Track & Field End Regular Season with Seven First Place Finishes

BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Southeast Missouri track & field team ended the 2025 regular season at the Billy Hayes Invite and the Sycamore Open, posting 13 top five finishes, with seven being first place finishes.

Billy Hayes Results

Madelyn Gray crosses the line at a season best time of 4:31.22 to take the gold in the 1500m.

Cole Reinders timed in at 3:52.52 in the men’s 1500m to finish in sixth.

Clara Billing vaulted over a height of 12′ 11.50″ to claim first in the pole vault.

In the men’s long jump, Luke Hatfield Jackson cleared 24′ 5.75″ of sand for first.

Brianna Dixon cleared hurdles for 100m in 13.87 to stand alone atop the podium.

In the men’s triple jump Kenyon Johnson and Luke Busateri jumped three times for a final distances of 49′ 5.75″ (1st) and 48′ 0.5″ (2nd).

Sycamore Open Results

In the women’s javelin Kennedy Zgaynor ended with the bronze after a mark of 140′ 08″ and Ava Dumke finished in sixth (126′ 11″).

Josiah Kilgore takes the trophy in the javelin after throwing for a season best mark of 200′ 3″.

With a distance of 191′ 2″ Clay Alewelt was wearing the silver in the men’s hammer throw.

Makenzie Williams took the crown and a new personal record (164′ 06″) while Andreese Ortiz achieved a mark of 152′ 0″ for fourth.

In the men’s shot put Paden Lewis and Jehchys Brown placed third and fourth with marks of 59′ 2.25″ and 54′ 5.25″.

Ortiz posts a distance of 41′ 10″ in the women’s shot put for seventh.

Looking Ahead

The Redhawks will host the 2025 Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference track & field championships at the Abe Stuber Track Complex.