{"id":271920,"date":"2026-05-15T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271920\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:00:13","slug":"redhawks-start-mac-championships-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271920\/","title":{"rendered":"RedHawks Start MAC Championships Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUNCIE, Ind.- The Mid-American Conference kicked off its outdoor championships today and the RedHawks started the championship weekend strong. <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/mia-boule\/10520\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10520\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Boule<\/a> earned the title of MAC outdoor pole vault champion and set a new school record. <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/matthew-howard\/10544\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10544\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Howard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/maggie-dougherty\/10529\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10529\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Dougherty<\/a> were both the runners-up in javelin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>HOW IT HAPPENED-<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/richard-obioha\/10561\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10561\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Obioha<\/a> was fourth in discus, throwing 53.04m and earning the RedHawks five points. <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/owen-billeter\/10519\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10519\" target=\"_blank\">Owen Billeter<\/a> was eighth, picking up a point for Miami with a mark of 47.93m. <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/reilly-worthington\/10586\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10586\" target=\"_blank\">Reilly Worthington<\/a> threw a mark of 46.87m.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In javelin, Howard took silver with a throw of 62.70m for eight points and <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/clark-helgason\/10540\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10540\" target=\"_blank\">Clark Helgason<\/a> threw 54.18m for seventh place and two points for the RedHawks.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Boule placed first in pole vault\u00a0for\u00a0the MAC champion title with a new school record vault of 4.22m.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dougherty finished in second place in javelin with a mark of 44.72m and <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/allie-melchiorre\/10556\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10556\" target=\"_blank\">Allie Melchiorre<\/a> finished in fifth, picking up four more points for the RedHawks with a throw of 44.06m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In the 1500m prelims, <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/nora-zubillaga\/10587\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10587\" target=\"_blank\">Nora Zubillaga<\/a> qualified for the finals with a time of 4:29.50. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/camryn-dunn\/10530\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10530\" target=\"_blank\">Camryn Dunn<\/a> qualified for finals in the 200m with a run of 24.08m.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/charles-namiot\/10757\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10757\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Namiot<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/patrick-wills\/10585\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10585\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Wills<\/a> both scored points for the RedHawks in the 10K, Namiot took fifth, finishing in 30:06.15, and Wills took eighth, finishing in 31:08.69.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In the women&#8217;s 10K, <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/ava-nuttall\/10560\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10560\" target=\"_blank\">Ava Nuttall<\/a> finished sixth, scoring five points with a time of 34:10.18.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT-<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe RedHawks will continue to compete at the MAC Championships in Muncie on Friday, May 15, with the meet set to wrap up on Saturday, May 16.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MUNCIE, Ind.- The Mid-American Conference kicked off its outdoor championships today and the RedHawks started the championship 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