Marshall University

HARRISONBURG, Va.– The first podium finish for Marshall Track & Field at the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships came from sophomore Taylor Spencer in the 3K Steeplechase.

The distance runner from Waynesfield, Ohio raced a personal-best time of 10:52.63 to finish third in the event.

The Herd was also led by fellow sophomore Nyah Harrison who set a personal-record time of 54.65 in the 400m Prelims. Harrison qualified for Saturday’s 400m finals with the third-fastest time Friday.

In the field events, the Long Jump saw scorers on both the men’s and women’s side. Graduate senior Addison Painter finished seventh with a 7.48 meter jump. Lara Check also finished seventh as each scored two points for the Herd.  

Marshall’s full results are listed below. For preliminary qualifiers, “Qualified” is listed in all capital letters to represent an automatic qualification berth via a heat win. 

Marshall Results 

Field Events

Long Jump: Men’s: Addison Painter (7th-7.48m – 2 Pts.), Grant Swider (7.18m), Cole Miller (6.94m) Women’s: Lara Check (7th-5.94m – 2 Pts.), Lakesha Smith (5.82m)

Shot Put: Men’s: Anthony Dunbar (14.91m), Perry Patrone (14.29m) Women’s: Markayla Moore (13.70m)

Track Events

100mH/110mH Prelims: Men’s: JaKai Hayes (14.75), Tavon Simmons-Roberts (15.54) Women’s: Alayezia Willaims (14.04), Myah Boze (14.20), Azure Travis (14.39)

800m Prelims: Men’s: Christian Childs (1:57.60), Kazuma Bowring (1:58.24), Luke Goode (2:02.87)

400m Prelims: Men’s: Micah Coates (48.40), Isaiah Harper (48.93), Isaiah Valentine (48.99), Chris Swint (49.97), Wyatt Milhoan (49.97), Ethan Bowens (51.47) Women’s: Nyah Harrison (54.64 qualified), Brynn McKeever (58.21)

100m Prelims: Men’s: Jonathan Owusu (10.57), Joey Bloebaum (10.69), Samari McCord (10.89), Micah Hinton (11.04) Women’s: Bay’Andria Hodges (11.78), Emma Henry (11.79), Lakesha Smith (12.11)

3K Steeplechase Finals: Women’s: Taylor Spencer (3rd-10:52.63 – 6 Pts.), Ellie Hosaflook (11:29.61)

UP NEXT

Day three field events begin at noon with the first event on the track at 4.

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