Western Kentucky’s track and field teams wrapped up action at the Little Rock Invitational on Saturday in Little Rock, Arkansas.

In total, WKU saw seven new personal bests with four coming from the women’s team. In addition to the PRs, the Hilltoppers managed to finish in the top five in their respective events on 11 occasions.

Action opened up on Saturday with WKU junior Luke Stegman claiming the victory in the men’s discus with a 51.69-meter throw. LeAndre Bolen followed suit as he took home third in the event.

Sterling Weldon led the way for the sprinters as he charted a PR in the 100-meter dash, clocking at 10.57 seconds for a third-place finish. In the 400-meter dash, Brunel Desinor finished in the top five with a time of 47.58.

Gianna Huerta headlined action for the women as she managed to set a personal best in both events that she competed in on Saturday. Her performance was highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles.

Sofia Witt led the Hilltoppers in the 800-meter run as she managed a top-15 finish and a new PR with a mark of 2:20. Morgan Moore also had a personal best finish in the event, checking in at 2:34.

Henry Fisher notched a PR in the 400-meter run with a time of 49.89, which was good for 19th place in the event.

WKU will take a week off before competing at the Jim Freeman Invitational, April 25-29 in Louisville.

Men’s Results

100

3rd – Sterling Weldon – 10.57*

12th – Zachariah Taylor – 10.88

400

5th – Brunel Desinor – 47.58

19th – Henry Fisher – 49.89*

800

19th – Rowen Wilkinson – 2:10

1500

9th – Parker Smith – 4:18

10th – Rowen Wilkinson – 4:20

110 Hurdles

11th – Van Thrasher – 14.79

14th – Ricardo Smith – 15.00

High Jump

8th – Nick Fornoff – 1.90 (6-02.75)

Triple Jump

3rd – Sterling Weldon – 14.39 (47-02.5)

Shot Put

2nd – Kaison Barton – 16.69 (54-06)

5th – Luke McQueen – 15.71 (51-06.5)*

6th – Luke Stegman – 15.55 (51-00.25)

8th – Hunter Coslow – 15.36 (50-04.75)

12th – LeAndre Bolen – 13.29 (43-07.25)

Discus

1st – Luke Stegman – 51.69 (169-07)

3rd – LeAndre Bolen – 48.75 (159-11)

4th – Connor Owens – 46.96 (154-01)

12th – Grant Reece – 41.06 (134-09)

18th – Hunter Hall – 36.38 (119-04)

Women’s Results

200

25th – Gianna Huerta – 26.01*

800

11th – Sofia Witt – 2:20*

18th – Tatum Maschhoff – 2:28

22nd – Morgan Moore – 2:34*

1500

11th – Mary Dye – 4:58

13th – Tatum Maschhoff – 5:08

3000 Steeplechase

5th – Arielle Phillips – 11:53

100 Hurdles

4th – Gianna Huerta – 14.68*

Triple Jump

5th – Haley Zell – 11.67 (38-03.5)

Shot Put

2nd – Jayla Gilbert – 13.83 (45-04.5)