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Buterbaugh and Dawkins Score Top-6 Finishes on Opening Day of SBC Championships
5/14/2026 11:05:00 PM | Track and Field
MOBILE, Ala. - In her Sun Belt Conference Championship debut, Marshall freshman Karlee Buterbaugh finished 5th in the Women's Javelin Throw with a season-best mark of 45.75m.
Buterbaugh's mark is the 3rd-best all-time in the event in program history and scores the first four points for the Herd women at the championships.
Junior Brady Dawkins led the men's side in the 10K, racing a personal-best time of 30:53.64, taking nearly 30 seconds off his previous best mark in the event. His 6th place finish earns three points for the Marshall men.
In other Top-10 results, fellow freshman Jenna Olsen finished 9th and Halie Wynter finished 10th in the Women's Hammer Throw. Clay Kelly also finished as a top-10 finisher in the 10K alongside Dawkins.
Full Results HERE
Marshall Full Results
Field Events
Hammer Throw: Men's: Brooks Theis (54.26m), Gradian Graham (53.99m) Women's: Jenna Olsen (49.66m), Halie Wynter (49.15m), Lillian Ross (48.19m), Markayla Moore (45.82m)
Javelin Throw: Men's: Brooks Theis (45.17m), Cole Miller (42.72m) Women's: Karlee Buterbaugh (5th-45.75m - 4 Pts.), Mara Pearson (5.32m), Haleigh Crum (5.28m), Alayezia Williams (5.06m)
Track Events
1500m Prelims: Men's: Justin Lipscomb (3:48.33 qualified), Maxton Sowers (3:50.52 QUALIFIED, Ryan Hughes (3:52.05), Garrett Ferguson (3:53.52), Conner Myers (3:55.39) Women's: Destiny Berryman (4:42.20), Hannah Toth (4:42.79), Ellie Hosaflook (4:53.78), Ella Hardin (5:08.52)
400m Hurdles Prelims: Women's: Myah Boze (1:00.66 qualified), Azurie Garrett (1:04.97)
200m Prelims: Men's: Joey Bloebaum (21.52), Samari McCord (21.54), Eric Reynolds (21.75), Chris Swint (21.76), Isaiah Valentine (22.05) Women's: Iniya Charlton (24.19), Bay'Andria Hodges (24.22), Emma Henry (24.61), Haleigh Crum (25.37), Emma Layne (25.94)
10K Finals: Men's: Brady Dawkins (6th-30:53.64 - 3 pts.), Clay Kelly (32:49.72) Women's: Asha Bora (37:54.57)
UP NEXT
Day two begins for the Herd at 3:30 p.m. eastern Friday, 2:30 p.m. central.
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