NASHVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Track & Field wrapped up day two of the Commodore Challenge at Vanderbilt University Saturday afternoon.
The newcomers continued to impress on day two for the Red and White. Kameron Horton made his mark in the hurdles, finishing up in fourth in the 60 meter finals, going for a best 8.18 time. For the vaulters, freshmen Sophia Roskoski and Jessica Phillipp both managed top-15 finishes.
"Had some great performances across the board. Roskoski finished 8th in the women's pole vault with a personal best of 3.62 meters. Luke Stegman threw a personal best of 14.97 meters in the shot put to make the final," said Associate Head Coach Anthony Acklin.
"Good starting point to the season and we're looking forward to seeing everyone progress and put the pieces together over the next few weeks", Acklin added.
Netanya Linares finished 14th overall in the 60 meter hurdles and finished third in her heat. Rolle continued from his strong 2023 season, finishing fourth in the 60 meter prelims, winning his heat with a time of 6.86 propelling him to the finals. In the finals, he shaved .06 seconds off his time, finishing up in fifth.
Wade Balcom led the way for the Distance Tops. He notched a second place finish in his heat, good for 27th overall in the mile. In his first track meet of his collegiate career, Jared Sandfoss managed a 17th place finish in the 3000 meter race (8:57).
In the final race of the day, the 4x400 meter relay, the men's squad managed a fifth place finish to cap off the day's events.Â
The Hilltoppers will head back to the Commonwealth with a trip to Louisville for the Bellarmine Classic. The meet is set for Friday, Jan. 19.
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Men's Results
60m Prelims
4th – Demetrius Rolle – 6.86
15th – Jakoby Graves – 7.05
5th – Demetrius Rolle – 6.80
60m Hurdles Prelims
4th – Kameron Horton – 8.24
60m Hurdles Finals
4th – Kameron Horton – 8.18
Mile
27th – Wade Balcom – 4:24.95
42nd – Jordan Eddy – 4:48.83
3000m
17th – Jared Sandfoss – 8:57.56
4x400m
5th – (Horton, Klenner, Miles, Martinez) – 3:24.65
Shot Put
8th – Luke Stegman – 14.97 (49-1 ½)
13th – Connor Owens – 13.81 (45-3 ¾)
15th – Hunter Coslow – 12.06 (39-6 ¾) Â
Women's Results
60m
28th – Anna Drexel – 8.20
14th – Netanya Linares – 9.08
25th – Gianna Huerta – 9.46
400m
25th – Morgan Moore – 1:06.48
27th – Arielle Phillips – 1:07.37
3000m
20th – Rylee Evans – 11:15.95
24th – Lucy Rutherford – 11:26.67
26th – Rory O'Connor – 11:48.46
4x400
15th – (Linares, Payne, Drexel, Huerta) – 4:12.35
Pole Vault
8th – Sophia Roskoski – 3.62 (11-10 ½)
11th – Jessica Phillipp – 3.42 (11-2 ½)
Triple Jump
14th – Haley Zell – 10.68 (35-0 ½)
