Western Kentucky’s track and field teams lit up the Governors Invitational hosted by Austin Peay on Friday as the Hilltopper and Lady Topper squads returned home with 24 top-five finishes, including eight first-place awards.

For the second meet in a row, WKU’s Austin Hayes earned first in the 200-meter this week, setting a new personal record and season record with a time of 21.11 seconds. Hayes clocked a PR of 10.51 in the 100-meter to earn another first-place finish. The Hilltoppers brought home first in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdle events. Jonathan Hayden clocked 14.24 in the 110-meter hurdles and Alec Tanksley ran a PR of 53.99 in the 400-meter hurdles.

Both of the men’s relay teams achieved top marks. In the 400-meter relay, the squad notched a time of 40.03, finishing first by more than three seconds. The 1,600 men’s relay clocked a 3:15.75 to earn first place, outrunning the next fastest team by more than five seconds. Desmond Mobley also notched a first-place finish after recording a jump of 2.01 meters in the high jump.

Lady Topper Ariel Terrell earned first in the 400 hurdles, clocking a time of 1:01.23. Two season bests were also set by Juannae Lewis in the 100 and 200 with times of 11.80 and 23.73, respectively. Lewis earned second in the 200 alongside Morgan McIntyre, who notched second in the pole vault, and Kira Harmon, who finished second in the javelin.

The WKU track and field squads will divide next weekend for the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Calif., and the Georgia Tech Relays in Atlanta.