Marshall Track & Field Recap
\nBy Ben Anderson, FM88 Sports Director
\nJan. 17, 2026
\nHUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) \u2014Having a month between meets did not seem to impact the Marshall Track & Field Team at the Marshall Alumni Classic this weekend as the Thundering Herd picked up 18 individual victories, and a school-recording breaking performance.<\/p>\n
Leading the way for the Thundering Herd was sophomore Wyatt Milhoan, breaking the school record in the Men\u2019s Indoor 300 with a time of 34.40. Roberts said that Milhoan\u2019s performance is credited to his strive to be the best.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe real key is his work ethic,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cLike the work he puts in the workouts, how hard he runs. He always hits the times that he\u2019s supposed to. But we always work a lot on technique and positions coming out of the block, making sure you\u2019re pushing the proper way.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Thundering Herd came into the meet after breaking three school records at the Marshall Opener in December. Roberts said that the team\u2019s success despite the hiatus was due the team\u2019s urge to be championship contenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think some of that momentum carried over into the break and people were excited to see how those people were performing, and they wanted to be part of it,\u201d Roberts said. It always helps when you have people doing big things because it just brings the whole group up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roberts said that the team\u2019s depth is the best that it\u2019s been during his three-year tenure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe depth, it\u2019s there now,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWhen I got here, there wasn\u2019t a lot of depth. There was some good talent, just not a lot of depth, a lot of areas that needed to be built up. We got that. Now we need our big hitters within those groups to come out and hit big at conference. Then, we need out those other people who can squeal onto the final to not be content, but to understand that, hey, if I can contribute one, two, or three points and we can multiply that by 10, 15, 20, with some big hitters in there, we got a chance to be a championship program.\u201d<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s team is in year four since returning in the 2022-2023 season and has continued to climb its way up to the caliber of winning Sun Belt Conference Championships. Cross Country head coach Caleb Bowen says that it\u2019s been incredible to see the strides the team has made in only a few years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had two really good classes recruiting and it takes times, takes a lot of reps, takes a lot of experience to get to where they need to be, but they\u2019re finally getting that now,\u201d Bowen said. \u201cSo, really cool to see them all grow all across the board. Throwers, sprinters, jumpers, distance runners; They\u2019ve all started to gain that confidence level. So, it\u2019s been cool, I mean, six years ago before we brought men\u2019s track, I never thought I\u2019d be in this position where we had men, racing in this time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marshall Track & Field is back in action this weekend as it competes in its first road meet of the season in Louisville, Ky. with the Bellarmine Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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