Final Results | Coach Jenkins
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track and Field finished first in 11 events at the Hilltopper Relays on Friday at the Charles M. Rueter Track and Field Complex. Between the Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers, 20 personal records were either tied or bested throughout the day.
Action began with a series of field events in which Desmond Mobley finished first in the long jump with a mark of 7.84 meters, a personal record. Mobley later went on to earn a new PR of 2.11 meters in the high jump and finished with the top mark. Later in the day, Morgan McIntyre marked another collegiate PR and first place finish, clearing a pole vault height of 4.17 meters.
The Hilltopper 4x100-meter relay team notched a new season best with a time of 39.97, finishing in first. Kymari Gates, Eli Minor, Austin Hayes and Oliver Alexandre were all competitors for the first-place WKU team. Minor ran a PR of 10.32 in the 100-meter dash and Hayes marked a PR of 21.20 in the 200-meter. Both Hilltoppers placed first in their respective events. Charles Shimukowa earned a new PR in the 800-meter run with a 1:53.28 mark and a first-place finish.
In the men's hurdling events, Maor Seged finished first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.80 and Jonathan Hayden ran a time of 14.09 in the 110-meter hurdles event, adding another first-place finish for WKU.
Junior Juannae Lewis nabbed a first-place finish in the women's 400-meter run with a PR of 55.92. Ariel Terrell wrapped up the first-place finishes for the Lady Toppers with a PR of 59.84 in the 400-meter hurdles.
In addition to breaking personal records and earning top finishes, WKU celebrated the nine seniors that competed in their final home meet on The Hill. Savannah Ames finished fourth in the 800-meter with a time of 2:16.53. Khadijah Valentine finished 11th in the 100-meter dash with a 12.49 mark. Hayden, Terrell and McIntyre all placed first in their respective events. Minor competed in two events and Mobley in three. Will Bush and Julius Morris did not compete on Friday.
"We had quite a few things happen for some great people" said head coach Erik Jenkins. "Whenever you can come out and perform in front of your family and friends as a senior, that's a very good day for you."
Next up, WKU Track and Field competes in the APSU Invitational next Friday and Saturday.
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