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Bellarmine Open
Joey Bloebaum Delivers NCAA Top-30 Performance in Herd T&F’s Strong Showing at Bellarmine Open
1/16/2026 8:15:00 PM | Track and Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Marshall Track & Field opened its 2025-26 road slate with a statement performance at Friday's Bellarmine Open, notching 11 event victories, NCAA top-30 marks and multiple personal records. One of the Herd's biggest performances came from sophomore Joey Bloebaum, with a 21.33 time in the 200m - a time which is Marshall's best since the program returned in 2023, and is fractions off the school record time set by Randy Moss in 1997 (21.15).
"Today showed me a lot about our team," Director Keith Roberts said. "We were able to go on the road for the first time and not skip a beat. Our competitive spirit was second to none. One of the things that stood out to me among the wins, meet records, conference scoring performances and top-5 performances was our fight. There were some races where we had to fight down the home stretch to secure victory and we didn't back down."
Track Events
• Men's 200m: Joey Bloebaum blazed to first place in 21.33, a new personal record and NCAA No. 27, DI No. 23. • Men's 60m: Micah Hinton (6.87) took silver, with Cole Friedman (6.93) and Eric Reynolds (6.94, PR) rounding out the top four. • Men's 60m Hurdles: Tyrell Cloud won gold in 8.29, with Eric Del Torto (8.54) and Cameron Burgess (8.60) adding third and fifth place finishes. • Women's 400m: Brynn Mckeever led the field in 57.11, with Shanel Morgan (58.15) and Gwen Gaffney (58.78) both in the top five. • Women's 800m: Maggie Froning placed second with a 2:17.43, a personal best and DI top-100 time. • Women's 60m: Dior Carney (7.75) and Iniya Charlton (7.76) sprinted to second and third, while Lakesha Smith posted a season best for fourth. • Women's 60m Hurdles: Alayezia Williams (8.76) and Azurie Garrett (8.80) went two-three, with Myah Boze fifth. • Men's 1 Mile: Maxton Sowers ran a personal record 4:15.90 for second; Conner Meyers and Ryan Hughes also finished top seven. • Women's 1 Mile: Hannah Toth (5:05.00) and Taylor Spencer (5:09.62) crossed the line in second and third. • Men's 3K: Justin Lipscomb raced a personal record 8:23.23 to win, second-best time in program history. • Women's 3K: Hannah Toth crossed the line in front with a time of 10:07.36.
Field Events
• Men's Triple Jump: Otenidi Omot took the title with a leap of 15.20m, followed by Camron Hamby in second. • Men's Long Jump: Freshman Trashaun Smith soared 7.14m for first, with Grant Swider (6.82m) and Camron Hamby (6.76m) rounding out the top five. • Women's Long Jump: Lara Check paced the Herd with second place at 5.72m. Mara Pearson (5.59m), Lakesha Smith (5.51m) and Haleigh Crum (5.42m) all finished in the top seven. • Men's High Jump: Freshman Trashaun Smith jumped 2.05m for first, with Otenidi Omot (2.05m) and Evan Weder (2.02m) sweeping the podium. • Women's High Jump: Alycia Rivera matched a PR to win with a jump of 1.68m for second place. • Women's Weight Throw: Markayla Moore threw a personal record 18.69m for second, ranking her No. 47 DI nationally. Halie Wynter (15.43m), Jenna Olsen (15.22m) and Lillian Ross (15.08m) all scored in the top seven. • Men's Weight Throw: Anthony Belcher's second-place 17.99m mark led the way for Marshall • Women's Shot Put: Markayla Moore won the event with a 13.79m throw. • Men's Weight Throw: Gabriel Urraca finished the meet with a season-best
UP NEXT:
Marshall returns to Louisville after a week off for the Lenny Lyles Invitational Jan. 30-31.
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