HOW IT HAPPENED
The day was kicked off with a ninth and 10th place finish for Rachel Payne and Madison Rabe in the women's pentathlon. In the women's pole vault, Natalie Papes set a new personal best in the event with a mark of 3.50 meters. Kinley Kunkel again set a personal best in the women's 5000-meter race, finishing in 17:06, claiming sixth.
On the men's side, three Hilltoppers managed to claim a spot in the Saturday track final races in Kameron Horton in two races, Van Thrasher, and Brunel Desinor. Horton managed to set a personal record in the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, and the 200-meter dash.
Nothing came close to Horton's finish in the 60-meter dash, finishing in 6.66, a personal best. His time is also a new indoor school record for the Hilltoppers.
In men's field events, Sterling Weldon and Sam Crenshaw both finished just outside the top-three, both claiming fourth in their respective events, Weldon took fourth in the long jump, setting a new PR with a mark of 7.43 meters. Crenshaw's mark in the pole vault stands at 4.95 meters.
NOTABLES
- In total, there were 14 new personal bests set after the events of the day were all tallied up.
- Three Hilltoppers on the track qualified for Saturday's final races, all of which were on the men's side.
- Kameron Horton set the tone with a banner day in the 60-meter dash, finishing in 6.66, a personal best. His time is also a new indoor school record for the Hilltoppers.
- In the men's 60-meter hurdles Kameron Horton notched a fourth place finish, finishing in 7.90. He will be joined in the final by Van Thrasher who finished in 7.99.
- In the men's 200-meter dash, Horton again finished towards the top, taking second notching his place in the final on Saturday.
- Brunel Desinor finished up in seventh in the men's 400, placing him in the field for the final Saturday.
- Sterling Weldon managed a fourth place finish in the men's long jump.
- Another freshman, Sam Crenshaw claimed a fourth place finish in the men's pole vault with a mark of 4.95 meters.
NEXT UP
WKU will continue the 2025 CUSA Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 1st in Lynchburg, Va. The day's events will get underway at 9:30 a.m. CT. Action can be streamed live on ESPN+.
Men's Results (Preliminary unless noted)
60
2nd - Kameron Horton - 6.66* (Q) (SR)
16th - Sterling Weldon - 6.87
17th - Jayden Freeman - 6.89
18th - Zachariah Taylor - 6.89*
60 Hurdles
4th - Kameron Horton - 7.90* (Q)
6th - Van Thrasher - 7.99* (Q)
200
2nd - Kameron Horton - 20.82* (Q)
11th - Brunel Desinor - 21.60*
15th - Zachariah Taylor - 21.73*
400
7th - Brunel Desinor - 48.15* (Q)
19th - Henry Fisher - 50.62
800
14th - Wade Balcom - 1:55
Mile
11th - Trevor Hudnall - 4:14*
15th - Hollis Johnson - 4:20
5000 (Final)
11th - Jake Younger - 15:33
13th - Michael House - 15:44
DMR (Final)
4th - Western Kentucky (Hudnall, Thrasher, Kempema, Johnson) - 10:19
Long Jump (Final)
4th - Sterling Weldon - 7.43* (24-04.5)
17th - Van Thrasher - 6.42 (21-00.75)
Pole Vault (Final)
4th - Sam Crenshaw - 4.95 (16-02.75)
11th - Caleb Joyce - 4.65 (15-03)
Weight Throw (Final)
9th - Luke Stegman - 17.37 (56-11.75)
11th - Kaison Barton - 16.90 (55-05.24)
12th - Connor Owens - 16.19 (53-01.25)
15th - Hunter Coslow - 14.73 (48-03.75)
Women's Results (Preliminary unless noted)
60
17th - Sanaa Washington - 7.79
60 Hurdles
11th - Gianna Huerta - 9.18*
12th - Madison Rabe - 9.24
200
18th - Sanaa Washington - 25.30
800
13th - Addie Frisch - 2:17*
Mile
17th - Mary Dye - 5:27
5000 (Final)
6th - Kinley Kunkel - 17:06*
DMR (Final)
8th - Western Kentucky (Frisch, Huerta, Witt, Maschhoff) - 12:37
Long Jump (Final)
16th - Haley Zell - 5.29 (17-04.25)
23rd - Jas Hampton - 4.98 (16-04)
Pole Vault (Final)
6th - Sophia Roskoski - 3.80 (12-05.5)
18th - Natalie Papes - 3.50* (11-05.75)
Weight Throw (Final)
12th - Aitana Safont Falomir - 15.70 (51-06)
16th - Jayla Gilbert - 14.73 (48-03.75)
Pentathlon (Final)
9th - Rachel Payne - 3223
10th - Madison Rabe - 3191
