LOUISVILLE, Ky. – WKU Track and Field picked up 15 top-five finishes this split weekend as the majority of the squad headed north on I-65 to the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational hosted by Louisville while Lady Topper jumpers Annastacia Forrester and Myesha Nott were invited to the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Penn. In addition to the 15 top-five finishes, WKU earned five event titles across individual and relay events.
Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational
WKU sent 32 competitors to Louisville and brought home several top finishes. In individual events, Martin Owusu-Antwi placed first in the 200-meter with a time of 21.03. Maor Seged took home the title in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.26. WKU had three other Hilltopper hurdlers finish in the top-eight. Seged also placed third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.36.
Will Bush picked up a win in the 100-meter after clocking a 10.51. WKU had each of its three runners in the preliminary round qualify for the final race. Austin Hayes finished fourth in the finals with a time of 10.63. Hayes also ran a 21.40 in the 200-meter, finishing third behind Owusu-Antwi.
The WKU Hilltopper relay teams each earned wins once again this weekend. A time of 40.19 was good enough to win the 4x100-meter relay. WKU also finished third in the relay with a second running squad. In the 4x400-meter relay, the Red and White earned first and fourth running times of 3:07.33 and 3:14.51, respectively.
Lady Topper Juannae Lewis placed fifth in the 200-meter event after clocking a time of 24.03. Running a time of 47.22 in the 400-meter and finishing second was WKU's Abdur Kelly.
In field events, Sheldon Noble finished third in the open long jump event after completing a jump of 6.86 meters. Noble also jumped 14.18 meters in the triple jump as he finished fourth. Adarian Gray threw 41.04 meters, good for the ninth best throw in the Lady Topper outdoor records and fifth in the event.
Penn Relays
Lady Toppers Nott and Forrester were each invited to the Relays. Nott placed second in the triple jump championship heat with a jump of 12.41 meters. Forrester finished fifth out of 33 competitors in the triple jump open heat after jumping a length of 11.74 meters. Forrester also competed in the high jump championship heat on Saturday.
WKU will compete at the Kentucky Relays this upcoming weekend.
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