HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
Action started on Saturday with Elizabeth Gold charting a personal best in the women's discus throw. She became the first of eight Hilltoppers to do so on Saturday. Keeping things in the field ranks, Hunter Coslow's personal best in the shot put earned him a top-five finish in the event.
In the men's pole vault, Crenshaw managed a mark of 5.04 meters (16-06 ½), which is the second best mark in the history of the program. This surpasses a mark of 16-00 ½, set in 1965. His mark earned him a third place finish in the event. Crenshaw now holds the top-two marks in program history in both indoor and outdoor.
On the track, Ricardo Smith set a new best in the 110-hurdles preliminary round. Him and Blake Foster managed to qualify for the final. Foster would earn a fifth place finish in the event.
Kameron Horton became the first Hilltopper to take a victory in the meet as he won the men's 100 meter dash with a time of 10.49. Zachariah Taylor also managed a top-five finish in the event.
In the women's 5000 meter race, Kinley Kunkel set a new personal mark, finishing within the top-five, claiming fourth in the event.
In the mid-distance races, the Hilltoppers saw three new personal bests. Rowen Wilkinson managed one in the men's event. On the women's side Kalina Urbaniak charted a new best while leading the way for WKU. Nayla Martin became the third Hilltopper to PR in the event.
When action had concluded on Saturday afternoon, 10 Hilltoppers in total managed to finish in the top-five in their respective events with a pair of top-three marks.
NOTABLESÂ
- In total, the Hilltoppers managed eight new personal bests when action concluded Saturday. Each team claimed four apiece when all results were tallied.
- In the men's pole vault, Sam Crenshaw managed a mark of 5.04 meters. This earned him a third place finish in the event. With his finish last week, he now holds the top-two marks in program history.
- In the men's 100, Kameron Horton claimed the victory with a time of 10.49.Â
- Joey Raybourne set a PR in the 100 with a mark of 11.51.
- Rowen Wilkinson charted a new personal best in the men's 800, checking in at 1:59.28.
- Hunter Coslow's 16.46 meter toss in the shot put was enough for a PR and a top-five mark.
- In the women's 800, the duo of Kalina Urbaniak and Nayla Martin both managed new personal bests. Urbaniak led the way with a mark of 2:15. Martin finished up in 2:16.
- In the women's 5000 meter race, Kinley Kunkel not only set a personal best but also managed a top-five finish with a time of 16:56.
- Biz Gold set a new PR in the women's discus with a throw of 28.75 meters.
QUOTABLE
On the performance, head coach Lee Wood said "The team competed well, having to battle against some rainy and stormy weather. I feel confident going into conference championships that we will be prepared to compete at the highest level so far this season!"
NEXT UP
WKU will take a week off from competition to prepare for the 2025 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. The meet will be hosted by Middle Tennessee and will run May 16-18.
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Men's ResultsÂ
100
1st - Kameron Horton - 10.49
5th - Zachariah Taylor - 10.67
15th - Sterling Weldon - 10.92
31st - Joey Raybourne - 11.51*
32nd - Blake Foster - 11.56
400
7th - Brunel Desinor - 48.20
800
9th - Trevor Hudnall - 1:53.11
11th - Wade Balcom - 1:53.87
18th - Hollis Johnson - 1:57.02
20th - Rowen Wilkinson - 1:59.28*
5000
17th - Jake Younger - 15:41.95
19th - Michael House - 15:54.82
21st - Tyler Pfefferkorn - 16:19.94
110 Hurdles
5th - Ricardo Smith - 14.48*
6th - Van Thrasher - 14.49
110 Hurdles Final
5th - Van Thrasher - 14.45
4x100
4th - Taylor, Horton, Desinor, Weldon - 40.51
High Jump
6th - Jeffery Cruickshank - 1.94 (6-06.25)
Pole Vault
3rd - Sam Crenshaw - 5.04 (16-06.5)
8th - Caleb Joyce - 4.44 (14-06.75)
Shot Put
5th - Hunter Coslow - 16.46 (54-00)*
10th - Luke McQueen - 15.68 (51-05.5)
11th - Luke Stegman - 15.56 (51-00.75)
13th - Kaison Barton - 15.51 (50-10.75)
Discus
8th - LeAndre Bolen - 45.56 (149-06)
9th - Luke Stegman - 45.16 (148-02)
14th - Hunter Hall - 40.43 (132-07)
15th - Connor Owens - 40.09 (131-06)
Women's Results
100
7th - Haley Zell - 12.32
400
28th - Morgan Moore - 1:04.45
800
7th - Kalina Urbaniak - 2:15.93*
9th - Addie Frisch - 2:16.38
10th - Nayla Martin - 2:16.75*
5000
4th - Kinley Kunkel - 16:56.28*
100 Hurdles
12th - Gianna Huerta - 14.75
14th - Madison Rabe - 15.38
High Jump
5th - Rachel Payne - 1.55 (5-01)
7th - Madison Rabe - 1.50 (4-11)
Shot Put
5th - Jayla Gilbert - 13.26 (43-06)
13th - Rachel Payne - 8.65 (28-04.5)
Discus
17th - Elizabeth Gold - 28.75 (94-04)*
