Senior Mary Dye led the way for WKU, with the best finish of 64th place. In the men's race, for the second consecutive meet, Jared Sandfoss led the front.
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the men, in the first 8k race of the season, Sandfoss took the lead for the Hilltoppers, finishing in 26:13. Lipscomb transfer and Greenwood High School standout Cates Duncan made his first appearance for WKU, finishing with the second best Hilltopper time of 26:20.
Hudnall followed behind him. Taking fourth in his Hilltopper debut, Jake Younger finished in 26:39. In total, the men claimed 23rd place.
In the second race of the day, the women's 5k, Dye led the way, claiming 64th place, finishing in 17:56. Kinley Kunkel finished in 18:38 for the second consecutive meet.
Addie Frisch followed right behind Kunkel, improving her 5k time by a minute, finishing in 19:16. Their performances guided the women to a 23rd place finish, above the likes of Kennesaw State, Memphis, and Troy.
NOTABLES
- For the first time, Mary Dye led the way for WKU, claiming 64th.
- Not only did Dye lead the way but her 5k time improved by 45 seconds compared to the opening race of the season.
- Dye's time of 17:56 is also a PR for the Louisville, Kentucky native.
- For the seventh consecutive meet, Jared Sandfoss led the men's team.
- Trevor Hudnall set a new personal best in the 8k, finishing in 26:22.
- Sophomore Michael House also set a PR of 26:54.
QUOTABLE
On the performance, head coach Lee Wood said "Mary dye had a huge breakout performance with a personal record of 17:56 today."
"Overall both teams have seen significant improvement over last year's times and had several personal records today. It's time for a good 3 week training block before we race again in Louisville next."
Team Results - Women
- Alabama - 52
- Louisville - 68
- Georgia Tech - 86
- Belmont - 116
- Vanderbilt - 125
Team Results - Men
- Alabama - 41
- Belmont - 107
- Georgia Tech - 126
- Kentucky - 142
- Georgia - 153
Individual Results - Women
64th - Mary Dye - 17:56*
133rd - Kinley Kunkel - 18:38
199th - Addie Frisch - 19:16
252nd - Kalina Urbaniak - 19:54
260th - Arielle Phillips - 20:04
Individual Results - Men
164th - Jared Sandfoss - 26:13
178th - Cates Duncan - 26:20
180th - Trevor Hudnall - 26:22*
199th - Jake Younger - 26:39
223rd - Michael House - 26:54*
259th - Wade Balcom - 27:18
282nd - Sam Brophy - 27:44
The Hilltoppers will head to Louisville, Kentucky for the Live in Lou Classic slated to run the morning of October 5.
