{"id":3613,"date":"2025-03-19T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:24:08","slug":"markayla-moore-prepares-to-take-leadership-role-in-throws-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/2025\/03\/19\/markayla-moore-prepares-to-take-leadership-role-in-throws-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Markayla Moore Prepares to Take Leadership Role in Throws Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall Track &amp; Field Preview<br \/>\nBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/ben-anderson\/\">Ben Anderson<\/a>, FM88 Sports<br \/>\nMarch 19, 2025<br \/>\nHUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) \u2014\u00a0Rebecca Merritt has been the top thrower for Marshall Track &amp; Field for the past few years, but her illustrious career came to a close at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships.<\/p>\n<p>This paved the door for younger throwers such as junior and Huntington, W Va. native Markayla Moore to step up and take on the leadership role.<\/p>\n<p>Moore said that the team will be forever grateful for the impact that Merritt and athletes before her left on the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s definitely left her mark on all of us,\u201d Moore said. \u201cThey were great women before her, like Mary (Maryann Adebayo). They just paved the way for us. They showed us the confidence and how to be a good teammate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moore credited Maryann Adebayo\u2019s leadership for her success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy freshman year when Mary took me under her wing, she showed me what is was like to actually be a D1 athlete,\u201d Moore said. \u201cOn meets we went to bed at nine, woke up, got breakfast at six and we locked in for the rest of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve tried to instill that into the underclassman,\u201d Moore said. \u201cWe are here to have fun but always have the mindset that you\u2019re here for a reason. It\u2019s a business trip as coach tell us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moore now shifts her focus to the outdoor season with the goal of earning the Thundering Herd its first team Sun Belt Conference Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall Track &amp; Field Preview By Ben Anderson, FM88 Sports March 19, 2025 HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) \u2014\u00a0Rebecca Merritt has been the top thrower for Marshall Track &amp; Field for the past few years, but her illustrious career came to a close at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships. 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