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Florida State transfer, senior Faith Banks took home a silver medal in the 400 meters with a 52.88-second finish at the ACC championships. The final was ran in two sections as Banks competed in the first heat running her career best time which also briefly set the facility record of the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

"It's been great," Banks said about her first season at Florida State. "I've been staying injury free. That's really all I needed." Banks' 2022 outdoor season suffered a heartbreaking ending at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. She was the favorite to win the 400 meters before her body took a turn for the worse and prevented her from capturing the gold and advancing to the East Preliminary Round.

In the final heat of this year's ACC indoor 400 meters final, sophomore Megan McGinnis of Duke won at 52.57 seconds, upsetting defending champ Moriah Oliveira, a junior from Miami who placed third at 52.90 seconds.

Banks previously competed at Cincinnati where she earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 16 hundred meter as a freshman in 2019. Last season Banks was a silver medalist in the 400 meters at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. She also earned a gold medal as one fourth of the distance medley relay squad.

When asked if she would win the outdoor 400 meters conference championship, Banks simply answered, "For sure."

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Sears wins SEC 60 meters

Tennessee's Jacious Sears continued her successful season as she won the 60 meters at the SEC championship meet, Feb. 25 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The transfer who previously competed at Miami won with a time of 7.11 which is a career best. Last season she won the ACC crown at 7.28, while still at Miami. In this year's win she placed ahead of runner-up Kaila Jackson of Georgia who crossed the finish line at 7.17. Ackera Nugent was third while running for host Arkansas at 7.20.

Walkes grabs to silvers at MAC meet

Eastern Michigan's Saraiah Walkes earned seventh place finishes in the Mid-American Conference 200 and 400 meters indoor finals as a freshman last season. During outdoor season she joined forces with three other teammates to win her first conference gold in the 400-meter relay. This season the sprinter from Manatee County, Florida, proved that she has improved as a solo act as she placed second in both the 60 meters and 200 meters conference championship races in Bowling Green, Ohio, Feb. 25.

Walkes ran a career best 7.53 in the 60 meters, finishing behind Amya Clarke of Akron's winning time of 7.46. Clarke is a back-to-back champ in the 60 meters. In the 200 meters, Walkes ran 24.29, behind Northern Illinois senior Kadeja Campbell's time of 24.07.

Webster takes 60-meter hurdles bronze in ACC

Florida State's Alexandra Webster earned a bronze medal in the 60-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships on February 25th.

The junior ran a time of 8.26 seconds, in the final held in Louisville, Kentucky. She finished behind freshman Oneka Wilson of Clemson who won the race at 8.12 and her teammate Antoinette Van Der Merwe a junior who placed second at 8.23.

Prior to this season Webster competed for Oregon during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Last year during outdoor season she won the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the PAC-12 Track & Field Championships. She qualified for and competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she earned second-team All-America honors.