Cougars Compete at Coach Richard Alsup Open

1/17/2026 10:10:00 PM

MARYVILLE, Mo. - The Columbia College track and field teams competed at the Coach Richard Alsup Open on Saturday at Northwest Missouri State University. On the men's side, the meet was highlighted by Brenin Howell, earning runner-up in shot put with a DII provisional of 16.59m. On the women's side, Hailey Gerard took third place in the 3000m run with a time of 10:29.96.

Columbia returns to action at the NAIA/JUCO Challenge on January 24th in Pittsburg, Kan.

Coach Richard Alsup Open
HUGHES FIELDHOUSE • Maryville, MO

Men's Results

60m

Jace Carr - 35th - 7.19 (Prelims)
Ryan Harvey - 57th - 7.33 (Prelims)
Sheldon Bergheger - 58th - 7.34 (Prelims)
Grant Erisman - 64th - 7.39 (Prelims)
Easton Haslag - 72nd - 7.44 (Prelims)
Bernard Bailey - 76th - 7.46 (Prelims)
Alexander Rowan - 88th - 7.68 (Prelims)

60m Hurdles

Reed Layton - 17th - 8.95 (Prelims)

200m

Bernard Bailey - 38th - 23.22
Jace Carr - 47th - 23.41
Sheldon Bergheger - 54th - 23.72
Ryan Harvey - 59th - 23.86
Easton Haslag - 60th - 23.87
Alexander Rowan - 81st - 25.49
Harrison Knernschield - 84th - 26.45

400m

Bernard Bailey - 27th - 51.56
Jace Carr - 31st - 51.90
Ryan Harvey - 41st - 53.12
Harrison Knernschield - 59th - 57.94

800m

Campbell Nichols - 16th - 1:58.30 (New NAIA #56)
Marcos Lara - 19th - 1:59.04 (New NAIA #69)
Liam Lyon - 38th - 2:02.95
Nicky Yaros - 39th - 2:02.96
Dryst Bostick - 52nd - 2:07.62

1 Mile

Marcos Lara - 8th - 4:21.59 (New NAIA #27)
Laik Graham - 14th - 4:30.84 (New NAIA #103)
Ryan Brown - 16th - 4:31.22
Will Cherrington - 28th - 4:36.25
Malo Helion - 29th - 4:36.51
Dryst Bostick - 37th - 4:44.32
Mark Noble - 52nd - 4:57.70
TJ Evans - 55th - 5:00.99
Noah Bredehoeft - 57th - 5:09.93

3000m

Laik Graham - 16th - 8:56.56 (New NAIA #73)
Will Cherrington - 21st - 9:00.38 (New NAIA #87)
Malo Helion - 30th - 9:10.44
Noah Bredehoeft - 53rd - 9:57.55
TJ Evans - 54th - 10:04.74
Mark Noble - 55th - 10:07.89

High Jump

Baden Glass - 17th - 1.78m (5-10.00)

Long Jump

Reed Layton - 23rd - 5.98m (19-07.50)

Triple Jump

Grant Erisman - 6th - 13.25m (43-05.75) (New NAIA #64)

Shot Put

Brenin Howell - 2nd - 16.59m (54-05.25) (DII Prov)
Noah Richardson - 8th - 14.66m (48-01.25)
Theodore Charlton - 39th - 11.83m (38-09.75)
Cody Longoria - 52nd - 10.83m (35-06.50)

Weight Throw

Brenin Howell - 17th - 14.80m (48-06.75)
Dylan Spencer - 26th - 13.75m (45-01.50)
Noah Richardson - 28th - 13.31m (43-08.00)
Theodore Charlton - 31st - 13.09m (42-11.50)
Griffin Booth - 36th - 12.61m (41-04.50)

4x400m Relay

'A' Team - 15th - 3:34.16 (Bailey, Nichols, Harvey, Carr)

Women's Results