SVU Wins USA South Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

(CONCORD, NC) - The 2026 USA South Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship concluded on Saturday, April 25 at the Jay M. Robinson Mondo Track & Field Facility in Concord, North Carolina. Southern Virginia captured the title for the fifth consecutive year as the Knights topped second place N.C. Wesleyan by 137 points.

Individually, top performers of the meet were selected based on the number of points contributed to their team. On the track side, N.C. Wesleyan's Kamiyah Wooten was named Track Athlete of the Meet while her teammate, NaQuayla Stanford, earned Track Rookie of the Meet. As for the field area, Southern Virginia's Kadance Sawyer earned both Field Athlete and Field Rookie of the Meet. Finally, as the coach of the winning squad, Kyle Chandler was named Coach of the Meet.

The top-three performers in each event were deemed All-Conference while an All-Sportsmanship team was also announced (see below).
 

2026 USA South Women's Outdoor Track & Field Team Results
Place Team Score
1. Southern Virginia 289
2. N.C. Wesleyan 152
3. Meredith 126
4. Pfeiffer 100
5. Brevard 49
6. Methodist 28
7. Mary Baldwin 9
8. Salem 3


The 2026 USA South Women's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Award Winners:

Track Athlete of the Meet Track Rookie of the Meet Field Athlete and Rookie of the Meet Coach of the Meet
9651
Kamiyah Wooten, N.C. Wesleyan
9549
NaQuayla Stanford, N.C. Wesleyan
9940
Kadance Sawyer, Southern Virginia
9456
Kyle Chandler, Southern Virginia
 
First Team
(First Place at Conference Meet)
Second Team
(Second Place at Conference Meet)
Third Team
(Third Place at Conference Meet)
100 Meters: Kamiyah Wooten, N.C. Wesleyan - 12.04
200 Meters: Kamiyah Wooten, N.C. Wesleyan - 24.58
400 Meters: Kamiyah Wooten, N.C. Wesleyan - 56.97
800 Meters: Bayleigh Redd-Armstrong, Southern Virginia - 2:16.74
1,500 Meters: Bayleigh Redd-Armstrong, Southern Virginia - 4:42.74
5,000 Meters: Bayleigh Redd, Southern Virginia - 17:40.43
10,000 Meters: Delaney Bundy, Meredith- 36:48.60
100 Meter Hurdles: Londyn Green-Dubose, N.C. Wesleyan - 15.23^
400 Meter Hurdles: Ge'Kayla Goins, Pfeiffer - 1:05.33^
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Makayla Borst, Pfeiffer - 12:10.73
4x100 Meter Relay: D'Zariya Parran, Sanaia Hill, Alexandria Wilborn, Leilani Rankin, Methodist - 49.03
4x400 Meter Relay: Saniya Hall, NaQuayla Stanford, Nya Galbreath, Kamiyah Wooten, N.C. Wesleyan - 3:53.70^
High Jump: Mikki Prows, Southern Virginia - 1.60m
Pole Vault: Surraiya Mahmud, Southern Virginia - 3.50m^
Long Jump: Ge'Kayla Goins, Pfeiffer - 5.44m
Triple Jump: Londyn Green-Dubose, N.C. Wesleyan - 11.35
Shot Put: Kadance Sawyer, Southern Virginia - 11.94m
Discus: Kadance Sawyer, Southern Virginia - 37.58m
Hammer Throw: Bryanna Herring, Meredith - 45.29m
Javelin: Bostyn Carlson, Southern Virginia - 31.45m
^New Conference Meet Record
100 Meters: Ti'Asia Bryant, N.C. Wesleyan - 12.19
200 Meters: NaQuayla Stanford, N.C. Wesleyan - 24.89
400 Meters: Mesiyah Howell, Pfeiffer - 57.24
800 Meters: Tess Miller, Southern Virginia - 2:19.60
1,500 Meters: Emma Hillam, Southern Virginia - 4:46.14
5,000 Meters: Delaney Bundy, Meredith - 18:01.17
10,000 Meters: Sasha Brady, Southern Virginia - 39:44.13
100 Meter Hurdles: NaQuayla Stanford, N.C. Wesleyan - 15.28
400 Meter Hurdles: Abrianna Casarez, Meredith - 1:08.80
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Ryan Germain, Pfeiffer - 12:39.08
4x100 Meter Relay: Serenity Jordan, Makynna McDonald, Akeelah Hurley, Imani Singleton, Brevard - 49.42
4x400 Meter Relay: Katelyn Lentz, Ryan Germain, Ge'Kayla Goins, Mesiyah Howell, Pfeiffer - 4:05.45
High Jump: Marin Simons, Southern Virginia - 1.55m
Pole Vault: Anna Kunz, Southern Virginia - 3.05m
Long Jump: Londyn Green-Dubose, N.C. Wesleyan - 5.37m
Triple Jump: Ge'Kayla Goins, Pfeiffer - 11.09m
Shot Put: Mikki Prows, Southern Virginia - 11.70m
Discus: Jamie Cornatzer, Meredith - 40.72m
Hammer Throw: Hazel Allen, Southern Virginia - 26.66m
Javelin: Andee Nelson, Southern Virginia - 32.40m
100 Meters: Nya Galbreath, N.C. Wesleyan - 12.25
200 Meters: Ti'Asia Bryant, N.C. Wesleyan - 25.24
400 Meters: Saniya Hall, N.C. Wesleyan - 57.41
800 Meters: Amee Newman, Southern Virginia - 2:21.07
1,500 Meters: Amee Newman, Southern Virginia - 4:46.23
5,000 Meters: Emma Hillam, Southern Virginia - 18:31.13
10,000 Meters: Juana Silva Jimenez, Meredith - 40:05.22
100 Meter Hurdles: Halona Bryant, Meredith- 16.85
400 Meter Hurdles: Makayla Borst, Pfeiffer - 1:11.34
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Nicky Black, Mary Baldwin - 12:59.02
4x100 Meter Relay: Ge'Kayla Goins, Mesiyah Howell, Savannah Wise, Kenya Copeland, Pfeiffer - 50.18
4x400 Meter Relay: Natasha Elder, Emma Jolliff, Abrianna Casarez, Abigail Clayton, Meredith - 4:07.17
High Jump: Kayleen Grullon, Methodist - 1.45m
Pole Vault: Lauren Threet, Southern Virginia - 2.45m
Long Jump: Imani Singleton, Brevard - 5.13m
Triple Jump: Jayden Carter, Pfeiffer - 11.13m
Shot Put: Andie Hughes, Southern Virginia - 11.00m
Discus: Andie Hughes, Southern Virginia - 32.78m
Hammer Throw: Kadance Sawyer, Southern Virginia - 40.51m
Javelin: Athena Mowatt, Meredith - 26.23m
 

 
All-Sportsmanship
Serenity Jordan, Brevard
Jasmine Louis, Mary Baldwin
Natasha Elder, Meredith
Sanaia Hill, Methodist
Mar'Shaylah Sutton, N.C. Wesleyan
Katelyn Lentz, Pfeiffer
Sophie Miller, Salem
Hailey Matthews, Southern Virginia

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