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WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, January 9, 2020 Track & Field / Contact: Jessica Leifheit, WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations Live Results | Coach Ansley Preview Video | Meet Schedule WKU TRACK & FIELD RETURNS TO LEXINGTON TO OPEN 2020 SLATE BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track & Field will be back in action after opening its 2019-20 season in early December as the squad heads back to Lexington for the Kentucky-hosted Jim Green Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Competition will take place at UK’s Nutter Fieldhouse. “We’re going back to Kentucky this weekend and it’ll be a chance for us to see where our student- athletes are at,” assistant coach Tosha Ansley shared. “This will be a good opportunity to get anyone back on rhythm that may have fell off On Friday, field events will open at 12:30 p.m. CT with the women’s high jump, while the women’s 60- meter prelims will get action started on the track at 3 p.m. On Saturday, field events will commence at 10 a.m. with action on the track opening at 11 a.m. “Our team goals at this point is working on everyone as an individual,” Ansley continued. “I’m really looking to get everyone to be the best they can be individually before we start looking at relays or anything else. We’re just looking to improve with each week in the classroom, on the track and as people.” Nineteen teams will be represented at the Jim Green Invitational, including: Alabama A&M, Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Campbellsville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky State, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina A&T, Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Thomas More, WKU and Xavier. Friday’s trip to Kentucky marks the second of four meets that WKU will compete in Lexington across the indoor and outdoor seasons. The Red and White’s season opener back on Dec. 6 also took place at UK. At the opener, WKU was represented by 28 student-athletes across 16 different events with 25 personal-bests being recorded. In total, the Red and White posted 17 top-10 finishes at the one-day outing. This weekend’s meet marks the first of three-straight weekends the Tops will be on the road competing. WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, January 11, 2020 Track & Field / Contact: Jessica Leifheit, WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations Results attached. TOPS TURN IN SEVEN TOP-10 FINISHES AGAINST TOUGH JIM GREEN INVITATIONAL FIELD LEXINGTON, Ky. – WKU Track & Field returned to action following the holiday break with the two-day Kentucky-hosted Jim Green Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Hilltoppers saw seven top-10 finishes collected led by Dartez Hamlin’s fifth-place showing in the 60-meter dash finals. In total, 28 individuals turned in results for the Red and White from Lexington. “This meet was a good start for us to get back to work after the long Christmas break,” WKU Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Brent Chumbley shared. “Our student-athletes turned in several personal records that we weren’t really expecting.” Alabama A&M, Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Campbellsville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky State, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina A&T, Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Thomas More, WKU and Xavier all competed at the two-day outing from the Nutter Fieldhouse. “On the men’s side, I think Sheldon Noble, Dartez Hamlin, Dedrick Troxell and Devon Montgomery had really strong performances,” Chumbley continued. “Alexis Williams and Grace Turner again shined for the women. Next week at Samford will give us a better idea of where we are as a team. Hamlin reset his personal best in the 60-meter race twice on the weekend, posting a 6.94 in the prelims before turning in another best of 6.91 in the finals to take home the Tops’ lone top-five finish of the meet. Noble locked up a top-10 finish for the Tops in the triple jump with a personal-best 14.95-meter mark for sixth place. Montgomery added another personal best for WKU with a 4.45-meter clear in the pole vault. WKU MEN’S RESULTS 60m Dash 1st Round – 11th – Dartez Hamlin – 6.94 seconds (PR) 1st Round – 30th – Sheldon Noble – 7.16 seconds (PR) Semis – 6th – Dartez Hamlin – 6.95 seconds Finals – 5th – Dartez Hamlin – 6.91 seconds (PR) 200m 19th – Marlowe Mosley – 22.12 seconds 400m 13th – Marlowe Mosley – 49.70 seconds 800m 