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Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships
Alleyne’s Record-Breaking Win Highlights Final Day of SBC Championship
5/13/2023 10:11:00 PM | Track and Field
Herd women finish 4th, men finish 10th
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Marshall track and field team concluded the 2023 Sun Belt Outdoor Championship with a pair of scoring results, including Mikah Alleyne's win in the 400 meter hurdles.
The senior from Beckley raced a 57.77, which is a new school record. Alleyne will continue her season in the NCAA prelims on May 24.
Leading the men was Brett Armbruster with a third place finish in the 800, racing a 1:50.84.
Other Marshall scorers included Kylee Mastin in the 800 and 1500 and Tyra Thomas in the 100 meter hurdles. Hannah Wyler and Ronnie Saunders also scored seventh placed finishes in the 800 and 5K.
In the field events, Rebecca Merritt scored in the Women's Discus and Elicia Wood in the High Jump.
The Marshall women finished 6th with a total of 69.5 points and the men finished 10th with 16 points, concluding its first season returning as a program.
Individuals with qualifying marks will compete in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Florida starting on May 24.
MARSHALL RESULTS (Scoring Specified)
FIELD
Women's Discus: Rebecca Merritt (4th-50.35m)
Women's High Jump: Elicia Wood (7th-1.65m)
Men's Discus: Timothy Snyder (38.46m)
Men's High Jump: Quay Harrison (1.90m)
TRACK
Women's 4x100m Relay: (47.23)
Women's 1500: Kylee Mastin (3rd-4:29.75)
Men's 1500: Kazuma Bowring (4:04.39)
Women's 100m Hurdles: Tyra Thomas (8th-17.21)
Women's 800m: Kylee Mastin (4th-2:11.90) Hannah Wyler (7th-2:16.13)
Men's 800m: Brett Armbruster (3rd-1:50.84)
Women's 400m Hurdles: Mikah Alleyne (1st-57.77:New School Record), Niyah Mitchell (6th-1:02.39)
Women's 5K: Abby Herring (17:16.33), Sydney Smith (18:01.63), Asha Bora (18:42.59), Cari Hively (19:01.79), Jalynn Browning (19:08.60)
Men's 5K: Ronnie Saunders (7th-14:46.55), Evan White (15:06.22), Matthew Scheneberg (15:31.23)
Men's 4x400: (3:22.46)
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