LOUISVILLE, Ky. – WKU Track & Field concluded action at the Bellarmine Open Friday at the Norton Sports & Learning Center. The Hilltoppers competed against the likes of Louisville, UTSA, Xavier, and host Bellarmine.
"The team had some good performances today. It's always good to get some wins. Emilia Lesniak had a nice PR to win the high jump. Ajla Basic (WT) and Kameron Horton (60H) also won," said Head Coach Brent Chumbley.
Three Hilltoppers took first place in their respective events. In total 27 athletes representing WKU finished in the top 10.
Right out of the gates, Horton took home first in the 60 meter hurdles finishing in 8.40.
Lesniak took first place in the high jump, setting a new meet record (1.75m). It's also tied for 41st in the country (2024 NCAA Indoor) and is currently the best in CUSA. Katie Isenbarger made her first appearance for the Tops notching a third place finish (1.70m).
Basic continued the trend for the Red and White winning the weight throw with a 18.70 meter throw.
New additions to the squad, Brunel Denisor and Dreeanna Wade performed well in their debut for WKU. Denisor finished fifth in the men's 400 and Dreeanna took fourth in the women's 60.
Grace Turner led the vaulters with a fifth place finish, clearing 3.67 meters. Freshman Sophia Roskoski marked another top-10 finish, claiming seventh (3.52).
Wade Balcom cracked the top-10 in the men's 800, finishing in 1:56, good for sixth place. Addie Frisch led the women in the 800, placing 10th (2:24).
In the final race of the day, the 4x400 meter relay, the men's squad managed a third place finish to cap off a successful meet.
The Hilltoppers will head back to Louisville next weekend for the Lenny Lyles Invitational. The meet is slated to run Friday and Saturday, Jan 26-27.
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Men's Results
60m
3rd – Demetrius Rolle – 6.87
60m Hurdles
1st – Kameron Horton – 8.40
200m
4th – Kameron Horton – 22.19
9th – Demetrius Rolle – 22.52
400m
5th – Brunel Desinor – 49.44
12th – Zackery Martinez – 51.38
800m
6th – Wade Balcom – 1:56.07
22nd – Jordan Eddy – 2:02.46
28th – Garrett Steed – 2:06.52
Mile
32nd – Jared Sandfoss – 4:34.36
38th – Carson Sansenbach – 4:39.90
41st – Rowen Wilkinson – 4:43.26
3000m
40th – Michael House – 9:10.86
41st – Brad Wiggins – 9:15.39
48th – Sam Brophy – 9:59.33
4x400m
3rd – (Martinez, Balcom, Eddy, Desinor) – 3:21.71
Long Jump
8th – Joey Raybourne – 6.09 (19-11 ¾)
High Jump
5th – Nick Fornoff – 1.90 (6-02 ¾)
Shot Put
8th – Luke Stegman – 13.15 (43-01 ¾)
Foul – Connor Owens
Foul – Hunter Coslow
Triple Jump
3rd – Joey Raybourne – 13.69 (44-11)
Weight Throw
8th – Kaison Barton – 16.47 (54-00 ½)
10th – Luke Stegman – 16.02 (52-06 ¾)
11th – Connor Owens – 15.69 (51-05 ¾)
13th – Hunter Coslow – 14.96 (49-01)
Women's Results
60m
4th – Dreeanna Wade – 7.76
60m Hurdles
5th – Netanya Linares – 9.05
7th – Gianna Huerta – 9.17
15th – Rachel Payne – 9.85
400m
11th – Gianna Huerta – 1:01.35
800m
10th – Addie Frisch – 2:23.78
17th – Morgan Moore – 2:37.45
18th – Emma Endress – 2:40.12
Mile
24th – Kynzlei Bassett – 5:34.15
25th – Lucy Rutherford – 5:35.96
27th – Rylee Evans – 5:37.13
31st – Rory O'Connor – 5:44.73
3000m
20th – Rylee Evans – 11:15.95
24th – Lucy Rutherford – 11:26.67
26th – Rory O'Connor – 11:48.46
4x400
7th – (Linares, Payne, Huerta, Frisch) – 4:12.35
High Jump
1st – Emilia Lesniak – 1.75 (5-08 ¾)
3rd – Katie Isenbarger – 1.70 (5-07)
7th – Netanya Linares – 1.60 (5-03)
8th – Rachel Payne – 1.60 (5-03)
Long Jump
7th – Netanya Linares – 5.32m (17-05 ½)
12th – Haley Zell – 4.95m (16-03)
13th – Rachel Payne – 4.69m (15-04 ¾)
Pole Vault
5th – Grace Turner – 3.67 (12-00 ½)
7th – Sophia Roskoski – 3.52 (11-06 ½)
8th – Natalie Papes – 3.37 (11-00 ¾)
NH – Jessica Phillipp
Triple Jump
9th – Haley Zell – 10.51 (34-05 ¾)
Weight Throw
1st – Ajla Basic – 18.70 (61-04 ¼)
10th – Aitana Safont Falomir – 14.92 (48-11 ½)
