Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School graduate Taysia Radoslav lighting up track at Cornell University

Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School graduate Taysia Radoslav lighting up track at Cornell University

By Laura Lennie, News Staff

Taysia Radoslav is well on her way to leaving a lasting footprint on the track at Cornell University.

The 18-year-old sprinter, hurdler and Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School graduate has two freshman indoor records under her feet at the Ivy League school in Ithaca, N.Y. and no plans to slow down her pace anytime soon.

So far my performance on the track has surpassed my expectations for myself, she said. As I started competing this year, I was running faster than I had hoped. It allowed me to have the opportunity to sit down and re-evaluate my goals and strive to make bigger ones.

Radoslav earned a bursary for her athletic and academic achievements to Cornell.

She garnered almost 40 medals on the track at sprint indoor and hurdle outdoor meets, as well as maintained an honours student average throughout her four years at Cardinal Newman.

Radoslav made her debut with the womens track and field team at the university during the Beantown Challenge event on Jan. 17 at Harvard University.

She raced her way to an individual best in the 200-metre sprint with a time of 25.40.

She also ran a personal best in her leg of the four-by-400-metre relay.

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Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School graduate Taysia Radoslav lighting up track at Cornell University