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Darius Dixon Invitational
Moore’s Standout Performance Highlights Herd’s First Day at Liberty
2/13/2026 9:20:00 PM | Track and Field
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Marshall Track & Field opened its final meet before the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships with an impressive display at the Darius Dixon Invitational, hosted by Liberty University.
The Herd compiled several personal records, including senior Markayla Moore's 19.74 meter throw to win - a new PR and the 2nd-best mark in program-history. The mark is also 2nd-best in the SBC.
Moore's win was one of two wins alongside Justin Lipscomb's PR in the 3K. Both are currently scoring in multiple events in the conference.
Marshall is currently in over 30 Top-10 spots in the SBC Performance List.
Track Events
• Men's 60m Prelims: Micah Hinton (6.82) qualified first, Cole Friedman (6.87) third, and Jonathan Owusu (6.90) sixth, all advancing to semifinals. Samari McCord (7.02) and four others competed, with McCord also advancing. • Women's 60m Prelims: Bay'Andria Hodges (7.63), Iniya Charlton (7.70) and Dior Carney (7.71) all advanced to semifinals. • Men's 60m Semis: Micah Hinton (6.80) advanced second; Cole Friedman (6.82 PR) and Jonathan Owusu (6.82 PR) placed third and fourth, respectively.. • Women's 60m Semis: Bay'Andria Hodges (7.52) advanced sixth • Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims: Cameron Burgess (8.36 PR) and Kylan Overstreet (8.41) advanced to semifinals. • Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims: Alayezia Williams (8.66 PR) qualified 11th,• Men's 60m Hurdles Semis: Cameron Burgess (8.34 PR) finished 16th, Kylan Overstreet (8.44) 20th. • Women's 60m Hurdles Semis: Alayezia Williams (8.62 PR) placed 10th. • Men's 400m Invite: Chase Peterson ran 48.47 for nintht. • Women's 800m Open: Gwen Gaffney (2:15.08 PR) scored second, Lauren Sonski (2:17.70 SB) sixth, and Taylor Spencer (2:18.83) ninth. • Additional 400m and 800m Results: Notable efforts by Wyatt Milhoan (50.65), Brynn Mckeever (57.40), Shanel Morgan (57.87), Dashanique Henry (1:00.31), Ava Zobel (2:22.33) and Hailey Jackson (2:30.95). • Men's 3K Invite: Justin Lipscomb wins with a PR time of 8:19.09, Maxton Sowers sets PR as well (8:23.31) • Men's 5K Invite: Brady Dawkins finishes 3rd (15:06.48), Clay Kelly 5th (15:23.47) • Women's 5K Invite: Hannah Toth finishes 6th (17:40.68)
Field Events
• Women's Weight Throw: Markayla Moore wins with 19.74m throw - 2nd-best in program history. • Women's Long Jump: Lakesha Smith posted 5.96m for sixth in the upper section, while Lara Check reached 5.84m for 10th. Mara Pearson led the lower section with 5.42m for eighth, and Haleigh Crum hit 5.44m for 18th in the upper division. • Men's Weight Throw: Gradian Graham threw 17.35m for seventh place. Anthony Belcher (16.34m), Brooks Theis (16.28m), and Anthony Dunbar (15.84m) completed a strong group performance.
UP NEXT:
Day two begins at 8:30 a.m. with the Women's High Jump.
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