Personal Records: Indoor Track & Field
40.75 in the 300m (Colonel Bev Read Opener, 12/6/25)
5.75m (18-10.5) in the long jump (Colonel Bev Read Opener, 12/6/25)
High School:
2025 Class 5A State Champion in the long jump and 300-meter hurdles
Earned First Team All-National honors
Set 5A state record in the long jump at 20-3.5
Helped lead Maury to 2025 VHSL Class 5A State Outdoor Championship
Personal:
Daughter of Melendez Byrd and Lynelle Slade-Byrd
Has a younger brother, Blake, and an older sister, Mya
Father Melendez played linebacker at Virginia Tech (1989-93), played one season for the Baltimore Stallions in the Canadian Football League
Melendex is currently a professor and the department chair for the Professional School Counseling program at Norfolk State
Mother Lynelle Slade-Byrd played volleyball at Virginia Tech (1993-98)
Sister Mya currently plays tennis at Old Dominion (2022-Pres.)