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Murray, Fox Lead Titans In Day One Of #HLTF Championships

Men's Track and Field

Murray, Fox Lead Titans In Day One Of #HLTF Championships

Freshman Colin Murray was fifth in the 5,000 meters.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (2/28/2026) -- Freshmen Colin Murray and Isaiah Fox earned the highest points for the Titans as the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships started on Saturday at Youngstown State. 

Murray had the best result on the day, taking five points by finishing fifth in the 5,000m in a season-best 14:27.26, lowering his Titan rookie record.

Junior Christopher Russelburg earned a point, placing eighth in the event in 14:44.13.

In the long jump, Fox claimed sixth in 6.92 meters, eighth in school history, while freshman Nickolas Henson was eighth in 6.83m, as both totaled four team points. 

Seniors Jaden McKenzie and Antonio Talley moved into the finals of the 400m as McKenzie was fourth in 48.83 and Talley eighth in 49.49 in the prelims, and freshman Angelo Finnie Jr. moved into the finals of the 60-meter hurdles by finishing sixth in a season-best 8.30, sixth in Titan record book. 

Finnie Jr. also joined with senior Joshua Otten, sophomore Nicholas Yaquinto, and freshman Avan Hinkle for seventh in the distance medley relay in 10:20.76.

The heptathlon got started with four events, with freshman Weston Glei third with 2,671 points and junior Joshua Neary sixth with 2,350. Glei tied for fifth in the high jump with a season-high 1.89m and was second in the long jump at 6.69m, the best mark for the heptathlon long jump in Titan history. 

The final day of the championships will get underway at 9:00 a.m., tomorrow. 

Heptathlon
  • Weston Glei - 3rd - 2,671 (60m - 6th, LJ - 2nd, SP - 7th, HL - 1st)
  • Joshua Neary - 6th - 2,35 (60m - 9th, LJ - 5th, SP - 4th, HL - 9th)

60 Meter Hurdles
400 Meters
5,000 Meters
Long Jump
Weight
DMR
  • Finnie Jr., Yaquinto, Otten, Hinkle - 7th - 10:20.76


 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Belanger

Ryan Belanger

Distance
Sophomore
Jaden McKenzie

Jaden McKenzie

Sprints
Senior
Joshua Neary

Joshua Neary

Hurdles/Multi
Junior
Joshua  Otten

Joshua Otten

Mid-Distance
Senior
Kenyon Popiel

Kenyon Popiel

Distance
Junior
Christopher Russelburg

Christopher Russelburg

Distance
Junior
Caleb Wynn

Caleb Wynn

Distance
Sophomore
Nicholas Yaquinto

Nicholas Yaquinto

Distance
Sophomore
Anthony Yip

Anthony Yip

Throws
Senior
Colin Murray

Colin Murray

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ryan Belanger

Ryan Belanger

Sophomore
Distance
Jaden McKenzie

Jaden McKenzie

Senior
Sprints
Joshua Neary

Joshua Neary

Junior
Hurdles/Multi
Joshua  Otten

Joshua Otten

Senior
Mid-Distance
Kenyon Popiel

Kenyon Popiel

Junior
Distance
Christopher Russelburg

Christopher Russelburg

Junior
Distance
Caleb Wynn

Caleb Wynn

Sophomore
Distance
Nicholas Yaquinto

Nicholas Yaquinto

Sophomore
Distance
Anthony Yip

Anthony Yip

Senior
Throws
Colin Murray

Colin Murray

Freshman
Distance