Breshauna Miller got off to a slow start but had a fantastic finish to her Huguenot High School track career.

The recent Huguenot graduate didn’t take up organized running until her junior year, at which time she kicked up her heels, leaving others behind.

“‘Bre rose to the occasion,” said Falcons Coach Kyle Fuller.

One of only 11athletes (boys and girls combined) on Coach Fuller’s squad, the 5-foot-5 speedster had arguably the most successful spring track season of any Richmond Public Schools athlete.

Competing at the Class 4 State meet June 3 in Lynchburg, she finished fourth in the 400 meters out of 18 finalists in 57.72.

A week before, at Matoaca High in Chesterfield, Breshauna was second in the Region 4B meet with a 400 clocking of 58.61. She was also fourth in the 200 at 26.32.

Her personal bests are 57.72 (set at States) for 400 and 25.9 for 200 and 12.7 for the 100.

“I’m proud of what I’ve done, but there are more great things to come,” said the gifted daughter of Felipe and Susanna Miller.

Now that Breshauna’s track career has hit full stride, she’s in no mood to tap the brakes.

Next up is the Adidas High School Nationals at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, June 16-18, where she qualified for the 400.

That will be Breshauna’s farewell high school event before taking her fast feet to the next level.

She will enroll in Virginia Military Institute in Lexington with designs on running track for the Division I Southern Conference Keydets and majoring in biology.

Her classroom marks are as impressive as her performances in track spikes.

Ranking 11th overall among Huguenot seniors, Breshauna compiled a 3.94 GPA and was named Falcons Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

It is not accidental she is choosing VMI. Coach Fuller is a VMI graduate and former middle distance runner for the military school. He suggested his star sprinter give it a look.

So why didn’t Breshauna sign up for track earlier? She never ran at Thompson Middle School, nor did she play any other sports – at least not officially.

“I didn’t have anyone pushing me,” she said. “But I’d always enjoyed the outdoors, playing outside, and I was on the running club in elementary school.”

Another activity she enjoys is playing with her two dogs and taking them for walks ... walks that turn into runs.

“They can’t catch me,” she said with a laugh.