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Women's Track and Field 5/11/2026 9:20:00 PM

Women’s T&F off to great start at SoCon Outdoor Championships

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Highlighted by sophomore Naturale Faison's first-place mark in the 100m preliminaries, the VMI women's track and field team is off to a strong start at the 2026 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field hosted by Western Carolina in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Complete Results

Faison came in first with a time of 11.73 seconds to advance to the final round Tuesday afternoon. She also qualified for the finals in the 200m by placing eighth overall in 24.65 seconds.

Fellow sophomore Reagan Gilman finished second in the 800 meter prelims with a time of 2:12.70 to qualify for Tuesday's championship round.

Day One Stars
*In the 400m hurdles preliminary round, senior Shea Hart came in fifth in 1:04.78 to qualify for the final round Tuesday.
*Sophomore Ruth Dickersheid placed seventh in the hammer with a distance of 43.79, a new personal best

Great Finishes
*JeNiya White competed in the 100m hurdles prelims and came away with a ninth-place finish in 14.77 seconds
*White also ran the 400m hurdles and logged a 10th-place finish of 1:07.94
*Miracle Eric placed 11th in the 400m prelims in 59.75 seconds
*SeMore Green came in 11^th in the 100m prelims in 12.21 seconds. She also competed in the 200m and arrived in 12^th place in 25.19 seconds

VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"I was really proud of the way our women competed on day one. Ruthie's big personal best in the hammer throw gave us tremendous energy to start the meet, and from there the group continued to fight for every point and every qualifying spot. We had Naturale Faison qualify in both the 100m and 200m, Reagan Gilman in the 800m and Shea Hart in the 400m hurdles step up with strong performances. That puts us in a great position heading into day two. The effort, composure, and competitiveness they showed today is exactly what championship track and field is about."

Up Next
The Keydets begin with the field events Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. with the men's discus throw for the second and final day of the SoCon Championships. The title running events will begin at 2 p.m. with the men's 4 x 100 relay.

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Players Mentioned

Shea Hart: Hurdles; Junior

Reagan Gilman: Distance; Freshman

Ruth Dickersheid: Throws; Freshman

Miracle Eric: Sprints; Freshman

Naturale Faison: Sprints; Freshman

JeNiya White: Multis; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shea Hart
: Junior
: Hurdles

Reagan Gilman
: Freshman
: Distance

Ruth Dickersheid
: Freshman
: Throws

Miracle Eric
: Freshman
: Sprints

Naturale Faison
: Freshman
: Sprints

JeNiya White
: Freshman
: Multis