Reily Rogers

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (2/6/26) – Arkansas track and field had 13 athletes establish new personal bests while Zane Cattage and Gavin Schaer claimed a share of an event title in the first day of action at the Fairgrounds Invitational.
 
Cattage and Schaer posted a 2.02m (6-7.50) mark in the men’s high jump to tie with one more athlete for first place. It is Cattage’s second collegiate first-place finish in the event while Schaer recorded the first event title of his collegiate career.
 
Alyas Wilson jumped to ninth place in the Red Wolves’ indoor record book for the 60-meter hurdles after recording a time of 8.06. Egor Kniazev claimed the 10th spot in the men’s weight throw with a distance of 18.28m (59-11.75), surpassing his previous best of 17.50m (57-5.00) at the Samford Open on Jan. 17.
 
Jada Buggs improved on her indoor personal best time of 56.09 in the 400 meters, recorded at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, by five tenths of a second. The sophomore sprinter clocked in at 56.04 to tie Janaya Chambers (2017) for the fifth-fastest time in A-State indoor history for the event.
 
NEXT UP
A-State track and field will start the final day of action at the Fairgrounds Invitational with the men’s shot put and women’s triple jump at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7.
 
FAIRGROUNDS INVITATIONAL RESULTS – DAY 1
Women’s Weight Throw
4. Finja Dziobek – 15.82m (51-11.00) [PR]; 6. Annika Wilbanks – 14.44 (47-4.50) [PR]
 
Men’s Pole Vault
2. Jacob Dorrell – 4.97m (16-3.50); 6. Gavin Schaer – 4.72m (15-5.75); 7. Colby Eddowes – 4.42m (14-6.00)
 
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Prelims
5. JoJo Modile – 8.83 [Q]; 10. Jaelynn Blackwell – 9.16; 19. Maraya Mitchell – 9.59; 25. Ali Lara – 9.97
 
Men’s 60m Hurdles – Prelims
6. Alyas Wilson – 8.21 [Q]; 10. Michail Rose – 8.40; 15. Kercher Herring – 8.92
 
Women’s 60m – Prelims
11. Ka’Liyah Jordan – 7.71; 21. Nyla Watson – 7.90
 
Men’s 60m – Prelims
5. Sheldon Richardson – 6.90 [Q]; 9. Brandon Dodd – 7.01 [PR]; 11. CJ Burge – 7.07; 13. Colby Eddowes – 7.08; 18. Bruce Payerli – 7.29*
 
Men’s Weight Throw
4. Jared Moore – 18.29m (60-0.25); 5. Egor Kniazev – 18.28m (59-11.75) [PR]; 9. Chris Boyd – 16.67m (54-8.25) [PR]; 10. Omar Hussein – 16.44m (53-11.25)
 
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final
4. JoJo Modile – 8.73 [PR]
 
Men’s 60m Hurdles – Final
4. Alyas Wilson – 8.06
 
Men’s 60m – Final
4. Sheldon Richardson – 6.85
 
Women’s 600 Meters
3. Mia Conroy – 1:34.63; 4. Ava Lang – 1:39.98
 
Men’s High Jump
T1. Zane Cattage – 2.02m (6-5.00); T1. Gavin Schaer – 2.02m (6-5.00) [PR]; 5. Chris Russell – 1.94m (6-4.50) [PR]; 12. Kercher Herring – 1.81m (5-11.50)
 
Women’s 3000 Meters
3. Gracie Jacobs – 10:20.24*; 6. Mary Beth Bailey – 10:31.60; 11. Lizzee Winkler – 10:43.81
 
Men’s 3000 Meters
9. Parker Noffz – 8:25.32 [PR]; 12. Pranav Vegiraju – 8:32.46 [PR]; 16. Avinash Patel – 8:39.38
 
Women’s 400 Meters
3. Jada Buggs – 56.04 [Indoor PR]; 6. Syriah Boyd – 57.60; 8. Je’Breiya Chapman – 57.75 [Indoor PR]; 17. Jaelynn Blackwell – 59.52 [PR]; 20. Ali Lara – 59.90 [PR]; 21. JoJo Modile – 1:00.07 [PR]; 22. Maraya Mitchell – 1:00.20 [PR]
 
Men’s 400 Meters
3. Sheldon Richardson – 48.42; 9. Mehki Hoo – 49.34 [Indoor PR]
 
[PR] – Personal Record
[Q] – Qualified
* – Event Debut