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.