Forrester, Montgomery, Mosley Bring Home Event Titles from Thundering Herd Invite

Friday, January 24

Huntington, W.Va.

Western Kentucky University

Thundering Herd Invitational

Forrester, Montgomery, Mosley Bring Home Event Titles from Thundering Herd Invite

1/25/2020 9:54:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – WKU Track & Field closed its stretch of three meets in three-straight weeks this weekend at Marshall as the men finished fifth and the women brought home sixth place in the team standings. The Red and White posted 22 top-eight finishes across the two-day event including a trio of first-places finishes. Additionally, 16 indoor personal-bests were recorded by the Tops in the meet.

"This was a solid weekend showing for the Tops," WKU Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Brent Chumbley opened. "We saw Devon Montgomery and Marlowe Mosley pick up a pair of wins in addition to recording several personal bests on the track. I think our three hard weeks of training has caught up with some of us, which is to be expected. Overall, we saw a lot of great effort and team support all weekend."

Both the Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers competed in a field of 10 teams from Huntington, W.Va., this weekend. WKU earned fifth place on the men's side with 70 points while the women collected 42 points for sixth.

Marlowe Mosley earned his second event title of the season in as many weekends, bringing home the men's 200-meter dash crown with a mark of 21.74. Devon Montgomery collected his first collegiate event win in the men's pole vault after clearing a personal-best 4.60 meters. On the women's side, Annastacia Forrester earned the long jump title, jumping 5.71 meters.

In his first meet since joining the WKU staff, Brooks LeCompte helped the Red and White's distance crew to eight personal bests. Clint Sherman recorded two, both in the 3000 (8:45.75) and the men's 5000 with a time of 15:17.82. Ethan Snyder joined Sherman with a personal best in the 5000, posting a 16:06.61 mark. Savannah Heckman added another best showing in the women's 5000, earning a 18:13.14 reading, which is currently the top time in Conference USA.

"Savannah Heckman had a monster PR in the 5K last night while Clint Sherman ran huge PRs in the 5K last night and turned around with another one in the 3K today," shared Chumbley. "Coach LeCompte has already had a big impact with his distance group. He's changed our race approach and adding his high-energy presence to the team."

Dedrick Troxell and Sheldon Noble each earned a pair of top-five finishes on the meet for WKU. Troxell's showings came in the 800 and mile, where he finished third and fifth, respectively. Noble brought home third place in both the long jump and triple jump.

WKU entered teams in the 4x400-meter relay on both sides for the first time this season. On the men's side, the unit of Dartez Hamlin, Noble, Mosley and Troxell finished in second place with a time of 3:23.03. The women's team of Audrey Griffin, Alexis Williams, Trinity Williams and Aairiona Hayden-Ransom ran a 4:02.13 to take fifth place.

"Our next two weeks will focus on the little things we need to clean up and start working toward peaks for the indoor season," continued Chumbley. "We'll be relying on our athletic trainer Jason Combs the next two weeks to be ready for our final push."

The WKU squads will take next weekend off before returning to Huntington on Feb. 7-8 for the Marshall Invitational.

Notably, former Hilltopper and current WKU graduate assistant Martin Owusu-Antwi ran unattached in the 400-meter dash and set a Jeff Small Track and meet record with a 47.26 showing to win the event. The previous record was held by Cincinnati's Jimmy Brooks, with a mark of 47.78 on Jan. 28, 2017.

MEN'S RESULTS
200m
1^st – Marlowe Mosley – 21.74 (PR)
800m
3^rd – Dedrick Troxell – 1:55.46
12^th – Jacob Steppe – 2:06.14
13^th – Dylan Duckworth – 2:06.84 (PR)
1 Mile
5^th – Dedrick Troxell – 4:18.18
14^th – Jacob Steppe – 4:27.41
27^th – Donnie Fry – 5:09.96 (PR)
3000m
5^th – Clint Sherman – 8:46.75 (PR)
13^th – Jacob Skillman – 9:10.81
21^st – Will Perrone – 9:19.65 (PR)
5000m
7^th – Clint Sherman – 15:17.82 (PR)
14^th – Ethan Snyder – 16:06.61 (PR)
16^th – Will Perrone – 16:43.34
4x400m Relay
2^nd – Dartez Hamlin, Sheldon Noble, Marlowe Mosley, Dedrick Troxell – 3:23.03 (Season Best)
Pole Vault
1^st – Devon Montgomery – 4.60m (15'1") (PR)
Long Jump
3^rd – Sheldon Noble – 6.61m (21'8.25")
Triple Jump
3^rd – Sheldon Noble – 14.09m (46'2.75")
Shot Put
6^th – Joel Dittoe – 13.71m (44'11.75") (PR)
Weight Throw
3^rd – Brett Brannon – 15.06m (49'5")
4^th – Joel Dittoe – 14.24m (46'8.75")

WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m
Prelims – 18^th – Trinity Williams – 8.24 (PR)
200m
9^th – Samyzia Sears – 26.05 (PR)
28^th – Audrey Griffin – 28.05 (PR)
400m
6^th – Alexis Williams – 57.66 (PR)
800m
11^th – Aairiona Hayden-Ransom – 2:23.97 (PR)
1 Mile
6^th – Savannah Heckman – 5:21.39
3000m
12^th – Kaia Enevoldsen – 12:21.50
5000m
3^rd – Savannah Heckman – 18:13.14 (PR)
4x400m Relay
5^th – Audrey Griffin, Alexis Williams, Trinity Williams, Aairiona Hayden-Ransom – 4:02.13 (Season Best)
High Jump
4^th – Katie Isenbarger – 1.61m (5'3.25")
6^th – Annastacia Forrester – 1.61m (J) (5'3.25")
Pole Vault
4^th – Grace Turner – 3.57m (J) (11'8.5")
6^th – Nikki Ogorek – 3.27m (10'8.75")
8^th – Alexis Thacker – 3.12m (10'2.75") (PR)
Long Jump
1^st – Annastacia Forrester – 5.71m (18'9")
Shot Put
9^th – Jessica Smith – 10.61m (34'9.75")
Weight Throw
17^th – Mary Claire Redden – 10.98m (36' 0.25")

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