TORRANCE, Calif. and ATLANTA, Ga. – WKU Track and Field split squads this weekend as some Hilltoppers traveled to the Golden State to compete in the Mt. SAC Relays while other members of the Red and White competed in the Peach State at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Between both events there were 15 top-10 finishes including three first-place finishes and eight personal records.
Mt. SAC Relays
Eight top-10 finishes defined the Hilltoppers' trip to California, including a first-place finish in the 4x100-relay in the open collegiate event. The relay team clocked a time of 39.92, a season best for the squad. One of WKU's 4x400-meter relay teams finished sixth in the invited portion of the event with a time of 3:08.74.
In the open 400-meter race, Austin Hayes notched sixth with a personal record of 47.55 and Kymari Gates finished eighth with a time of 47.65. Hayes also scored eighth in the open 200-meter dash, running a 21.76.
Eli Minor narrowly missed a PR by two one-hundredths of a second in the open 100-meter dash, finishing fourth with a time of 10.38. In the 400-meter hurdles, Maor Seged placed sixth, running a 52.06 and Jonathan Hayden clocked 53.12, good for 10th.
Georgia Tech Invitational
Two Lady Toppers earned top marks in Georgia this weekend and WKU representatives placed in the top-10 in seven different events. Ariel Terrell scored first-place in the 400-meter hurdles for the third weekend in a row. At the Georgia Tech Invitational, she notched a new PR and season best with a time of 59.02.
Brianna Eskridge placed first in the triple jump with a mark of 12.46 meters and second in the high jump with a height of 1.68 meters. Both of her marks were good for new PRs and season bests.
In the pole vault competition, Getter Lemberg and Nicole Ogorek placed fourth and fifth, respectively, after each marking a height of 3.74 meters. Juannae Lewis rounded out the top-placements for the Lady Toppers after finishing fifth in the 400-meter dash with a PR of 53.62.
Hilltopper Taylor Scarbrough finished 10th in the 500-meter run, notching a new PR of 14:49.33.
"We had a good weekend at both meets" said head coach Erik Jenkins. "Several personal bests were achieved at Georgia Tech and we had a good showing at Mt. SAC."
Next week, WKU Track and Field will reunite in Louisville for the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational.
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