Western Kentucky’s men’s and women’s track and field teams tallied 20 new personal records while wrapping up the 2025 indoor regular season at the Bulldog Invite on Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama.

WKU also notched a total of six first-place finishers highlighted by Kinley Kunkel’s meet record in the women’s 5,000-meter race.

Kunkel kicked off the day’s events with a bang, taking first place in the 5,000. Coming off Conference USA Track Athlete of the Week honors, Kunkel finished the 5,000 meters in 17 minutes, 10 seconds. Her time is also a new record for the Bulldog Invite meet.

In the men’s event, Michael House set a PR for the second consecutive meet.

In the men’s 800, all four that competed for WKU set a new personal record highlighted by Wade Balcom’s first-place finish and Trevor Hudnall’s second-place finish.

In the sprinter events, WKU saw multiple PRs and a couple of top finishers. In the men’s 60 final, Zachariah Taylor took third, setting a PR, finishing in 6.90. In the men’s 60 hurdles, Joey Raybourne had a career day with a PR. Freshman Sanaa Washington set a personal best in the women’s 200 for the second consecutive meet.

In the men’s weight throw, Kaison Barton and Connor Owens were the top two finishers in the event.

Sophia Roskoski managed to match her personal best in the women’s pole vault. She took second place in the event and her mark of 3.97 meters stands as the third best in WKU history.

In the men’s pole vault, Caleb Joyce set a personal best, claiming a 10th-place finish.

WKU finished the day off with six first place finishers including five for the men and one for the women.

In the men’s 200-meter dash, Kameron Horton took home first with a mark of 21.19 which stands as No. 96 in all of NCAA DI.

WKU will have a week off to prepare for the 2025 Conference USA Championships which will be held Feb. 28 and March 1 at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Men’s Results

60 (Prelims)

4th – Sterling Weldon – 6.97 (Q)

7th – Zachariah Taylor – 6.96 (Q)

9th – Jayden Freeman – 7.00

60 (Final)

3rd – Zachariah Taylor – 6.90*

4th – Sterling Weldon – 6.94

60 Hurdles (Prelims)

18th – Joey Raybourne – 9.48*

21st – Blake Foster – 10.03*

200

1st – Kameron Horton – 21.19 (96)

5th – Zachariah Taylor – 21.92

7th – Brunel Desinor – 21.96

18th – Jayden Freeman – 22.74

400

1st – Brunel Desinor – 48.83

14th – Henry Fisher – 50.42*

16th – Van Thrasher – 52.21

800

1st – Wade Balcom – 1:53*

2nd – Trevor Hudnall – 1:53*

11th – Landon Kempema – 1:57*

13th – Parker Smith – 1:58*

Mile

4th – Hollis Johnson – 4:20

3000

11th – Rowen Wilkinson – 9:43

5000

6th – Jake Younger – 15:14

9th – Michael House – 15:36*

11th – Tyler Pfefferkorn – 15:54

4×400

3rd – Western Kentucky (Kempema, Balcom, Hudnall, Smith) – 3:27

High Jump

7th – Nick Fornoff – 1.92 (6-03.5)

7th – Van Thrasher – 1.92 (6-03.5)

Long Jump

1st – Sterling Weldon – 6.92 (22-08.5)

Pole Vault

10th – Caleb Joyce – 4.67 (15-03.75)*

Shot Put

4th – Kaison Barton – 15.96 (52-04.5)

Weight Throw

1st – Kaison Barton – 18.29 (60-00.25)

2nd – Connor Owens – 18.11 (59-05)

Women’s Results

60 (Prelims)

10th – Jas Hampton – 7.99

16th – Haley Zell – 8.12

17th – Gianna Huerta – 8.14

22nd – Savannah Daugherty – 8.50

60 Hurdles (Prelims)

12th – Madison Rabe – 9.07*

20th – Rachel Payne – 9.57

200

6th – Sanaa Washington – 25.05*

18th – Gianna Huerta – 26.21*

26th – Morgan Moore – 28.80

800

7th – Sofia Witt – 2:21*

16th – Arielle Phillips – 2:31

Mile

2nd – Addie Frisch – 5:05*

11th – Tatum Maschhoff – 5:23*

3000

10th – Mary Dye – 10:35*

5000

1st – Kinley Kunkel – 17:10* (Record)

4×400

7th – Western Kentucky (Frisch, Witt, Maschhoff, Daugherty) – 4:12

High Jump

2nd – Rachel Payne – 1.61 (5-03.25)

Long Jump

12th – Jas Hampton – 4.98 (16-04.25)*

Pole Vault

2nd – Sophia Roskoski – 3.97 (13-00.25)*

Shot Put

5th – Jayla Gilbert – 13.07 (42-10.75)

Triple Jump

6th – Haley Zell – 10.86 (35-07.5)

Weight Throw

6th – Aitana Safont Falomir – 16.39 (53-09.25)