ATLANTA, Ga. – After splitting the squad for the second weekend in a row, WKU Track & Field earned four event titles, two first-place finishes on both the men's and women's sides. Juannae Lewis and Katie Isenbarger finished first in the women's 400-meter and high jump, respectively, at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Georgia while the men's 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams placed first in the open events at the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance, Calif.
"We had a good weekend at Georgia and California despite inclement weather in Georgia and unusually cold temperatures in California," head coach Erik Jenkins shared. "I was happy with the way the athletes performed especially Juannae, Annastacia and Myesha. Their performances moved each one of them up the NCAA performance list. We had wins at both meets with Katie in the high jump and both men's relays on Friday."
Georgia Tech Invitational
Veteran sprinter Lewis placed first in the 400-meter event after running a season-best 53.53. This time marks the fourth fastest time in WKU history. Lewis now owns the top four times in the WKU record books for the outdoor 400, running the top three times last season. Lewis also placed third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.39.
Freshman jumper Isenbarger earned her first collegiate title after recording a jump of 1.69 meters. Isenbarger broke the WKU women's outdoor high jump record earlier this season at the Florida Relays.
In the women's triple jump, all three of the Lady Toppers that competed finished in the top-10. Myesha Nott recorded a jump of 12.72 meters which was good for second place. Briana Eskridge placed seventh with a mark of 11.97 meters. Annastacia Forrester jumped 11.44 meters and finished 10th.
Mt. SAC Relays
On Friday in the open relay events, WKU took home top finishes in both the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay. The short relay ran a time of 39.96, the third best time on the season, and the mile relay recorded a time of 3:10.06.
The Hilltoppers also ran in the invite relay events on Saturday. The 4x100-meter relay squad finished ninth with a time of 40.85. Recording the second-best time of the season, the 4x400-meter relay team finished fourth at 3:08.23.
Senior Austin Hayes recorded the best individual finish on the weekend, placing sixth in the open 200-meter dash with a time of 21.36. Josh Davis clocked a time of 10.56 in the 100-meter preliminary race and finished just outside the final race at 11th. Lincoln Warren finished 16th in the open 400-meter with a time of 47.85 and Maor Seged ran a 400-meter hurdle time of 55.41 and placed 20th.
Next weekend, WKU Track & Field is scheduled to travel to the Penn Relays as well as the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville.
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