HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
At the Tennessee Invitational, Kaison Barton started the day off with a pair of top-five finishes in the shot put and hammer throw. Jayla Gilbert added a fifth place finish in the women's shot put.
Freshman JonJon Hunter had a career day notching a new personal best in the men's triple jump with a mark of 15.08.Â
Day two on the track proved to be successful for WKU. Van Thrasher kicked things off with a PR in the 110 Hurdles preliminary round with a mark of 14.29. He would end up with a sixth place finish in the final event.
In the men's 100, Kameron Horton claimed a seventh place mark, clocking in at 10.27 which ranks top-10 in the nation. Brunel Desinor added a fourth place finish in the 400-meter dash. To round out the sprinting events, the men's 4x100 meter relay team clocked a 40.36 finish which is a season best and nationally ranked.
In the mid-distance ranks, Addie Frisch managed a season best time in the 800 with a 2:20 mark, good for 14th place. Trevor Hudnall led the men's team with a sixth place finish in the 800. Hollis Johnson had yet another career day with a new PR in the event, clocking in at 1:55.
In Oxford, Joey Raybourne rounded out his decathlon, finishing in the top-15 in all five events highlighted by a fourth place finish in the 1500 where he clocked in at 4:43. He would wind up claiming a 12th place finish when all was said and done, garnering 5,474 points.
NOTABLESÂ
- In total, five Hilltoppers finished up with a new personal best with all five coming from the men's team.
- The men's 4x100 relay team managed a season best finish as the team of Horton, Freeman, Weldon, and Taylor would finish in 40.36. That time checks in at No. 58 in all of NCAA DI.
- Kameron Horton's personal best finish in the 100-meter dash, 10.27, checks in at No. 10 in the nation.
- In the men's 800, Trevor Hudnall and Wade Balcom both charted season best finishes as Hollis Johnson set a new personal best in the event at 1:55.
- JonJon Hunter was the only Hilltopper to claim a victory as he took first in the men's triple jump with a personal best mark of 15.08 meters.
- Hunter Coslow was the lone thrower to chart a new personal best as he managed a throw of 15.58 meters in the shot put.
WKU will travel to Little Rock, Ark. for the Little Rock Invitational, Friday and Saturday, April 11-12.
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Tennessee Invite
Men's ResultsÂ
100
7th - Kameron Horton - 10.27*
400
4th - Brunel Desinor - 47.48
800
6th - Trevor Hudnall - 1:53Â
16th - Hollis Johnson - 1:55*
19th - Wade Balcom - 1:55Â
110 Hurdles (Prelims)
4th - Van Thrasher - 14.29*
13th - Ricardo Smith - 14.70
110 Hurdles (Final)
6th - Van Thrasher - 14.68
4x100
2nd - WKU - Horton, Freeman, Weldon, Taylor - 40.36
High Jump
13th - Nick Fornoff - 1.93 (6-04)
Triple Jump
1st - JonJon Hunter - 15.08 (49-05.75)*
Shot Put
5th - Kaison Barton - 16.20 (53-01.75)
7th - Hunter Coslow - 15.58 (51-01.5)*
12th - Luke McQueen - 15.08 (49-05.75)
Hammer Throw
4th - Kaison Barton - 55.32 (181-06)
5th - Luke Stegman - 52.86 (173-05)
9th - Jesse Grace - 45.87 (150-06)
Women's Results
800
14th - Addie Frisch - 2:20
31st - Kinley Kunkel - 2:26
Shot Put
5th - Jayla Gilbert - 13.26 (43-06)
Joe Walker Invite
Men's Results
Decathlon
12th - Joey Raybourne - 5,474
110 Hurdles
13th - Joey Raybourne - 17.19
1500
4th - Joey Raybourne - 4:43
Discus
15th - Joey Raybourne - 21.52 (70-07)
Pole Vault
11th - Joey Raybourne - 3.70 (12-01.5)
Javelin
11th - Joey Raybourne - 35.11 (115-02)
Women's Results
Heptathlon
Long Jump
21st - Rachel Payne - 4.74 (15-06.75)
Javelin
21st - Rachel Payne - 20.45 (67-01)
