BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (2/23/26) – Junior multi-event athlete Miranda Burgett claimed her first individual conference title as Arkansas State track & field opened competition at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships on Monday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
 
The Buffalo, N.Y., native tallied 3,937 points and placed inside the top five in each event to secure the top spot by a 36-point margin. The total stands as the second most in A-State's indoor history for the event, topping Allie Hensley's best of 3,875 in 2021.
 
In addition to Burgett, the Red Wolves had two athletes and two teams record top 10 marks in program indoor history. Malena Cybak jumped to sixth in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:12.88 and Erika Krueger moved to eighth in the women's 5000 meters after clocking in at 17:12.86.
 
The men's distance medley relay team consisting of Aviel Gasko, Bruce Payerli, Brandon Williams and Parker Noffz claimed silver with a time of 10:04.48, the sixth fastest in program history. The women's distance medley relay squad consisting of Cybak, Jada Buggs, Mia Conroy and Gracie Jacobs recorded a fourth-place finish after clocking in with the seventh fastest time in program history at 11:54.60.
 
Colby Eddowes holds second place in the men's heptathlon while Kercher Herring is not far behind at fifth place with 2,952 points. Three events remain in the heptathlon, starting with the 60-meter hurdles at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
 
Overall, 13 Red Wolves advanced past the preliminary rounds and will compete in the finals of their respective events in Day 2. As a team, the Red Wolves ended the day at sixth place in the men's events with 23.5 points while the women finished at fifth place with a total of 20.
 
NEXT UP
A-State track and field concludes action at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships on Feb. 24. Events begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, and coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
2026 SBC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS - DAY 1
Men's Heptathlon - 60 Meters
3. Colby Eddowes - 7.10; 6. Kercher Herring - 7.16
 
Men's Heptathlon - Long Jump
1. Colby Eddowes - 7.06m (23-2.00); 4. Kercher Herring - 6.90m (22-7.75) [PR]
 
Men's Heptathlon - Shot Put
3. Kercher Herring - 12.84m (42-1.50) [PR]; 5. Colby Eddowes - 12.31m (40-4.75)
 
Men's Heptathlon - High Jump
T1. Colby Eddowes - 2.01m (6-7.00); 8. Kercher Herring - 1.86m (6-1.25)
 
Women's Pentathlon
1. Miranda Burgett - 3,937 [PR] 11. Kenzie Pruett - 3,010 [PR]
 
Women's Pentathlon - 60-Meter Hurdles
3. Miranda Burgett - 8.88 [PR]; 11. Kenzie Pruett - 9.86
 
Women's Pentathlon - High Jump
1. Miranda Burgett - 1.68m (5-6.00); 11. Kenzie Pruett - 1.53m (5-0.25)
 
Women's Pentathlon - Shot Put
2. Miranda Burgett - 12.59m (41-3.75) [PR]; 13. Kenzie Pruett - 7.89m (25-10.75)
 
Women's Pentathlon - Long Jump
4. Miranda Burgett - 5.41m (17-9.00) [PR]; 11. Kenzie Pruett - 4.81m (15-9.50)
 
Women's Pentathlon - 800 Meters
2. Miranda Burgett - 2:21.86 [PR]; 6. Kenzie Pruett - 2:28.07 [PR]
 
Men's 60 Meters - Prelims
14. Camren Bailey - 6.89
 
Women's 60 Meters - Prelims
28. Nyla Watson - 7.83
 
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles - Prelims
9. Kenyon Parker - 8.23; 11. Alyas Wilson - 8.28
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles - Prelims
6. Kiara Strayhorn - 8.65 [Q]; 8. JoJo Modile - 8.70 [Q] [PR]; 16. Jaelynn Blackwell - 8.93 [PR]
 
Men's 200 Meters - Prelims
8. Sheldon Richardson - 21.59 (21.581) [Q]; 9. Spencer Taylor - 21.59 (21.585)
 
Women's 200 Meters - Prelims
39. Nyla Watson - 25.80 [PR]
 
Men's 400 Meters - Prelims
8. Sheldon Richardson - 48.94 [Q]; 12. Spencer Taylor - 49.30; 17. Mehki Hoo - 49.57; 20. Bruce Payerli - 49.97
 
Women's 400 Meters - Prelims
16. Syriah Boyd - 56.56; 21. Jada Buggs - 57.03; 33. Kneila Watson - 58.06 [PR]; 40. Maraya Mitchell - 1:00.23
 
Men's 800 Meters - Prelims
1. Kamil Przybyla - 1:53.81 [Q]; 2. Brandon Williams - 1:54.94 [Q]; 7. Brett Jacobs - 1:55.32 [Q]; 8. Owen Morgan - 1:56.50 [Q]; 9. Craig Alan Becker - 1:56.76
 
Women's 800 Meters - Prelims
1. Malena Cybak - 2:12.88 [Q] [PR]; 5. Mia Conroy - 2:13.55 [Q]; 20. Ava Lang - 2:20.58
 
Men's Mile - Prelims
3. Kamil Przybyla - 4:14.51 [Q]; 9. Brett Jacobs - 4:15.16 [q]; 10. Avinash Patel - 4:15.17 [q]; 11. Aviel Gasko - 4:15.99; 14. Gabe Falting - 4:28.64
 
Women's Mile - Prelims
17. Mary Beth Bailey - 5:08.92; 20. Anna Douma - 5:11.79 [PR]
 
Men's 5000 Meters
11. Pranav Vegiraju - 15:08.81
 
Women's 5000 Meters
9. Erika Kreuger - 17:12.86; 24. Sophey Pope - 18:17.91
 
Men's Long Jump
12. Brandon Dodd - 6.86m (22-6.25); 13. Colby Eddowes - 6.82m (22-4.50)
 
Women's Long Jump
4. Kiara Strayhorn - 5.93m (19-5.50)
 
Men's Weight Throw
7. Chris Boyd - 18.12m (59-5.50) [PR]; 12. Jared Moore - 16.68m (54-8.75); 16. Omar Hussein - 14.81m (48-7.25)
 
Men's Pole Vault
3. Gavin Schaer - 5.13m (16-10.00) [PR]; 4. Jacob Dorrell - 5.03m (16-6.00); 6. Ben Carlile - 4.88m (16-0.00)
 
Women's Distance Medley Relay
4. Malena Cybak, Jada Buggs, Mia Conroy, Gracie Jacobs - 11:54.60
 
Men's Distance Medley Relay
2. Aviel Gasko, Bruce Payerli, Brandon Williams, Parker Noffz - 10:04.48
 
[PR] - Personal Record
[Q] - Qualified
* - Event Debut
 
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