Western Kentucky’s track and field team had a solid showing at the Pepsi Florida Relays competing against over 90 collegiate track programs, including seven ranked teams on both the men’s and women’s sides.

WKU was represented in 11 different events by 14 Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers.

Walking away with the highest marks for WKU was Desmond Mobley, who finished third in the long jump with a distance of 7.57 meters. The WKU men’s 4×400-meter relay team improved its preliminary time by almost five seconds in the finals, clocking 3:07.10, good for fourth place. Kymari Gates, Austin Hayes, Will Bush and David Saruni ran the relay for the Hilltoppers.

Representing the Lady Toppers this weekend were Ariel Terrell and Morgan McIntyre. Terrell finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:00.66) while McIntyre posted a ninth-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.80 meters.

Other top WKU performances included Julius Morris, who placed eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.44. The 4×100-meter men’s relay team ran a 40.06, finishing 11th. The Hilltoppers also placed 11th in the 1,600-meter sprint medley with a time of 3:31.68. Mobley notched a height of 2.01 meters in the high jump Saturday afternoon, giving WKU its eighth top-15 finish of the weekend.

Up next, WKU is set to host the Hilltopper Relays on Friday and Saturday.