MEET INFO
- Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn.
- April 10-11
- Meet Information (PDF)
- Meet Schedule (PDF)
- Meet Program (PDF)
- Performance List (PDF)
- TV: SEC Network+
The invite will open with the women's hammer throw Friday morning at 8 a.m. Friday's running events will start at 2 p.m. and open with the women's 1,500-meter and conclude with the men's 5k at 6:30 p.m. Day two of competition on Saturday will open with the men's hammer throw at 8 a.m. and conclude with the men's 4x400-meter relay at 4:45 p.m.
The full meet schedule can be viewed and downloaded HERE.
Admission is free for all spectators with parking available in the Lake Avenue Parking Garage (G11) and Terrace Avenue Parking Garage (G17).
WHO'S COMPETING:Â Collegiate programs represented at the meet include Alabama A&M, Ashland, Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Belmont, Bryant & Stratton (Va.), Campbellsville, Capital, Carson-Newman, Cedarville, Chicago State, Claflin, Dayton, Findlay, Huntington, Indiana Tech, Kentucky, King, Lindsey Wilson, Lipscomb, Louisville, Marian (Ind.), Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Milligan, Mississippi College, North Carolina Wesleyan, Oakland, Ohio Northern, Tennessee, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Trevecca Nazarene, Truett-McConnell, Tusculum, Valparaiso and Wittenberg.
A full performance list can be viewed HERE.
WATCH: The meet will be streamed live via SEC Network+ with coverage on Friday beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday's coverage will begin at 8 a.m.Â
FOLLOW LIVE: Live results from the Tennessee Invite will be provided by AdkinsTrak Timing Associates throughout the meet.
ABOUT THE TOPS
WKU enters its second weekend of outdoor competition coming off strong showings at the WashU Distance Carnival and Jim Vargo Invitational. Kinley Kunkel headlined the distance meet for the Tops, placing second in the 5000-meter run with a time of 16:20.19.Â
Van Thrasher led the Tops' effort at the Jim Vargo Invitational, sweeping the hurdles and high jump. Thrasher posted a first-place finishing time of 14.38 seconds for the 110-meter hurdles before clearing 1.92 meters (6 feet, 3.5 inches) to take first in the high jump.
Myles Gentry added another win on the track, capturing first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.89 seconds. WKU placed a total of four athletes inside the top seven of the men's 100-meter dash, including Brunel Desinor (10.98) in fourth, Zachariah Taylor (11.01) in sixth and Sterling Weldon (11.07) in seventh.
Devon Rogers claimed first in the men's javelin throw with a distance of 61.93 meters, while Hunter Coslow led a standout effort in the hammer throw, finishing first with a mark of 50.34 meters (165-2). Connor Owens followed with a runner-up finish. Coslow also posted a third-place finish in the shot put (15.80m) and a fourth-place finish in the discus (44.41m).
Kameron Horton turned in a runner-up finish in the 400 meters (49.36) and Sam Crenshaw finished second in the pole vault (4.86m). The men's 4x400 relay team also finished in third place with a time of 3:27.59.
Leland Taylor placed third in the men's 200-meter dash at 21.85 and Joey Raybourne added another second-place effort in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.53.
The women's side was highlighted by a win from Tatum McGlynn in the javelin with a throw of 45.20 meters and a first-place finish for Gianna Huerta in the women's 100-meter hurdles. WKU also picked up a victory in the women's 4x100-meter relay, finishing in 47.18 seconds.
Jayla Gilbert charted a second-place finish in the shot put (14.02m) and Jas Hampton finished with a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter dash (12.28). Huerta also posted a top-five finish in the 400-meter dash (58.22) and Hannah Glassmeyer placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:19.31).
FOLLOW THE TOPS: For more information on WKU Track and Field, follow the team on social media @WKUXCTF.
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