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Women's Track and Field

Women’s Track off to great start at SoCon Outdoor Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The VMI women's track and field team is off to a great start to the 2025 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship with several personal records and finals qualifiers set to compete Saturday.
 
SoCon Day 1 Results – Monday, May 12
 
In an altered meet schedule due to rainy weather in the area, the Keydets were paced by heptathlete Shea Hart, who is in the running for the top finish in the multi-event after four events completed Monday. She earned first place in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.35 seconds – a new SoCon record for the heptathlon 100m hurdles.
 
She placed second in the 200m dash in 26.24 seconds before placing eighth in the high jump at 1.46 meters. She also competed in the shot put and logged a distance of 8.77 meters for ninth place out of 11 competitors. The heptathlon will finish Tuesday with its final three events.
 
Finals qualifiers
*SeMore Green placed eighth in the 200m dash preliminaries in 25.14 seconds as the penultimate qualifier for Tuesday's final, which will take place at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday
*Freshman Reagan Gilman was the final qualifier in the 800 meter run with a ninth-place time of 2:14.20. She will race in the final round Tuesday at 12:05 p.m.
 
Great Performances
*Hart competed in the regular 100m hurdles prelims and finished 10th overall in 14.53 seconds, just a few hundredths of a second off from qualifying for the final round Tuesday
*Freshman Jeniya White is competing well in the heptathlon alongside Hart, placing fourth in the both the 200 meter (26.73) and high jump (1.52m). She placed 10th in the shot put and 11th overall in the 100m hurdles
*Senior Gretal Shank placed 11th in the 800m prelims in 2:17, while Evelyn Anderson came in 13th in 2:21
*Heaven Hall arrived in 14th place in the 100m hurdles prelims in 15.52 seconds, a new personal record. She also ran the 400m hurdles prelims in 14th place in 1:14.25
*In the 100m dash, freshman Naturale Faison came in 11th overall in 12.45 seconds ahead of Miracle Eric's 13th-place time of 12.59 seconds. Sophomore Jennifer Koumondji also ran and placed 14th in 12.66 seconds
*Freshman Ruth Dickersheid earned 13th place in the hammer throw at 32.96 meters
 
Up Next
The Keydets will compete in Tuesday's final rounds and Day 2 of the 2025 SoCon Outdoor Championship hosted by Samford in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
The SoCon Championships resume Tuesday at 9 a.m. with the multis. Day two will air on ESPN+.  
  
Men's results – Day 1 
1. Furman – 49 points 
2. Western Carolina – 48  
3. Samford – 45 
T-4. VMI – 27  
T-4. The Citadel – 27  
6. ETSU – 26  
  
Women's results – Day 1 
1. Samford – 67 points 
2. Wofford – 40  
3. ETSU – 38.5 
4. Western Carolina – 25.5 
5. Furman – 24  
6. The Citadel – 20  
  
Day 1 champions 
Men: Hammer throw Ridge Dowe, The Citadel (51.94m); long jump Keyandre Midgett, VMI (7.29m); pole vault Jed Sisco, Samford (5.00m); javelin Kyle Kaufelds, Samford (63.06m); 3,000-meter steeplechase Carson Williams, Furman (8:39.87*); 10,000-meter run Nicholas Goldstein, Furman (31:03.55) 
 
Women: Hammer throw Danni Emmen, Wofford (50.0m); long jump Sherika Christie, Wofford (6.07m); pole vault Allison Shingleton, ETSU (3.70m); javelin Erin Long, Samford (48.99m); 3,000-meter steeplechase Nicole Matysik, Furman (10:43.37); 10,000-meter run Emma Jones, Furman (37:29.79)  
 
*Meet record 
  
Men's All-Freshman – Day 1 
Men's hammer throw 
Bryce Davis, Samford  
Colston Thomas, Wofford 
Trez Fouch, Western Carolina 
 
Men's long jump 
Elijah Cochran, Western Carolina 
Max Smydra, ETSU  
Jay Woodard, The Citadel 
  
Men's pole vault 
Jake Cannon, ETSU  
Joey Swick, Wofford 
  
Men's javelin 
Grant Winegar, ETSU 
  
Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase 
Andrew York, Wofford 
  
Men's 10,000-meter run 
Rives Boltwood, Furman  
Arthur Langley, Samford  
Trevor Coggin, Furman 
  
Women's All-Freshman – Day 1 
Women's hammer throw 
Lexie Durban, Western Carolina  
Emmie Finley, Western Carolina 
Emma Johnson, ETSU  
 
Women's long jump 
Octavia Massena, Western Carolina 
Jayla Simmons, Mercer  
Naomi Pierce, Mercer 
  
Women's pole vault 
Allison Shingleton, ETSU  
Emerson Simpson, Samford 
Olivia Burroughs, Wofford 
  
Women's javelin 
Lexie Durban, Western Carolina 
Emmie Finley, Western Carolina 
Emma Johnson, ETSU  
  
Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase 
Deena Lutdke, ETSU  
Abbie Kallbreier, Mercer 
Paula Sandoval, Mercer 
  
Women's 10,000-meter run 
Emma Thweatt, Chattanooga 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Evelyn Anderson

Evelyn Anderson

Distance/Mid Distance
Sophomore
Heaven Hall

Heaven Hall

Sprints
Junior
Jennifer Koumondji

Jennifer Koumondji

Sprints
Sophomore
Gretal Shank

Gretal Shank

Mid Distance/Distance
Senior
Shea Hart

Shea Hart

Hurdles
Junior
Reagan Gilman

Reagan Gilman

Distance
Freshman
Ruth Dickersheid

Ruth Dickersheid

Throws
Freshman
Miracle Eric

Miracle Eric

Sprints
Freshman
Naturale Faison

Naturale Faison

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Evelyn Anderson

Evelyn Anderson

Sophomore
Distance/Mid Distance
Heaven Hall

Heaven Hall

Junior
Sprints
Jennifer Koumondji

Jennifer Koumondji

Sophomore
Sprints
Gretal Shank

Gretal Shank

Senior
Mid Distance/Distance
Shea Hart

Shea Hart

Junior
Hurdles
Reagan Gilman

Reagan Gilman

Freshman
Distance
Ruth Dickersheid

Ruth Dickersheid

Freshman
Throws
Miracle Eric

Miracle Eric

Freshman
Sprints
Naturale Faison

Naturale Faison

Freshman
Sprints