RedHawks Impress in Columbus

Friday, May 1

Columbus, Ohio

Miami University

Jesse Owens Invite

Howard throws third all-time mark for a RedHawk (63.58m)

Photo by: Kim Smith

5/2/2026 3:19:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

COLUMBUS, Ohio- The RedHawks traveled to Columbus this weekend to compete in the Jesse Owens Invitational at Ohio State. Addison Crichley moved up on the pole vault all-time list with the fourth-best jump of 3.91m. Matthew Howard is now third in Miami's all-time javelin with a mark of 63.58m. Ben Riegel produced the fifth-furthest hammer throw in Miami history at 59.26m. Avery Emerson's 800 time of 2:07.13 is third-best in program history. Anton Martinez moved into fourth place in Miami's steeplechase record book with a time of 8:51.22.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Day 1

In the 400m hurdles, Mae Reed placed seventh with a 1:03.36, Ella Garvin placed 10th with a time of 1:04.16, Madison Berger ran a 1:06.22 and Sydney Harmon ran a 1:14.53.
Joshua Mikulka took tenth in the 400m hurdles with a 56.69-second race, Jaxson Tober finished 12th with a time of 57.59 seconds and Broderick Brittle finished in 1:04.80 seconds.
In the men's 1500m run, Ben Fahnestock finished in 3:55.99, Josh Razor finished in 3:57.17, Adrian Stechschulte finished in 4:00.58 and Nick Dunn finished in 4:08.03.
Camryn Dunn took 10th in the 200m dash with a time of 24.59 seconds, Riley Betz took 13th with a time of 24.87 seconds and Lauren Jessup-Aiken took 17th with a time of 25.12 seconds.
Micah Schuster finished the 200m dash in 21.66 seconds, Joey Valeski had a time of 21.81 seconds and Rondale Carridine had a time of 22.50 seconds.
In the women's 5K, Nora Zubillaga led the Miami women with a 10th-place finish and a time of 16:47.57, closely followed by Ava Nuttall in 13th with a time of 16:57.00. Cara Razavi finished with a time of 17:18.65.
Charles Namiot took fourth in the men's 5K with a time of 14:19.99, Evan Jarold took tenth with a time of 14:25.83, Petros Sanchez Ropero took 14th with a time of 14:39.94 and Weston Naville finished in 15:14.30.
In men's hammer, Ben Riegel took seventh with a mark of 59.23m, Blake Presley took 12th with a mark of 55.11m, Gabe Asbury took 15th with a mark of 54.25m, Owen Billeter threw 51.66m and Reilly Worthington threw 50.40m. Riegel's throw is the fifth best all-time for a RedHawk.
Maggie Dougherty and Allie Melchiorre took second and third place in javelin with marks of 41.74m and 40.58m, respectively.
In men's javelin, Matthew Howard was the champion with the third-best program throw of 63.58m. Clark Helgason took fourth with a throw of 53.13m.
Kate Hallie led the Miami women in hammer with a throw of 50.27m and a 13th-place finish. Kristen Berwanger threw 45.17m, Sharron Kagan threw 42.56m and Sophia Ili threw 42.07m.
Kylie Adams jumped 5.38m for 10th place in long jump and Maya Reed jumped 5.19m for 18th place.
In men's long jump, Kirk Knecht jumped 6.00m for 15th place.
Emily Eterovich vaulted the fourth-best all-time mark for a RedHawk of 3.91m and secured fourth place in the event. Mia Boule (fifth place) and Addison Crichley (10th) also posted the same mark.

Day 2

Hallie and Ili placed 10th and 11th in shot put with throws of 13.46m and 13.17m, respectively, and Ava Luczak threw 11.74m.
In men's discus, Richard Obioha threw 51.37m for fourth place, Billeter threw 45.61m for twelfth, Worthington threw 44.22m for 13th and David Lorek threw 41.94m for 15th.
The RedHawk women's 4x100m relay team of Dunn, Betz, Reed and Jessup-Aiken took second place with a time of 46.93 seconds.
Garvin took third in women's high jump with a mark of 1.70m.
Quinn Kroneker vaulted 4.46m in men's pole vault.
Keena Sanders took eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 57.34, Olivia Cebalo took 16th with a time of 58.73 seconds and Addison Smith finished in 1:04.15.
Hallie took silver in discus with a throw of 47.88m, Berwanger threw 37.44m and Caroline Kagy threw 37.21m.
Worthington took fourth in shot put with a mark of 16.98m, Presley came in sixth with a mark of 16.74m and Lorek took seventh with a throw of 16.45m.
In the 400m dash, Valeski took ninth place, finishing in 49.13 seconds.
Emerson came in third in the 800m dash with a time of 2:07.13, improving her third-best time in Miami history, and Eve Traficanti finished with a time of 2:12.26.
Dominic Jackson (1:50.59) was fifth in the men's 800m; Luke Mussard turned in a time of 1:54.17.
Berger (15.07) was the top-finishing RedHawk in the 100m hurdles (13th place), while Adams produced a time of 16.89.
Brittle captured third place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.74, while Tober posted a time of 14.86 in the semifinals and Mikulka finished the semis in 16.18.
Betz placed third in the 100m finals (11.79); Jessup-Aiken turned in a time of 12.27 for 13th place.
Carridine (14th place in 10.67), Jayson Harrison (10.84) and Remy Schulz (11.06) represented Miami in the men's 100m.
Martinez won the steeplechase with a time of 8:51.22, the fourth-best on Miami's all-time list.
In the women's 4x400m, Miami's A team (Cebalo, Traficanti, Emerson and K. Sanders) took third with a mark of 3:55.18, just ahead of the B team of Jessup-Aiken, M. Reed, R. Smith and A. Smith in fourth (3:57.91).