Rio Grande's Kylie Montgomery competes in the javelin throw at Friday's Otterbein Twilight in Westerville, Ohio. She finished second in the event behind teammate Taylor Bartrum, while also recording two more top three outings on the day.

Posted: Apr 17, 2026

Montgomery leads Rio women at Otterbein Twilight

Rio Grande Sports Information
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Kylie Montgomery had a pair of runner-up finishes to go along with a third-place showing, while Taylor Bartrum provided the University of Rio Grande women's track and field team with its only win, leading the RedStorm at Friday's Otterbein University Twilight.
Montgomery, a sophomore from Coal Grove, Ohio took second place in both the 400-meter dash (57.93) and javelin throw (35.81m), while finishing third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.56.
Bartrum, a redshirt freshman from Catlettsburg, Ky. won the javelin with a toss that covered 39.79m. She also placed sixth in the shot put with a heave of 11.51m.
As a team, Rio Grande accumulated 56 points and finished fifth among the 19 competing teams.
Cedarville University won the team championship with 146 points, while Ashland University was a distant second at 100.83 points and Mount Union was third at 93.33 points.
Rio Grande had five other Top 10 individual outings, including two runner-up finishes, as well as a pair of relay units which finished in scoring positions.
Junior Laura Hamm (South Point, OH) was the runner-up in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.61, while freshman Brandy Shular (Winchester, OH) was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:48.27.
Other notable showings by those representing the RedStorm included freshman Grace Heffernan (Patriot, OH), who was third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:26.67; freshman Hannah Henderson (New Paris, OH), who took ninth place in the triple jump with a leap of 9.63m; and freshman Marley Kreischer (Oak Hill, OH), who was 10th in the mile run with a mark of 5:37.93.
Rio's 4x100 team - comprised of freshman Lydia Leinweber (Dresden, Germany), sophomore Niara Beverly-Akin (Columbus, OH), freshman Alexandria Lefevre (Canal Winchester, OH) and Henderson - finished seventh in a time of 53.13, while the 4x400 relay quartet of Kreischer, Hamm, freshman Joleigh Nott (Gallipolis Ferry, WV) and freshman Camryn Huck (Beverly, OH) also placed seventh after crossing in 4:21.55.
Rio Grande also had athletes at the Centre College Outdoor Twilight in Danville, Ky., but none had a scoring or Top 10 performance.
The RedStorm will return to action on May 1-2 in the River States Conference Championship at the Stockmeister Track and Field in Rio Grande.