Tops Turn in Seven Top-10 Finishes Against Tough Jim Green Invite Field

Friday, January 10

Lexington, Ky.

Western Kentucky University

Jim Green Invitational

Tops Turn in Seven Top-10 Finishes Against Tough Jim Green Invite Field

1/11/2020 6:49:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

LEXINGTON, Ky. – WKU Track & Field returned to action following the holiday break with the two-day Kentucky-hosted Jim Green Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Hilltoppers saw seven top-10 finishes collected led by Dartez Hamlin's fifth-place showing in the 60-meter dash finals. In total, 28 individuals turned in results for the Red and White from Lexington.

"This meet was a good start for us to get back to work after the long Christmas break," WKU Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Brent Chumbley shared. "Our student-athletes turned in several personal records that we weren't really expecting."

Alabama A&M, Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Campbellsville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky State, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina A&T, Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Thomas More, WKU and Xavier all competed at the two-day outing from the Nutter Fieldhouse.

"On the men's side, I think Sheldon Noble, Dartez Hamlin, Dedrick Troxell and Devon Montgomery had really strong performances," Chumbley continued. "Alexis Williams and Grace Turner again shined for the women. Next week at Samford will give us a better idea of where we are as a team.

Hamlin reset his personal best in the 60-meter race twice on the weekend, posting a 6.94 in the prelims before turning in another best of 6.91 in the finals to take home the Tops' lone top-five finish of the meet. Noble locked up a top-10 finish for the Tops in the triple jump with a personal-best 14.95-meter mark for sixth place. Montgomery added another personal best for WKU with a 4.45-meter clear in the pole vault.

WKU MEN'S RESULTS
60m Dash
1^st Round – 11^th – Dartez Hamlin – 6.94 seconds (PR)
1^st Round – 30^th – Sheldon Noble – 7.16 seconds (PR)
Semis – 6^th – Dartez Hamlin – 6.95 seconds
Finals – 5^th – Dartez Hamlin – 6.91 seconds (PR)
200m
19^th – Marlowe Mosley – 22.12 seconds
400m
13^th – Marlowe Mosley – 49.70 seconds
800m
19^th – Clint Sherman – 1:59.0 (PR)
23^rd – Jacob Steppe – 2:00.49 (PR)
28^th – Donnie Fry – 2:12.59 (PR)
Mile Run
19^th – Dedrick Troxell – 4:19.61 (PR)
42^nd – Emerson Wells – 4:35.09
50^th – Dylan Duckworth – 5:03.23
3000m
24^th – Jacob Skillman – 9:13.56 (PR)
26^th – Will Perrone – 9:37.30 (PR)
Shot Put
20^th – Joel Dittoe – 11.98 meters
Weight Throw
16^th – Joel Dittoe – 15.36 meters (PR)
20^th – Brett Brannon – 14.42 meters
Triple Jump
6^th – Sheldon Noble – 14.95 meters (PR)
Pole Vault
10^th – Devon Montgomery – 4.45 meters (PR)

On the women's side, Alexis Williams turned in two top-10 finishes, earning the mark in both the 200 meter (24.54) and 400 meter (58.10) with a pair of personal bests. In the pole vault, Turner added WKU's final top-10 finish with a 3.55-meter clear for eighth place.

WKU WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m Hurdles
35^th – Trinity Williams – 9.86 seconds (PR)
60m
38^th – Samyzia Sears – 8.09 seconds
200m
9^th – Alexis Williams – 24.54 seconds (PR)
56^th – Trinity Williams – 29.02 seconds (PR)
400m
10^th – Alexis Williams – 58.10 (PR)
31^st – Audrey Griffin – 1:04.66
800m
18^th – Aairiona Hayden-Ransom – 2:27.81
Mile Run
34^th – Savannah Heckman – 5:22.59 (PR)
47^th – Jenna Vaughn – 5:40.17 (PR)
52^nd – Heather Whitlow – 6:22.60 (PR)
3000m
18^th – Savannah Heckman – 10:54.67
25^th – Haley Webb – 11:35.16
26^th – Kaia Enevoldsen – 11:58.79 (PR)
Shot Put
21^st – Jessica Smith – 10.63 meters (PR)
Pole Vault
8^th – Grace Turner – 3.55 meters (PR)
T-15^th – Alexis Thacker – 3.10 meters

WKU will be back in action again the next two weekends with trips to Samford and Marshall on the schedule, respectively.

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