UCM Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season with Strong Showing at UCM Invitational

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – University of Central Missouri Track & Field opened its 2026 Outdoor Season with numerous strong performances at the UCM Invitational on Friday, March 20, on the University of Central Missouri campus.

Sprints/Hurdles

Ariel Kerr ran a provisional and personal best time of 10.42 to win the men's 100m dash. His time is fifth-fastest in school history. Jayson Williams was runner-up in the 100m with a personal best 10.60, and Grant Mohler was third with a personal best 10.65.
Kye Mason, Kerr, Williams, and Riley Rolwing all finished in the top five of the men's 200m dash. Mason was second with a personal best 21.32, Kerr was third with a personal best 21.49, Williams was fourth with a personal best 21.50, and Rolwing was fifth with a personal best 21.90.
Chika Bekwunye, Emily Meeks, and Mikayla Henry went 1-2-3 in the women's 100m dash. Bekwunye was first with a personal best 11.84 (tied for second-fastest in school history), Meeks was runner-up with a time of 11.92, and Henry was third with a personal best 12.13.
Meeks won the women's 200m dash, while Bekwunye was second, and Anayla Waters was third. Henry also placed in the top five of the event, finishing fifth. Meeks compiled a personal best time of 24.48 (third-fastest in outdoor school history), Bekwunye posted a personal best 24.54 (fifth-fastest in outdoor school history), Waters tallied a personal best time of 25.10, and Henry ran 25.95.
The Mules had three top-five finishers in the men's 400m dash. Mason won the event with a personal best time of 47.58, while Yunus Altinay was third with a personal best time of 48.38, and Dayton Richardson was fifth with an outdoor personal best time of 49.29. Mason's time of 47.58 is the fifth-fastest in outdoor school history.
The Jennies had three finish in the top five of the women's 400m dash. Anayla Waters placed first with a time of 57.42, Abigail Gilliatt was fourth with an outdoor personal best time of 59.44, and Alyssa Anderson was fifth with an outdoor personal best time of 59.80.
Jentry Acklin won the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 14.29.
Pau Martinez was runner-up, and Marah Klover was fourth in the women's 100m hurdles. Martinez ran 14.90, and Klover posted a personal best time of 16.21.

Jumps

The Jennies had four of the top five finishers in the women's pole vault. Haley Sexton placed first with a personal best mark of 3.73m (12-02.75), Kaira Mannio was runner-up with a mark of 3.48m (11-05.00), Sydnie Bernard was third with a mark of 3.33m (10-11.00), and Jolee Castro was fifth with a mark of 3.03m (9-11.25). Sexton's mark is fifth-best in outdoor school history.
Landon Childs won the men's pole vault, and Karter Kueser placed third. Childs posted a mark of 4.90m (16-0.75), and Kueser cleared a mark of 4.60m (15-01.00).
The Jennies claimed the top two spots in the women's high jump. Therese Reindl finished first with a mark of 1.58m (5-05.25), and Kwyn Hamlin was second with a mark of 1.58m (5-02.25).
Jeremy Bennett won the men's long jump with a mark of 6.97m (22-10.50).
Myah Morris was runner-up in the women's triple jump with a mark of 10.66m (34-11.75).
Wyatt Irwin was second in the men's high jump with a mark of 2.00m (6-06.75).

Throws

Landon Mason was runner-up in the men's hammer throw with a provisional and personal best mark of 60.83m (199-7). His mark ranks 10th-best in outdoor school history.
The Jennies went first and third in the women's shot put. Briley Wishard was first with a personal best mark of 13.63m (44-08.75), while Madison Mears was third with a mark of 13.33m (43-08.75). Wishard's mark is eighth best in outdoor school history. Wishard also posted a top-three finish in the women's hammer throw, placing second with a personal best mark of 50.50m (165-08.00).
Karsyn Kanzler finished third in the women's javelin with a mark of 44.92m (147-05.00). Ally Fox also placed in the top five in the event, finishing fifth with a mark of 43.72m (143-05.00).
Marley Sands was third and Mears fourth in the women's discus. Sands posted a mark of 43.72m (143-05.00), and Mears had a mark of 42.79m (140-05.00).

Distance

Sam Mathis finished second in the men's 1,500m run with a personal best time of 3:56.86. Brady Maher also finished in the top five, placing fifth with a time of 4:03.80.
The Jennies' Yolanda Brooks and Madison Cross both finished in the top five of the women's 1,500m run. Brooks was fourth with a personal best time of 5:07.73, and Cross was fifth with a personal best of 5:09.73.

Relays