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Rio Grande's Jahfa Woodley begins his leg of the 4x400 relay at Saturday's Marshall Alumni Invitational in Huntington, W.Va.
Rio Grande's Jahfa Woodley begins his leg of the 4x400 relay at Saturday's Marshall Alumni Invitational in Huntington, W.Va.
Posted: Jan 10, 2026

Science, Alexander notch wins for Rio men at MU

Results

Rio Grande Sports Information
     HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Kasy Science and Josh Alexander both posted first-place finishes to lead the University of Rio Grande men's indoor track and field team in Saturday's Marshall Alumni Invitational at the Chris Cline Athletic Complex.
     Science, a junior from Marietta, Ohio, took top honors in the 1,000-meter run with a new meet record time of 2:31.58, while Alexander - a freshman from Fredericktown, Ohio - won the pole vault after clearing 13-01.50.
     The two victories were part of 20 Top 10 individual finishes recorded by the RedStorm in the meet. A pair of Rio relay teams also posted top four showings.
     The remainder of Rio's notable performances included senior Trevon Houston (Cleveland, OH), who was the runner-up in the 400-meter run with a time of 49.69; sopomore Keegan McKinney (Baltimore, OH), who was second in the shot put with an effort covering 16.36m; Noah Sileshi (Germany), who placed third in the 300-meter run after crossing in 34.81; junior Ashton Beverly (Chillicothe, OH), who was third in the 1,000 with an effort of 2:33.99; Noah White (Crown City, OH), who placed third in the pole vault with a mark of 9-10.00; junior Rowen Gerlach (New Haven, WV), who was fourth in the shot put at 15.14m and eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 15.24m; Jahfa Woodley (Trinadad and Tobago), who took fourth in the 1,000 with a mark of 2:35.52; freshman Gage Renison (Chillicothe, OH), who placed fifth in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:26.11 and sixth in the 1,000 at 2:43.49; junior Jayden Dunlap (Gallipolis, OH), who was sixth in the 600 after crossing in 1:30.40; Chase Hinton (Baltimore, OH), who took seventh place in the 600 with a time of 1:34.32; Tyler Hill (Reedsville, OH), who was seventh in the 1,000 with a time of 2:46.84; sophomore Anthony Portis, Jr. (Huber Heights, OH), who was eighth in the 400 with a time of 51.73; sophomore Wyatt Webb (Gallipolis, OH), who finished eighth in the 600 with a mark of 1:38.73; senior Spencer Harris (Gallipolis, OH), who finished ninth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.60; freshman Abdoul Bah (Columbus, OH), who was ninth in the 800-meter run at 2:05.786; freshman Micah Balsmeyer (Walbridge, OH), who placed 10th in the 800 with a time of 2:05.788 and 10th in the one-mile run after crossing 4:31.44; and junior Nick Knight (Proctorville, OH), who was 10th in the shot put with a heave of 13.70m.
     The RedStorm's "B" entry in the 4x400 meter relay - comprised of Sileshi, Woodley, Hill and Portis, Jr. - finished second in a time of 3:23.98, while the "A" unit - featuring Houston, Science, Beverly and Harris - was fourth after crossing in 3:28.26.
     Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Friday at the Youngstown State University Invitational.