The Red and White had nine top-10 finishers along with two finishes within the top-five.
Grace Turner and Sophia Roskoski got the day started for the Tops in the field with the pole vault. Turned cleared 3.60 to place fourth while Roskoski's 3.45 placed her seventh in the event.
Ajla Basic also had a successful day in the field in Lexington, placing fourth in the hammer throw after covering 58.34 meters.
Moving to the track, Gianna Huerta led the way for the Red and White in the 400-meter hurdles. Huerta finished ninth, clocking in a 1:03.39. Madison Rabe finished in the top-20 for WKU, coming in at 19th with a 1:07.30.
The day of competition for the women was closed out with the 1500-meter race where Addie Frisch finished 27th in loaded 60 person field. Frisch would turn in a 4:49.49 time.
On the men's side, the Red and White would have three finishers in the top-10. Devon Rogers turned in the best finish for the Tops, coming in eighth in the javelin throw after covering 52.69 meters. This is Rogers' second straight finished in the top-10 in the event
Zack Martinez came in 10th in the 400-meter hurdles in the 21-person field. Martinez turned in a 54.96
Sam Brophy closed out the day for WKU, coming in eighth in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The Hilltopper freshman turned in a 10:19.18 for WKU.
A full list of results and events can be viewed below and at this link.
The Jim Green Invitational will continue for the Hilltoppers tomorrow morning. The first event for the Red and White is the men's pole vault, slated for a 10:00 a.m. start.
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Men's Results
200m
13th– Kameron Horton– 21.48
20th– Julian Klenner– 21.79
400m hurdles
10th– Zack Martinez– 54.96
3000m Steeplechase
8th– Sam Brophy– 10:19.18
Javelin Throw
8th– Devon Rogers– 52.69 (172-10)
Hammer throw
11th– Kaison Barton– 52.36 (171-9)
15th– Luke Stegman– 49.76 (163-3)
21st– Jesse Grace– 46.38 (152-2)
24th– Connor Owens– 40.62 (133-3)
Women's Results
200m
70th– Netanya Linares– 29.96
400m Hurdles
9th– Gianna Huerta– 1:03.83
19th– Madison Rabe– 1:07.30
1500m
27th– Addie Frisch– 4:49.49
32nd– Mary Dye– 4:53.83
34th– Kinley Kunkel– 4:54.79
42nd– Lucy Rutherford– 5:04.90
46th– Rylee Evans– 5:09.69
3000m Steeplechase
10th– Arielle Phillips– 12:10.81
Pole Vault
4th– Grace Turner– 3.60 (11-9 ¾)
7th– Sophia Roskoski– 3.45 (11-3 ¾)
NH- Natalie Papes
Hammer throw
4th– Ajla Basic– 58.34 (191-5)
9th– Aitana Safont Falomir– 51.81 (169-11)
24th– Rachel Flinchum– 37.63 (123-5)
Long jump
22nd– Haley Zell– 4.94 (16-2 ½)
Javelin throw
11th– Netanya Linares– 27.74 (91-0)
16th– Ilana Anderson– 23.72 (77-10)
17th– Kennedy Coradini– 23.38 (76-8)
