2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Andy McLean
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Katherine Jamtgaard
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Laura Sales
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Jelonnie Smith

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Southport, N.C.
  • High School South Brunswick

Biography

PR's
Indoor
: 55m - 7.16 ... 60m - 7.81 ... 200m - 25.14 ... 300m - 39.86 ... 400m - 56.99
Outdoor: 200m - 24.83 ... 400m - 55.88
2022-23 
Indoor 
  • Part of the 4x400-meter relay team that set the program record of 3:43.85 to place fourth at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 20-21)
  • Part of the distance medley relay team that placed sixth at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships with a time of 12:07.72
  • Finished first in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:46.87 at the VMI Winter Classic (Jan. 27-28)
  • Ran the 60 meters (7.90), 200 meters (25.83) and 400 meters (57.31) at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Meet (Feb. 3-4)
  • Finished third in the 400 meters with a time of 58.20 at the Mondo College Invitational (Jan. 14)
  • Took third in the 300 meters (40.19) and sixth in the 55 meters (7.18) at the John Weaver Invitational (Dec. 2-3)
Outdoor 
  • Set facility records in the 4x100-meter relay (45.21) and 4x400-meter relay (3:42.17, school record), in addition to finishing third in the 400 meters (56.43) at the App State Open (Apr. 28-29)
  • Part of the 4x400-meter relay that took first with a time of 3:43.30 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
  • Part of the 4x100-meter relay that clinched first with a time of 45.60 at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational (Apr. 14-16)
  • Finished first in the 4x100-meter relay (45.83), 4x400-meter relay (3:46.61), and second in the 400 meters (57.08) at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational (Mar. 24-25)
  • Placed fifth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.65 at the Sun Belt Championships (May 11-13)

2021-22
Indoor 
  • Cliched first with a 300-meter PR of 39.86 at the Appalachian Open (Dec. 3-4)
  • Placed first in the 300 meters (40.26) and clocked a PR of 7.16 in the 55 meters at the App State Split Invitational (Jan. 28) 
  • Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed first with a time of 3:55.61 and took second in the 200 meters with a time of 25.60 at the Buccaneer Indoor Track & Field Invitational (Feb. 3-5)
  • Recorded second place and third place finishes in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters, respectively, at the Marshall Invitational (Feb. 11-12)
  • Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a sixth place finish (3:47.43) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 21-22)
Outdoor
  • Competed in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
  • Clinched first in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.57 and took third in the 400 meters with a time of 58.20 at the VertKlasse Meeting (Apr. 1-2)
  • Placed fourth in the 4x100-meter relay (45.70) and eighth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:53.85) at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 7-9)

2020-21
Indoor
  • Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed eighth at the Sun Belt Championships in 3:00.07. Also competed in 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash
  • Placed second in 300-meter dash (40.55) and fourth in 55-meter dash (7.30) at the Appalachian Split Open
Outdoor
  • Posted a season-best time of 24.94 seconds in prelims of the 200-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships. Also clocked a season-best time of 57.23 seconds in the 400-meter dash of the Sun Belt Championships
2019-20
Indoor
  • Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors at the Sun Belt Championship with a third place finish in 3:47.80
  • Ran a leg of the school record 4x300-meter relay at the Appalachian Open, helping the tandem finish first in 2:41.58
  • Recorded the fifth fastest time in program history in the 300-meter dash at the Appalachian Open in 40.39 seconds
  • Was third in the 200-meter dash at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational in a season-best 25.54 seconds
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2018-19
Indoor
  • At the Sun Belt Championships, turned in a time of 56.99 seconds in prelims of the 400-meter dash, which ranks as the fifth fastest time in program history. Went on to finish seventh in the event
  • Recorded a time of 40.47 seconds in the 300-meter dash at the Appalachian Open, which ranks seventh in program history
  • At the VMI Team Challenge, win the 200-meter dash (25.14, PR) and 400-meter dash (57.24)
Outdoor
  • Scored points at the Sun Belt Championships, crossing fourth in the 400-meter dash in a PR time of 55.88 seconds. Her mark also sits seventh all-time in program history
  • Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay that finished sixth in 3:51.29 and the 4x100-meter relay team that finished seventh in 46.91 seconds at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Ran a PR in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Grand Prix with a time of 24.83 seconds
  • Finished sixth in the 400-meter dash at the ADIDAS/Winthrop Invitational in 57.27 seconds

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Junior

    Sprints
  • 2021-22Senior

    Sprints
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Sprints