Awards/Honors
2016-17 Track and Field: Spring Missouri State Athletic Director Honor Roll
2015-16 Track and Field: All-MVC Indoor (4x400) ... All-MVC Outdoor (4x400)
2016-17 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in four meets … Opened the season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 2), finished third in the 400-meter dash (59.03) … Helped the 4x400 meter relay team to a time of 3:49.28 after turning in a personal time of 58.74 in the 400-meter dash at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Feb. 3-4) … Posted a time of 26.15 in the 200-meter dash at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 10-11) … Closed the indoor season with a time of 26.29 in the 200-meter dash prelims at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26), helped the distance medley relay team to a time of 12:30.57 and was the lead leg in the 4x400 meter relay (3:51.37).
Outdoor: Competed in six meets … Posted a time of 25.20 in the 200-meter dash at the Bulldog Relays (March 17-18), competed with 4x100 meter relay team (47.34), the 4x200 meter relay team (1:40.00) and the 4x400 meter relay team (3:45.14) … At the 90
th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (March 30-April 1), helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a time of 3:46.59 … Turned in a time of 25.02 in the 200-meter dash at the Tom Botts Invitational (March 14-15), 58.16 in the 400-meter dash, and 3:56.04 in the 4x400-meter relay … At the John Jacobs Invitational (April 21-22), finished in 12.44 in the 100-meter dash and 25.55 in the 200-meter dash … Placed fourth in the 400-meter dash (57.66) at the Rock Chalk Classic (April 28) … At the MVC Outdoor Championship (May 12-14), placed 12
th in the 400-meter dash prelims with a time of 57.08 and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a time of 3:48.24 to finish sixth.
2015-16 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in five meets… Began the season at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 15) where she finished 11th in the 200-meter dash (25.20)… Continued the indoor season at the Pittsburg State Invitational (Jan. 29) where she competed in three events for the Bears, including the victorious 4x400-meter relay team (3:45.96)… Competed at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Feb. 5-6) and tallied a 21st-place overall finish in the 400-meter dash (56.90) and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish (3:45.06)… Recorded a personal best time of 24.73 in the 200-meter dash at the Arkansas Qualifier (Feb. 19) and aided the winning efforts of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:44.71)… Concluded the season at the conference championships (Feb. 27-28) finishing fifth (24.87) and sixth (24.83) in the 200-meter dash prelims and finals, respectively, and helped the 4x400-meter relay team collect the silver medal (3:45.54).
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets… Opened the season at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 26) competing in the 200-meter dash (24.46 seconds), aided in the 4x100-meter relay’s second-place efforts (45.36 seconds) and the third-place finish by the 4x400-meter relay team (3:42.74)… Finished third in the 200-meter dash (25.14 seconds), first in the 400-meter dash (56.38 seconds) and was on the winning 4x100-meter relay team (46.58 seconds) at the Margaret Simmons Invitational (April 1)… Competed in the 200-meter dash (24.77 seconds) and the 4x400-meter relay (3:41.40) at the Gibson Invitational (April 9)… Traveled to the Tom Botts Invitational (April 16) where she finished first for MSU in the 400-meter dash (56.48 seconds) and was on the second-place 4x100-meter relay team (45.41 seconds)… Finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 24.15 seconds, tallied a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash (55.79 seconds) and was on the victorious 4x400-meter relay team (3:41.13) at the Missouri State Invitational (April 22)… Raced at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (April 30) where she ran the 100-meter dash (12.22 seconds) for the only time this season, was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay (45.25 seconds) and the second-place 4x400-meter relay squad (3:41.27)… Finished the season at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) placing 11th in the 200-meter dash (24.61 seconds), fourth in the 400-meter dash prelims (55.78) and fifth in the finals with a personal-best time of 55.28 seconds while earning all-conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay (3:43.48).
2014-15 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Opened her career at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) where she competed in three events: Placed 16th in the 60-meter dash prelims (8.05), eighth in the 200-meter dash (25.52), and seventh in the 4x400-meter relay (3:54.38) ... At the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 16), she was runner-up in the 200m dash (25.75) as well as in the 4x400-meter relay (3:59.02) ... Placed 10th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.52 and second in the 4x400m relay in 3:59.02 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 23) ... Competed in the 200-meter dash (25.51), 400-meter dash (58.81), and 4x400m relay (3:46.67) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Feb. 6-7) ... Finished in 11th in the 200-meter dash prelims with a time of 25.58 at the Purdue Fred Wilt Invitational (Feb. 14) ... At the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1), she placed 16th in the 200-meter dash prelims (25.66), ninth in the 400-meter dash prelims (57.26), and eighth in the distance medley relay (12:26.31).
Outdoor: Competed in four meets ... Opened the season at the John McDonnell Invitational (Apr. 10-11), finishing 17th in the 200m dash (24.96), 20th in the 400m dash (56.69), and third in the 4x100m relay (47.16) ... Competed in three events at the John Jacobs Invitational (Apr. 17-18): 16th in the 100m dash (12.64), 15th in the 200m dash (25.11), and second in the 4x100-meter relay (45.07) ... Finished 10th in the 200-meter dash with a 25.38 and seventh in the 400-meter dash with a 56.94 at the Arkansas Twilight (May 1) ... At the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships (May 15-17), placed ninth in the 400-meter run prelims (56.42).
Background: Ran four years at Bishop Anstey High School East and competed in the 400, 4x400m, and long jump ... Four seasons with the Abilene Wildcats Athletics Club under coach Brian Wiltshire ... Best Female Athlete for her club's year group in four consecutive seasons from 2010-2013 ... In 2014, competed for Lester Osouna in the 400, 200, and 800 medley at the University of Trinidad and Tobago ... Represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2011 Carifta Games in Jamaica in the 400m and 4x400m.
Personal: Kadisha Francois was born May 11, 1996 in Mt. Hope, Trinidad ... Daughter of Calford Francois and Elfleda Duncan-Francois ... Has one sister, Kanisha ... Graduated from MSU with a major in psychology.
| Career Bests at Missouri State |
| Event |
Time |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
| 60-meter dash (indoor) |
8.05 |
Arkansas Invitational |
1/9/15 |
| 200-meter dash (indoor) |
24.73 |
Arkansas Qualifier |
2/19/16 |
| 400-meter dash (indoor) |
56.90 |
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational |
2/5/16 |
| 100-meter dash (outdoor) |
12.22 |
Jace LaCoste Invitational |
4/30/16 |
| 200-meter dash (outdoor) |
24.15 |
Missouri State Invitational |
4/22/16 |
| 400-meter dash (outdoor) |
55.28 |
2016 MVC Outdoor Championships |
5/15/16 |
