2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Andy McLean

Ja'Naya Linder

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • High School Atkins

Biography

PR's
Indoor:  55m - 7.28 … 200m - 25.37 … 300m - 39.80 … 400m - 56.80
Outdoor: 200m - 25.59 … 400m - 56.33

2024-25
Indoor
  • Earned Second Team All-SBC honors as part of the the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second with a time of 3:45.19 at the SBC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) 
  • Placed fifth in the 300 meters with a time of 39.80 and took eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 57.70 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (Feb. 14-15) 
  • Recorded a personal best of 25.37 in the 200 meters at the Orange & Purple Invitational (Jan. 24-25)
  • Clocked a personal best of 7.28 in the 55 meters and placed eighth at the John Weaver Invitational (Dec. 7) 
  • Finished the season ranked eighth in the 300 meters and 10th in the 400 meters on the App State all-time list
 Outdoor
  • Competed at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 8-10), where she clocked a personal best of 56.33 in the 400 meters and was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed eighth with a time of 3:45.24
  • Took first in the 400 meters at the LR Open (Apr. 26) with a time of 56.81 and the Mountaineer First Chance (Mar. 21) with a time of 57.39
  • Recorded a time of 25.59 in the 200 meters at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 10-12)
High School 
  • Two-time MVP
  • Named 2022-23 Runner of the Year
Club
  • Was part of the Tri-City Track Club under the direction of Coaches Mario and Sue
  • Was part of the Lights Out Track Club under the direction of John Kinzier
Personal
  • Daughter of LaQuisha Henry-Linder and James Linder
  • Has two siblings: Ja’Nique and James Jr. 
  • Enjoys dancing, reading, and listening to music
  • Also writes poems and design clothes

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Sprints