LOUISVILLE, Ky. – WKU Track & Field senior Katie Isenbarger set a new program record for women's indoor high jump on Saturday at she cleared 1.82m (5' 11.5") at Louisville's PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational.
 
Overall, WKU took home nine top-10 finishes at the highly competitive Invitational.
 
Isenbarger now holds three of the top five indoor high jump marks in program history as she bested the previous record of 5' 10.75" that she jumped in 2019. The new mark ties her overall personal best that she jumped in the outdoor season of 2019.
"Katie was amazing today," said Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Brent Chumbley. "First meet in two years and she had a PR and school record."
 
"Overall we were a little flat, but still put up some good PR's," added Chumbley. "Demetrius (Rolle), Savannah (Heckman) and Ajla (Basic) all had good days."
 
"The meet went well for some, but we learned there's some aspects to the way we race that need to improve," said assistant coach Brooks LeCompte of the distance group. "Positioning ourselves where we need to be and finishing races well is where we still have a lot of work to do as a unit."
 
Savannah Heckman earned more top finishes in Louisville this weekend as she PR'ed in the 3,000-meter race by seven seconds to finish fourth with a time of 9:49.06. She also finished ninth in the mile with a time of 4:56.55.
 
Stepping up out of the men's sprints group were Demetrius Rolle and Gabriel Dozier. Rolle improved his 60-meter time by 0.08 seconds from the preliminary round to the finals to move up from fifth to third after clocking a 6.77, just outside the Hilltopper top-five performances. Dozier added a fifth-place finish for himself in the 200 while Rolle finished in sixth in the longer event.
 
In throws, Ajla Basic continued to mark new personal bests in weight throw as she recorded a throw of 17.76m (58' 3.25"). She picked up a ninth-place finish with the throw.
 
On the men's distance side, Clint Sherman logged a major PR in the 800 with a time of 1:55.72 and is closing in on the top five male indoor performances in program history. Mile Huff also earned a new personal best in the 3,000-meter race, breaking the nine-minute mark.
 
"We still had our fair share of PRs from the group which was nice to see," added LeCompte. "Lucy (Rutherford) and Clint ran very strong today. Savannah had a good double in the mile and 3k and Miles ran well in the 3k. Overall, I think today's meet will prepare us to be at our best when we need to be."
 
"Next week will be a recovery week for part of the team before our final push before conference," said Chumbley.
 
Women's Results
High Jump
1^st – Katie Isenbarger – 1.82m (5' 11.5") – new female indoor program record
17^th – Allison Arnett – 1.64m (5' 4.5")
Pole Vault (Unseeded)
7^th – Grace Turner – 3.51m (11' 6.25")
12^th – Nikki Ogorek – 3.36m (11' 0.25")
Weight Throw
9^th – Ajla Basic – 17.76m (58' 3.25")*
17^th – Aitana Safont Falomir – 16.24m (53' 3.5")
22^nd – Tayelor Thrasher-Walker – 13.73m (45' 0.5")
Shot Put
Ines Lopez Arias – NM
60m
11^th in prelims – Queen Couch – 7.69*
60m hurdles
18^th in prelims – Samyzia Sears – 9.33
200m
17^th – Queen Couch – 25.93
400m
24^th – Rachel Payne- 1:02.27*
25^th – Lauren Dowd – 1:08.88
800m
22^nd – Elyssa Toal – 2:25.33
24^th – Madeline Powell – 2:28.00
25^th – Abigail Green – 2:30.24
Mile
9^th – Savannah Heckman – 4:56.55
23^rd – Lucy Rutherford – 5:11.35
26^th – Elyssa Toal – 5:19.51
3,000m
4^th - Savannah Heckman – 9:49.06*
4x400-meter relay
13^th – Q. Couch, S. Sears, R. Payne, A. Green – 4:10.35
14^th – M. Powell, E. Toal, S. Heckman, A. Griffin – 4:16.42
 
Men's Results
Shot Put
23^rd – John Elam – 14.42m (47' 3.75")
Kaison Barton – NM
Weight Throw
14^th – Brett Brannon – 17.05m (55' 11.25")
19^th – Kaison Barton – 16.21m (53' 2.25") *
Pole Vault
Devon Montgomery - NH
60m
5th in prelims – Demetrius Rolle – 6.85
25^th in prelims – Gabriel Dozier – 7.21
3^rd in finals – Demetrius Rolle – 6.77*
60m hurdles
11^th in prelims – Cedric Johnson – 8.67*
200m
5^th – Gabriel Dozier – 22.02*
6^th – Demetrius Rolle – 22.03
21^st – Jaden Warner – 23.09
400m
20^th – Zackery Martinez – 51.15*
25^th – Rafael Teodoro DaSilva – 52.83*
800m
15^th – Clint Sherman – 1:55.72*
23^rd – Trey Kraimer – 1:59.42
24^th – Jordan Eddy – 2:00.25
Mile
11^th – Dedrick Troxell – 4:13.01
17^th – Clint Sherman – 4:15.06*
28^th – Keegan Barnette – 4:24.33*
3,000m
25^th – Miles Huff – 8:59.55*
28^th – Will Perrone – 9:13.71
29^th – Collin Pruitt – 9:18.13
4x400-meter relay
8^th – Z. Martinez, G. Dozier, D. Rolle, J. Warner – 3:28.67