter dash
Elizabeth Pardue, Samford
Taylor-Jennings Ward, Wofford
Micailah Cook, ETSU

Women's 800-meter run
Claire Cook, Furman
Jais Ward, Furman
Reagan Gilman, VMI

Women's triple jump
Octavia Massena, Western Carolina
Akera Molette, ETSU
Tamira Levine, The Citadel

Women's 200-meter dash
Micailah Cook, ETSU
Naturale Faison, VMI
Ryleigh Simmons, Chattanooga

Women's pole vault
Allison Shingleton, ETSU
Carley Perkins, Samford
Emerson Simpson, Samford

Women's 5,000-meter run
Zoie Lamanna, Furman
Joiner Evans, Furman
Deena Ludtke, ETSU

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Players Mentioned

Eleyah Armstrong: Sprints/Jumps; Senior

Shea Hart: Hurdles; Junior

Reagan Gilman: Distance; Freshman

Naturale Faison: Sprints; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Eleyah Armstrong
: Senior
: Sprints/Jumps

Shea Hart
: Junior
: Hurdles

Reagan Gilman
: Freshman
: Distance

Naturale Faison
: Freshman
: Sprints

VMI Athletics

Scoreboard

VMI Women take fifth at SoCon Indoor Championships

Players Mentioned

Eleyah Armstrong

Shea Hart

Reagan Gilman

Naturale Faison

Players Mentioned

Eleyah Armstrong

Shea Hart

Reagan Gilman

Naturale Faison