Marty Gordon
NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com
Radford University men’s golf head coach Mike Grant has announced David Goode, Gregory White, Dalton Sisneros and Jett Leard have all signed with the team for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Goode, of Wytheville, brings to the program accomplishments which include being named to Virginia’s First Team All-State all four years in high school, finishing as a state runner-up twice, and finished first in the Mid Pines Junior Championship. Goode also placed first in the Tarheel Tour Junior Championship, top six in the Matthew Nesmith AJGA Championship and a top four finish in the Grayson Murray AJGA Championship.
Goode’s resume also includes a top four finish in the Virginia State Junior Championship and a top 23 in the Scott Robertson AJGA Championship. With all these accolades, Goode was named the 13th ranked player in the state of Virginia.
White has been named to Colorado’s First Team All-State for his most recent 2024 and 2025 seasons. White was also named as a member of the 2026 Colorado national development team, a medalist at the US Junior qualifier in 2025, placed top five at the Colorado Junior PGA Championship, and finished first at the Mizuno Junior Championship. White is currently ranked the seventh best player in Colorado and is ranked 439th Nationally.
Sisneros will join the squad after earning multiple accomplishments which begin with him most recently being named First Team All-State in Colorado for his 2024 and 2025 campaigns. Making it to the round of 16 in Colorado Men’s Match Play Championship, he also earned a second-place finish at the Colorado Junior PGA Championship, having a 71.4 scoring average at the 2025 Junior World Qualifier. Sisneros is the sixth ranked player in Colorado and is ranked 434th nationally.
Leard brings with him experience as the TJGT Masters Champion, finishing 19-under par and was also the TJGT Elite Cup Champion in 2025. Leard would also place top 31 at the Texas State Junior Championship, 10th in the CT Pan AJGA, a third-place finish at the San Antonio Junior Championship and a first-place finish at the Texas Masters Junior Would Qualifier. Leard is currently ranked the 48th best player in Texas and is ranked 384th nationally.
RU women signees
Radford University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Mike McGuire has announced the signing of three new Highlanders for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Kerri Fluellen, a 5’8 guard from T.W. Josey High School in Augusta, Ga., Jordin Richardson, a 5’9 guard from Nansemond River High School in Suffolk, Va., and Lee Williams, a 5’9 guard from The St. James Performance Academy in Springfield, Va. are the three incoming Highlanders who will join Radford next season.
RU volleyball season ends
The Radford University volleyball program came up short in their Big South Semifinals match against the second seed High Point Saturday night in a 3-0 final.
Katrina Miller led Radford’s attack with five kills, but High Point’s attack won overall outhitting Radford .366 to .061.
Radford conceded just four blocks to High Point, with Rylee Sloss, Taryn Roberts Gabriela Smolenska and Maja Bochenek each recording blocks.
H2okies success
The Hokies swim team took on the Wolfpack Elite Invitational, finding success on both sides.
Eli Martin logged an impressive 200 breast (1:52.53), taking first in the meet and ranking himself at No. 13 in the country and fourth in the program record book. Brendan Whitfield had another standout meet, logging a second-place finish in the 50 free (18.94) tying for the ninth-best time in the nation, and a fifth-place finish in the 200 free. His 1:33.27 ranks him 13th nationally in the event. In the 1650 free, Lee Naber (15:11.06), Bengisu Caymaz (16:22.78) and Kate Anderson (16:30.27) jumped into the national rankings, landing at 20th, 14th and 22nd, respectively.
