MEET INFOÂ
- Birmingham Crossplex
- Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
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- Live Results
- Meet Info
ABOUT THE TOPSÂ
- At their last meet, the UAB Green and Gold Invite on Feb. 8, 13 Hilltoppers finished with a new personal best after all the events of the day were tallied.
- For the third time this season, Sam Crenshaw took first place in the men's pole vault followed up by Jackson Tweed who set a PR with a 4.40 meter jump. Crenshaw now holds the No. 1 and No. 2 marks in program history following his performance over the weekend.
- In the distance ranks, seven Hilltoppers set personal bests highlighted by Kinley Kunkel's first place finish in the women's 3000. A new PR of 10:09.
- In the men's mile a pair of freshmen, Tyler Pfefferkorn and Parker Smith set new personal bests. Pfefferkorn finished in 4:25 while Smith wrapped up in 4:27.
- Kunkel's performance earned her CUSA Female Track Athlete of the Week honors. Kunkel is the first for WKU since Savannah Heckman in 2022.
- Kameron Horton notched a third place finish in the 60-meter hurdles. He also added a fourth place finish in the 60-meter dash final. His performance was put on notice as he was named CUSA Male Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
- With Horton and Kunkel's honors, WKU has now received four athlete of the week honors this indoor season, marking the most since 2016.Â
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On the upcoming meet, interim head coach Lee Wood said "Excited to see the athletes compete before we head to conference in a couple weeks. There should be some good competition that we will face that will help us race some fast times!"
EVENT BREAKDOWN
MEET HISTORY
FOLLOW THE TOPS: For complete information on WKU Track and Field, follow the team on Twitter at WKUXCTF. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
EVENT BREAKDOWN
- Track action Friday will get underway at 11 a.m. with the women's and men's 5000-meter races. (All times CST)
- For field events, action will get underway at 10 a.m. with the women's weight throw and men's high jump.
- The women's high jump will mark the final field event of the day, slated to get underway at 2:30 p.m.
- The final event of the single day meet, the 4x400 relays, will commence at 4:10 with the women's race followed by the men.
- A full schedule of events can be viewed here.
MEET HISTORY
- WKU is no stranger to the Birmingham Crossplex. Prior to 2024 the CUSA Indoor Championships were held at the venue.
- The Bulldog Invite has been around for the past five years, previously known as the Samford Invite.
- WKU last competed in the Bulldog Invite in 2022. That season, WKU saw 13 personal bests set at the meet.
FOLLOW THE TOPS: For complete information on WKU Track and Field, follow the team on Twitter at WKUXCTF. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