19th – Clint Sherman – 1:59.0 (PR) 23rd – Jacob Steppe – 2:00.49 (PR) 28th – Donnie Fry – 2:12.59 (PR) Mile Run 19th – Dedrick Troxell – 4:19.61 (PR) 42nd – Emerson Wells – 4:35.09 50th – Dylan Duckworth – 5:03.23 3000m 24th – Jacob Skillman – 9:13.56 (PR) 26th – Will Perrone – 9:37.30 (PR) Shot Put 20th – Joel Dittoe – 11.98 meters Weight Throw 16th – Joel Dittoe – 15.36 meters (PR) 20th – Brett Brannon – 14.42 meters Triple Jump 6th – Sheldon Noble – 14.95 meters (PR) Pole Vault 10th – Devon Montgomery – 4.45 meters (PR) On the women’s side, Alexis Williams turned in two top-10 finishes, earning the mark in both the 200 meter (24.54) and 400 meter (58.10) with a pair of personal bests. In the pole vault, Turner added WKU’s final top-10 finish with a 3.55-meter clear for eighth place. WKU WOMEN’S RESULTS 60m Hurdles 35th – Trinity Williams – 9.86 seconds (PR) 60m 38th – Samyzia Sears – 8.09 seconds 200m 9th – Alexis Williams – 24.54 seconds (PR) 56th – Trinity Williams – 29.02 seconds (PR) 400m 10th – Alexis Williams – 58.10 (PR) 31st – Audrey Griffin – 1:04.66 800m 18th – Aairiona Hayden-Ransom – 2:27.81 Mile Run 34th – Savannah Heckman – 5:22.59 (PR) 47th – Jenna Vaughn – 5:40.17 (PR) 52nd – Heather Whitlow – 6:22.60 (PR) 3000m 18th – Savannah Heckman – 10:54.67 25th – Haley Webb – 11:35.16 26th – Kaia Enevoldsen – 11:58.79 (PR) Shot Put 21st – Jessica Smith – 10.63 meters (PR) Pole Vault 8th – Grace Turner – 3.55 meters (PR) T-15th – Alexis Thacker – 3.10 meters WKU will be back in action again the next two weekends with trips to Samford and Marshall on the schedule, respectively. WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Track & Field / Contact: Jessica Leifheit, WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations Headshots of Hamlin and Williams attached. DARTEZ HAMLIN, ALEXIS WILLIAMS EARN C-USA TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS DALLAS – WKU Track & Field’s Dartez Hamlin and Alexis Williams were named Conference USA’s Male and Female Track Athlete of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Tuesday. The honors mark the first for each student-athlete as well as first for WKU this season. “It’s great to see Alexis and Dartez recognized for their hard work by Conference USA,” WKU Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Brent Chumbley shared. “I’m thrilled for both and excited to watch them succeed.” Over the weekend, Hamlin and Williams led the Red and White at the Kentucky-hosted Jim Green Invitational. Alabama A&M, Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Campbellsville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky State, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina A&T, Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Thomas More, WKU and Xavier all competed at the two-day outing from the Nutter Fieldhouse. Hamlin reset his personal best in the 60-meter race twice on the weekend, posting a 6.94 in the prelims before turning in another best of 6.91 in the finals to take home the Tops’ lone top-five finish of the meet. The El Paso, Texas native’s mark ranks fifth among all Conference USA competitors in the event this season. On the women’s side, Williams turned in two top-10 finishes, earning the mark in both the 200-meter (24.54) and 400-meter (58.10) races with a pair of personal bests. Both of the Hampton, Ga., native’s times are the best in Conference USA this season. Williams’ 200-meter mark ranks 26th across the NCAA to date. WKU will be back in action again the next two weekends with trips to Samford and Marshall on the schedule, respectively. WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, January 16, 2020 Track & Field / Contact: Jessica Leifheit, WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations Videos: Coach Chumbley | Alexis Williams | Dartez Hamlin Heat Sheets | Live Results SAMFORD INDOOR OPEN UP NEXT FOR WKU TRACK & FIELD BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track & Field will make its first of three trips to Birmingham, Ala., this indoor season as the Red and White head south for this weekend’s Samford Indoor Open. The two-day outing will take place at the Birmingham CrossPlex, the same location that the Tops will visit for the Samford Open (Feb. 14-15) and the C-USA Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23). “Based on how our practices have looked this week, I think everyone is really excited to go into this weekend and perform at an even higher level than we did this past weekend,” WKU Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Brent Chumbley shared.