HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
The first event of Saturday for WKU was the women's pole vault. Jayla Gilbert led the way for the Tops in the event with a seventh-place finish.Â
In the next event for WKU, freshman Sam Herbig won the 5000 with a time of 15:23.Â
In the women's pole vault invitational, Natalie Papes claimed an eighth-place finish with a mark of 3.97 meters.Â
The women's mile saw the first PR of the day for WKU as Kinley Kunkel logged a new personal best with a time of 5:07, taking 14th place. Caterina Rossomanno and Brooke Greenwell also finished within the top 20 in 19th and 20th place. In the men's event Mikie Carnell led the way for WKU in the event with a time of 4:29.Â
The women's 400 saw the next PR for WKU on Saturday as Gianna Huerta logged a new best checking in at 58.17, good for 17th place. WKU picked up their third and final personal best on Saturday in the men's 400 as Leland Taylor improved his best time by over a second, finishing in 58.17.
The final two events of the day for WKU were the men's and women's 800. In the women's event Hannah Glassmeyer finished up in 2:24 good for sixth place. In the men's race Wade Balcom and Ben Dunkle both finished up in the top 10.Â
NOTABLESÂ
- In total, three Hilltoppers set a personal best on Saturday.
- Kinley Kunkel set a new personal best in the mile with a time of 5:07, beating her previous best of 5:12.
- Gianna Huerta managed a PR in the 400 on Saturday with a time of 58.17, better than her previous PR of 58.20.
- Leland Taylor logged a PR in the men's 400 Saturday with a 50.20 finish. His time is over a second better than his first 400-meter dash at the Vanderbilt Invitational which was 51.40.
- Sam Herbig claimed a victory in the men's 5000. The freshman finished in 15:23.
Women's Results
400
17th - Gianna Huerta - 58.17*
800
6th - Hannah Glassmeyer - 2:24.03
Mile
14th - Kinley Kunkel - 5:07.34*
19th - Caterina Rossomanno - 5:08.63
20th - Brooke Greenwell - 5:09.36
Pole Vault Invitational
8th - Natalie Papes - 3.97 (13-00.25)
Shot Put
7th - Jayla Gilbert - 13.41 (44-00)
22nd - Kennedy Coradini - 10.49 (34-05)
Men's Results
400
14th - Brunel Desinor - 49.71
19th - Leland Taylor - 50.20*
800
4th - Wade Balcom - 1:52.80
8th - Ben Dunkle - 1:54.85
18th - Trevor Hudnall - 1:56.97
23rd - Carter Hayes - 1:59.69
Mile
39th - Mikie Carnell - 4:29.79
41st - Parker Smith - 4:33.94
42nd - Jake Younger - 4:36.21
5000
1st - Sam Herbig - 15:23.77
Shot Put
16th - Luke McQueen - 15.00 (49-02.5)
17th - LeAndre Bolen - 14.94 (49-00.25)
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