ALBUQUERQUE, N.M./BOSTON, Mass./NASHVILLE, Tenn. (2/13/26) – Arkansas State track and field had 11 athletes post career bests while three recorded top 10 performances in program history on Friday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Don Kirby Invitational, and Music City Challenge.
 
Jacob Dorrell posted the highest finish of any Red Wolf, placing fifth in the men's pole vault with a personal best of 5.12m (16-9.50). Jared Moore, Egor Kniazev and Chris Boyd finished inside the top 10 in the men's weight throw while Brandon Williams placed eighth in the men's 800 meters.

KG Ryan was the last top 10 finisher of the day for A-State, posting a height of 3.70m (12-1.50) in the women's pole vault to secure the eighth spot.
 
Sheldon Richardson established a new indoor personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 21.49 and moved to sixth place in A-State's indoor history for the event. Parker Noffz set a new personal best in the men's mile with a time of 4:09.16 and moved to ninth on the Red Wolves' indoor top 10 list for the event.
 
Syriah Boyd also moved into the A-State indoor record book by posting a time of 56.27 in the women's 400 meters, tying with Briana Hardiman (2018) for 10th place.
 
NEXT UP
A-State track and field will conclude competition at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in Albuquerque, Music City Challenge in Nashville, and David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14.
 
DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL RESULTS - DAY 1
Men's 800 Meters
8. Brandon Williams - 1:50.76; 112. Craig Becker - 1:57.15
 
Men's Mile
123. Parker Noffz - 4:09.16 [PR]; 188. Avinash Patel - 4:13.79; 203. Brett Jacobs - 4:14.42; 232. Aviel Gasko - 4:16.90; 282. Gabe Falting - 4:30.02
 
Men's 3000 Meters
133. Evan Stevens - 8:20.62
 
DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL RESULTS - DAY 1
Men's 200m Unseeded
13. Sheldon Richardson - 21.49 [Indoor PR]
 
Men's 400 Meters Unseeded
38. Bruce Payerli - 49.75 50. Spencer Taylor - 51.12
 
Women's 400 Meters Unseeded
19. Jada Buggs - 56.16; 21. Syriah Boyd - 56.27 [PR]
 
Men's Pole Vault
5. Jacob Dorrell - 5.12m (16-9.50) [PR]; T7. Ben Carlile - 4.82m (15-9.75); T7. Gavin Schaer - 4.82m (15-9.75); T7. Kercher Herring - 4.82m (15-9.75) [PR]
 
Women's Pole Vault
8. KG Ryan - 3.70m (12-1.50)
 
Women's Long Jump
40. Alexis Waller - 5.29m (17-4.25); 61. Kenzie Pruett - 4.90m (16-1.00) [PR]
 
Men's High Jump
T20. Zane Cattage - 1.98m (6-6.00)
 
Women's High Jump
T19. Miranda Burgett - 1.61m (5-3.25); T28. Amaya Brown - 1.56m (5-1.25); T28. Kenzie Pruett - 1.56m (5-1.25) [PR]
 
Men's Weight Throw
7. Jared Moore - 18.39m (60-4.00); 8. Egor Kniazev - 17.63m (57-10.25); 10. Chris Boyd - 17.24m (56-6.75) [PR]; 18. Omar Hussein - 16.13m (52-11.00)
 
Women's Weight Throw
T20. Finja Dziobek - 14.74m (48-4.50)
 
MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE RESULTS - DAY 1
Men's 60 Meters
34. Brandon Dodd - 7.09; 36. CJ Burge - 7.12
 
Women's 60 Meters
39. Nyla Watson - 7.87
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles Prelims
45. Jaelynn Blackwell - 9.11 60. Maraya Mitchell - 9.81
 
Women's 200 Meters
61. Maraya Mitchell - 26.60*
 
Men's 5000 Meters
38. Pranav Vegiraju - 15:00.56 [PR]
 
Women's 5000 Meters
53. Sophey Pope - 18:11.80 [PR]; 56. Mary Beth Bailey - 18:21.72; 63. Abigail Tomberlin - 18:37.10 [PR]
 
Men's High Jump
14. Chris Russell - 1.80m (5-10.75)
 
Men's Long Jump
11. Brandon Dodd - 6.37m (20-10.75)
 
Women's Weight Throw
21. Annika Wilbanks - 15.02m (49-3.50) [PR]
 
Men's Mile
48. Owen Morgan - 4:18.85 [PR]
 
Women's Mile
86. Lizzee Winkler - 5:13.64; 101. Kat Schaefer - 5:26.07; 111. Devyn O'Daniel - 5:36.35
 
[PR] - Personal Record
[Q] - Qualified
* - Event Debut
 
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