Strong Performances at Govs Invitational Earn WKU Eight First-Place, 24 Top-Five Finishes

Friday, April 13

Clarksville, Tenn.

10 a.m. CT

Western Kentucky University

APSU Govs Invitational

April 6, 2018 Bowling Green, KY, USA: WKU Relays at the WKU Track & Field Complex

Photo by: Steve Roberts/WKU Athletics

Strong Performances at Govs Invitational Earn WKU Eight First-Place, 24 Top-Five Finishes

4/13/2018 9:07:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Track & Field lit up the Governors Invitational hosted by Austin Peay Friday as the Hilltopper and Lady Topper squads returned home with 24 top-five finishes including eight first-place awards.

For the second meet in a row, Austin Hayes earned first in the 200-meter, this week setting a new personal record and season record with a time of 21.11. Hayes clocked a PR of 10.51 in the 100-meter to earn another first-place finish. Hilltoppers brought home first in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdle events. Jonathan Hayden clocked 14.24 in the 110-meter hurdles and Alec Tanksley ran a PR of 53.99 in the 400-meter hurdles.

Both of the men's relay teams achieved top marks. In the 4x100-meter relay, the squad notched a time of 40.03, winning first by over three seconds. The 4x400-meter team clocked a 3:15.75 to earn first-place, outrunning the next fastest team by over five seconds. Desmond Mobley also notched a first-place finish after recording a jump of 2.01 meters in the high jump.

Lady Topper Ariel Terrell earned first in the 400-meter hurdles clocking a time of 1:01.23. Two season bests were also set by Juannae Lewis in the 100 and 200-meter dashes with times of 11.80 and 23.73, respectively. Lewis earned second in the 200-meter alongside Morgan McIntyre who notched second in pole vault and Kira Harmon who finished second in the javelin throw.

"The trip to Tennessee proved fruitful," said head coach Erik Jenkins. "Austin Peay provided a great opportunity to us to work on the finer things necessary to be successful in the championship portion of the season. The student-athletes competed well and we are looking forward to the next six weeks."

The WKU Track & Field squads will divide and conquer next weekend amongst the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Calif., and the Georgia Tech Relays in Atlanta, Ga.