Tops Close Out First Meet of 2025 Outdoor Slate

Saturday, March 22

Murray, KY

Western Kentucky University

Margaret Simmons Invitational

3/22/2025 4:56:00 PM | Track & Field

RESULTS

MURRAY, Ky. – Hilltopper Track and Field has wrapped up its first meet of the 2025 outdoor season at the Margaret Simmons Invitational at Murray State University.

HOW IT HAPPENED
On the track, Jayden Freeman took the win in the 100 meter dash with a mark of 10.49. Zachariah Taylor followed suit with a second-place mark. In the men's 1500 meter run Trevor Hudnall and Wade Balcom both finished in the top five. In the women's event Addie Frisch managed fifth place.

In the distance ranks, Ava Galloway managed a fourth-place finish in the 5000 meter race. Michael House claimed a 10th place finish in the men's 5000 to close out individual track events.

In field events, Devon Rogers led the charge with a victory in the men's javelin throw. Jayla Gilbert took second place in the women's shot put event. In the men's long jump, Van Thrasher claimed the victory and Blake Foster finished up in sixth. Kennedy Coradini lodged a fifth-place finish in the women's javelin to round out the field action for WKU.

NOTABLES

Devon Rogers took the win in the men's javelin throw picking up where he left off in the 2024 outdoor campaign.
Jayla Gilbert had a successful second day as she notched a second-place finish in the women's shot put.
Van Thrasher took the victory in the men's long jump with a mark of 7.01.
Jayden Freeman won his first event as a Hilltopper with a victory in the 100 meter dash. Zachariah Taylor followed behind in second place.

NEXT UP
WKU will host the 2025 Brent Chumbley Memorial Hilltopper Relays on Friday and Saturday, March 28-29 at the Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex. The event is free to attend and more information on the meet can be found here.

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Men's Results
100 Prelims
1st - Jayden Freeman - 10.49
2nd - Zachariah Taylor - 10.67

1500
3rd - Trevor Hudnall - 3:58
5th - Wade Balcom - 4:03
7th - Hollis Johnson - 4:06
11th - Jake Younger - 4:10
13th - Tyler Pfefferkorn - 4:13
16th - Parker Smith - 4:16
20th - Rowen Wilkinson - 4:19

5000
10th - Michael House - 16:17

4x400
3rd - Hudnall, Balcom, Smith, Johnson - 3:27.46

Javelin
1st - Devon Rogers - 54.15 (177-08)

Long Jump
1st - Van Thrasher - 7.01 (23-00)
6th - Blake Foster - 5.95 (19-06.25)

Women's Results
100
8th - Jas Hampton - 12.76

400
12th - Morgan Moore - 1:05

800
7th - Sofia Witt - 2:23

1500
5th - Addie Frisch - 4:52
8th - Tatum Maschhoff - 4:56
10th - Arielle Phillips - 4:56

5000
4th - Ava Galloway - 18:47

4x400
4th - WKU - Phillips, Frisch, Witt, Maschhoff - 4:17

Long Jump
8th - Rachel Payne - 5.20 (17-00.75)
10th - Madison Rabe - 5.09 (16-08.5)

Javelin
5th - Kennedy Coradini - 29.10 (95-05)

Shot Put
2nd - Jayla Gilbert - 13.32 (43-08.5)
7th - Rachel Payne - 9.44 (30-11.75)
8th - Madison Rabe - 8.77 (28-09.25)