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Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships
Lara Check Wins Long Jump Gold on Day One of SBC Indoor T&F Championships
2/23/2026 9:54:00 PM | Track and Field
Herd women score 27 points on opening day; men tally 24 points
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Marshall senior Lara Check won her first gold medal to pad an already accomplished Thundering Herd career Monday evening with a 6.05 meter jump. The school record holder in the event was the only athlete to jump six meters en route to winning her first individual conference title.
Check's gold highlighted three podium finishes for the Herd on the first day of the championships with Markayla Moore earning silver in Women's Weight Throw with a 19.81 meter throw. Justin Lipscomb set a massive PR in the 5K to finish runner-up with a time of 14:36.61.
In total, Marshall scored 27 points on the women's side, currently in 3rd after Top-8 finishes from Halie Wynter, Jenna Olsen, Lakesha Smith, and the Women's DMR team.
The Men's DMR also scored five of the men's 24 points with Lipscomb, Cole Miller, Anthony Belcher, and Gradian Graham.
The Herd qualified three in prelims to Tuesday's finals - including Conner Myers in the Mile, and Alayezia Williams and Azurie Garrett in the 60m Hurdles.
Marshall Full Results
Field Events
Weight Throw: Men's: Anthony Belcher (4th-18.64m - 5 Pts.) Gradian Graham (5th-18.51m - 4 Pts.), Brooks Theis (16.83m) Women's: Markayla Moore (2nd-19.81m - 8 Pts.), Halie Wynter (6th-17.11m - 3 Pts.), Jenna Olsen (7th-17.05m - 2 Pts.) Lillian Ross (16.15m)
Long Jump: Men's: Cole Miller (7th-7.08m - 2 pts.), Grant Swider (6.59m) Women's: Lara Check (1st CHAMPION-6.05m - 10 Pts.), Lakesha Smith (6th-5.89m - 3 Pts.), Mara Pearson (5.33m), Haleigh Crum (5.22m)
Track Events
Mile Prelims: Men's: Conner Myers (4:27.16 QUALIFIED), Garrett Ferguson (4:18.90) Women's: Taylor Spencer (5:10.58), Ellie Hosaflook (5:19.63)
60m Prelims: Men's: Cole Friedman (6.86), Micah Hinton (6.90), Eric Reynolds (6.93), Jonathan Owusu (6.96), Samari McCord (6.99) Women's: Emma Henry (7.62), Bay'Andria Hodges (7.63), Dior Carney (7.68), Iniya Charlton (7.81), Lakesha Smith (7.81)
60m Hurdles Prelims: Men's: Kylan Overstreet (8.40), Cameron Burgess (8.41) Women's: Alayezia Williams (8.57 QUALIFIED), Azurie Garrett (8.69 qualified), Myah Boze (8.85)
400m Prelims: Men's: Wyatt Milhoan (49.37), Chase Peterson (49.47) Women's: Brynn McKeever (56.88), Shanel Morgan (58.56), Brynn McKeever (58.00), Azure Travis (58.76)
800m Prelims: Men's: Luke Goode (1:58.21), Women's: Gwen Gafney (2:18.65), Lauren Sonski (2:20.87), Maggie Froning (2:27.63), Ava Zobel (2:30.74)
5K Finals: Men's: Justin Lipscomb (2nd-14:36.61 - 8 Pts.), Brady Dawkins (14:56.64) Women's: Asha Bora (17:51.34), Hannah Toth (18:03.73)
200m Prelims: Men's: Chase Peterson (21.86), Joey Bloebaum (21.87), Samari McCord (21.94), Jonathan Owusu (22.02), Cole Friedman (22.63) Women's: Bay'Andria Hodges (24.42), Haleigh Crum (25.18), Emma Henry (25.21), Iniya Charlton (25.30), Dior Carney (25.39)
DMR Relay Finals: Men's: (4th - Team of Maxton Sowers, Chris Swint, Ryan Hughes, Garrett Ferguson-10:14.30 - 5 pts.) Women's: (8th- Team of Maggie Froning, Myah Boze, Gwen Gaffney, Taylor Spencer-12:14.31 - 1 pt.)
UP NEXT
Day two begins for the Herd at 1 p.m. with the Women's Shot Put.
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