WKU Track & Field Headed for Thundering Herd Invitational

M. Mosley Interview

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track & Field is headed out to Huntington, W.Va., for the two-day Thundering Herd Invitational this Friday and Saturday to close a stretch of three meets in three weeks. The meet will mark the first of two indoor trips to Marshall for the Tops this season.

"There's a great energy in our whole group right now from distance to sprinters to jumpers and throwers," assistance coach Lionel Nau shared. "There are some freshmen tagging around that are just following the leadership but as we continue to grow we'll look to them to start being leaders as well. As we look at this weekend, we'll really try to continue to hit our rhythm with championships just around the corner."

Field events will kick off Friday's action at 4:30 p.m. CT, as men's high jump and pole vault along with women's weight throw (men to follow) and women's triple jump will all compete. On the track, the 4,000-meter distance medley relay will take place at 6:30 p.m. followed by the 5000 meter. Saturday's slate will open at 9 a.m. with women's pole vault, high jump and shot put along with men's long jump. Action on the track will kick off at 11 a.m. with the women's 60-meter hurdles.

In total, 11 schools are expected to be represented at the weekend competition. Making the trip to Huntington are Austin Peay, Belmont, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Marshall, Morehead State, Ohio, UNC Asheville, WKU, Winthrop and Wright State.

WKU has 16 Hilltoppers and 20 Lady Toppers entered in events for the outing.

Dartez Hamlin enters the weekend winning back-to-back Conference USA Male Track Athlete of the Week awards and currently holds the league's top mark in the 200-meter dash at 21.59. Hamlin won the event at last weekend's meet at Samford where Marlowe Mosley also collected the 400-meter event title, running a time of 48.90.

Last weekend, WKU registered 20 top-10 finishes in addition to setting 20 personal bests from the Birmingham CrossPlex.

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