PRIOR TO MSU: Adkins and Emma Coakley both hail from Cabell Midland High School, which won the state cross country meet last year. It was the school’s first-ever team cross country crown. As a senior, Adkins, the Ona, W.Va., native was second-team all-state, and both first-team all-region and all-conference. In her career at the state meet, she was 17th as a senior, 37th as a sophomore and 44th as a freshman. At the regional, she was ninth as a senior, 16th as a junior, eighth as a sophomore and 17th as a freshman. As a sophomore, she was also first-team all-region and all-conference in cross country. Cabell Midland was the state cross country runner up in 2024 and placed third in 2023. In track and field at the 2026 state meet, her 4x800m relay squad was third, while her 4x400m relay was 10th and individually, she was 15th in the 800m. At that year’s regional, she was eighth in the 800m as a senior and fourth in the 1,600m as a junior. She also was a member of the Open Invitational champs at the 2025 Nike Southeast Regional, while her 4x800m relay team was fourth at the 2026 Adidas Indoor National Championships in the Open Division. Adkins also played basketball for three seasons at CMHS. Academically, she was a member of the NHS and graduated with very high honors.