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Liberty Open
Herd Wins Three Events on Strong First Day of Liberty Open
2/7/2025 10:42:00 PM | Track and Field
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Marshall Track & Field won three events and placed eight more on the first day of the Liberty Open in Virginia. The Herd also qualified five for Saturday's finals.
Marshall swept the 1K with Kazuma Bowring and Hannah Wyler winning the event on both the men's and women's side. MU also won the Women's Weight Throw courtesy of Markayla Moore.
Director of T&F Keith Roberts' Herd saw eight individuals set new personal records - Haleigh Crum, Emma Henry, Bay'Andria Hodges, Samari McCord, Brynn McKeever, Jonathan Owusu, Chris Swint, and Tavon Simmons-Roberts.
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Field Events
Weight Throw: Men's: Anthony Dunbar (7th-15.64m) Women's: Markayla Moore (1st-18.49m), Rebecca Merritt (2nd-18.32m), Lillian Ross (6th-15.54m)
Long Jump: Women's: Lara Check (3rd-5.90m), Haleigh Crum (8th-5.59m)
Track Events
60m: Men's: Micah Hinton (6.87 qualified)
60m Hurdles: Men's: Peter Oliveira (8.30 qualified), Tavon Simmons-Roberts (8.30 qualified) Women's:Alayezia Williams (8.75 qualified), Myah Boze (8.95 qualified)
1K: Men's: Kazuma Bowring (1st-2:28.31), Justin Lipscomb (4th-2:31.74) Women's: Hannah Wyler (1st-2:25.10), Destiny Berryman (2nd-2:57.21), Taylor Spencer (7th-3:03.37)
UP NEXT
Day two of the Liberty Open starts at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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