HOW IT HAPPENED
Field events kicked off the two-day meet with the women's weight throw. Jayla Gilbert and Kennedy Coradini competed for WKU in the event. Gilbert finished with a season best throw and a mark of 14 meters.
In the women's pole vault, Sophia Roskoski led the way with a ninth place finish. Freshman Ella Cleveland set a new personal best and finished up in 19th place.
Track events got underway with the 60-meter dash. A pair of Hilltoppers managed to qualify for the semifinal round in Zachariah Taylor and Sterling Weldon. Taylor would finish up in 16th with a PR and Weldon in 22nd.
In the 60-meter hurdles, Van Thrasher qualified for both the semifinals and the finals. He finished the day with a sixth place finish in the semifinals, with a time of 8.10. His time in the preliminary rounds stands at No. 87 in all of NCAA DI while his time in the semifinals checked in at No. 62.
In the men's 1000, a pair of Hilltoppers finished in the top-five in Wade Balcom and Ben Dunkle. Balcom led the way in the event with a first place finish, checking in at 2:27.
NOTABLES
- In total, four Hilltoppers set a personal best on Friday.
- Van Thrasher headlined action for WKU on Friday with a sixth place mark in the 60-meter hurdles semifinal round. His time of 8.10 stands at No. 62 in all of NCAA DI.
- Zachariah Taylor set a PR in the 60-meter semifinals with a time of 6.88.
- Ella Cleveland set a new personal best in the pole vault with a mark of 3.60 meters, finishing in 19th place.
- Luke McQueen set a PR in the men's weight throw with a toss of 14.16 meters.
Women's Results
60 Hurdles
42nd - Gianna Huerta - 9.21
Pole Vault
9th - Sophia Roskoski - 3.90 (12-09.5)
19th - Natalie Papes - 3.60 (11-09.75)
21st - Ella Cleveland - 3.60 (11-09.75)*
24th - Carolina Bannach - 3.45 (11-05.75)
Weight Throw
24th - Jayla Gilbert - 14.00 (45-11.25) SB
26th - Kennedy Coradini - 12.24 (40-02)
Men's Results
60 Prelims
21st - Zachariah Taylor - 6.91
22nd - Sterling Weldon - 6.92
33rd - Carter Vinson - 7.02
49th - JonJon Hunter - 7.36
60 Semis
16th - Zachariah Taylor - 6.88*
22nd - Sterling Weldon - 6.96
200
15th - Zachariah Taylor - 21.95
600
18th - Joey Raybourne - 1:24.60
1000
1st - Wade Balcom - 2:27.74
4th - Ben Dunkle - 2:29.75
60 Hurdles Prelims
8th - Van Thrasher - 8.17 #87
60 Hurdles Semis
6th - Van Thrasher - 8.10 (Q) #62
Weight Throw
25th - Luke McQueen - 14.16 (46-05.5)*
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