Roadrunners bring home 12 top eight finishes from Redhawks Invite

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners men's track and field team opened the 2026 portion of their indoor season at the Redhawks Invite hosted by Southeast Missouri State University on Saturday, Jan. 10 inside the Southeast Missouri State Student Rec. Center.

Freshman Colby Jenkins of Brunswick, Mo led the way for the Roadrunners. Jenkins won the high jump with a jump of 1.90 meters. Jenkins finished sixth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.83. Jenkins also finished sixth in the long jump with a jump of 6.54 meters.

Sophomore Zeshaun Ballance-Gray of Kansas City, Mo. finished first in the triple jump with a jump of 13.92 meters. Ballance-Gray finished seventh in the long jump with a jump of 6.46 meters.

Freshman Gage Marshall of Middletown, Mo. placed third in the high jump with a jump of 1.75 meters.

Freshman Cash Anderson of Kansas City, Mo. finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.33 Anderson finished seventh in the 400-meters with a time of 58.28.

Freshman Tony Linhart of Milan, Mo. finished fourth in the high jump with a jump of 1.70 meters. Linhart finished sixth in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.05 meters. Linhart finished seventh in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 10.48.

Freshman TJ Brown of Independence, Mo. finished seventh in the 200-meter with a time of 25.33.

"It was a very long trip early in the morning to get to Southeast Missouri State," said head coach Brad Hagedorn. "Our inexperience showed throughout the day. While our sophomores adjusted quickly, our freshmen let their nerves get to them at times. As the season progresses, I will expect that to level out so our best performances can come out. Balance and Jenkins really shined for the men, winning one of their events."

The Roadrunners will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Coach Alsup Invite at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics