HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hilltoppers started off the day's events with a pair of top-20 finishers in the 60-meter semi finals as Kameron Horton led the charge claiming 10th and setting a new PR of 6.85. In the 400, Garrett Steed led the charge for the Tops finishing in 53.42.
In the longer races Trevor Hudnall and Wade Balcom both finished within the top-10 in the men's mile. In the women's race Addie Frisch led WKU finishing in 5:16.
In the women's 3000 meter race, Mary Dye set a new personal best finishing in 10:39. In the men's race Tyler Pfefferkorn led the team claiming a 13th place finish of 8:50.
The final event of the day, the 4x400 meter relay, WKU's men's team composed of Joey Raybourne, Bralen Bair, Sterling Weldon, and Van Thrasher finished up in 3:27 good for 11th place.
NOTABLES
- Kameron Horton managed a top-10 finish in the 60 meter semi final race, setting a PR, finishing in 6.85.
- Trevor Hudnall led the way in the men's mile finishing up in eighth. Addie Frisch led the women finishing in 5:16.
- Mary Dye set a PR in the 3000 meter race, finishing up in 10:39 good for 14th place.
- Garrett Steed led the way for the team in the 400-meter dash finishing up in 53.42.
QUOTABLE
On the performance assistant coach Jeff Henderson said "Day two of the competition was a great step forward for our team as we keep pushing toward our goals for the season. Kameron Horton delivered an incredible performance with a personal best of 6.85 in the 60m, and Sam Crenshaw reached a new milestone in the pole vault with a jump of 4.57m. Moments like these remind us why we put in the work every day, it's about striving for progress and supporting each other along the way. We're proud of the effort from everyone and excited to keep building on this momentum."
WKU will head back to the Derby City and the Norton Sports and Learning Center for the Bellarmine Open slated to run on Friday, Jan. 17.
Men's Results
60 Semifinals
10th - Kameron Horton - 6.85*
20th - Zachariah Taylor - 7.07
400
22nd - Garrett Steed - 53.42
23rd - Stephen Taylor - 54.52
24th - Blake Foster - 56.16
800
11th - Parker Smith - 1:59
Mile
8th - Trevor Hudnall - 4:20
10th - Wade Balcom - 4:24
3000
13th - Tyler Pfefferkorn - 8:50
16th - Jake Younger - 8:59
4x400
11th - Western Kentucky (Raybourne, Bair, Weldon, Thrasher) - 3:27
Pole Vault
12th - Sam Crenshaw - 4.57m (15-00)
Shot Put
14th - Hunter Coslow - 14.39m (47-02 ½)
20th - Blake Foster - 9.72m (31-10 ¾)
Women's Results
800
10th - Sofia Witt - 2:24
Mile
20th - Addie Frisch - 5:16
23rd - Tatum Maschhoff - 5:39
3000
14th - Mary Dye - 10:39*
