West Liberty, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's and women's track & field programs will send their full teams to Saturday's Ashland Invitational. The Hilltoppers will bring four of the MEC's top performers to the meet where the field events will get underway at 10 a.m., followed by the running events at 11 a.m. inside the Niss Athletic Center

MEET DETAILS

• Location: Ashland, Ohio (Niss Athletic Center)
• Start Time: Field events begin at 10 a.m. and the running events begin at 11 a.m.

WEST LIBERTY MEN'S TRACK & FIELD STORYLINES

• The West Liberty men's track & field team has broken three school records this season, including Mikhi Anderson in the 60m hurdles (8.19), Hunter Patterson in the 200m dash (21.91), and Reese Burnside in the pole vault (4.80m (15' 9")). Anderson and Burnside's school records also hit NCAA Division II Provisional marks.
• The Hilltoppers hold two of the top-5 fastest times in the MEC in the 60m dash with Patterson ranking third (6.89) after winning the event at the Muskie Meet #1 and Lorenzo Ferrera is fifth (6.93).
• The pair of Patterson and Ferrera also rank second and sixth respectively in the 200m dash with times of 21.91 and 22.41. Patterson's time was also the winning time at the Muskie Meet #1 a week ago.
• In the 800m run, Francis Toohey ran a time of 1:59.53 at the Mount Union Toy Drive Invite and ranks fourth in the conference.
• Toohey holds a second top-5 time in the league as he finished in 8:55.01 at the YSU Icebreaker and is fifth in the MEC.
• Anderson is third in the conference in the 60m hurdles as he ran to a time of 8.19 at the YSU Icebreaker.
• The team of George Donovic, Malachi Stewart, Chase Pepper, and Arthur Williams hold the fourth best time in the 4x400 relay after running to a time of 3:33.84 in the YSU Icebreaker.
• In the high jump, WLU holds down three of the top-5 spots on the MEC Performance List. Daminn Cunningham and Anderson are tied for second with jumps of 1.92m at the Mount Union Toy Drive Invite while Donovic is fourth with a jump of 1.90m at the YSU Icebreaker.
• In the pole vault, Burnside holds the top mark in the conference and is 15^th in NCAA Division II with a vault of 4.80m to win the Muskie Meet #1. He is joined by Julius Hobbs and Nate Lucas who are third and fifth respectively with vaults of 4.10m and 3.75m.
• Cunningham ranks first in the conference with a long jump mark of 7.02m at the YSU Icebreaker. Joining him in the top-5 of the league is Gage Patterson who is third with a jump of 6.61m and Bri'Juan Baylor who is fifth with a jump of 6.56m.
• Quinn Ashbrook and AJ Cherico rank ninth and tenth in the MEC in the triple jump with marks of 12.46m and 11.84m respectively at the YSU Icebreaker.
• Joshua Fancher has the second best throw in the league in the shot put with a mark of 15.69m at the Mount Union Toy Drive Invite.
• In the weight throw a pair of Hilltoppers appear in the top-5 of the conference, led by John Brown who is second with a mark of 16.10m that won the Muskie Meet #1. He's joined by Fancher who is fifth with a throw of 14.44m at the YSU Icebreaker.
• Jason Falvo is in his first season as the head coach at West Liberty and his 15^th season as a collegiate head coach in track & field.

WEST LIBERTY WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD STORYLINES

• The West Liberty women's track & field team has broken a pair of school records this season, including Ky'Ara Ross and Sierra Lanham in the long jump (5.53m (18' 1.75")), and Ross in the 200m dash (26.40).
• Ross ranks tenth in the 200m dash on the MEC Performance List with a time of 26.40 occurring at the YSU Icebreaker.
• Lacey Dimit holds a top-10 time in the mile as she crossed the finish line in 5:39.32 at the YSU Icebreaker for the eighth fastest time in the conference.
• After posting times of 20:00.22 and 20:10.95 at the YSU Icebreaker, Morgan Lesnansky and Shania Keene rank seventh and eighth in the MEC in the 5,000m run.
• Marissa Scott is tenth in the league in the 60m hurdles after running to a time of 9.48 at the YSU Icebreaker.
• The team of Dimit, Madelyn Cisar, Bailey Pack, and Brookelyn Reynolds hold the fifth best time in the 4x400 relay after running to a time of 4:32.96 in the YSU Icebreaker.
• Lanham and Ross are tied for the best mark in the MEC with their school record jumps of 5.53m in the long jump at the YSU Icebreaker.
• Kennedy Martin holds the second best mark in the league in the shot put with a throw of 12.25m at the Muskie Meet #1 to win the event. She is joined in the top-10 by Jennifer DiLullo who recorded a mark of 11.06m for seventh in the conference.
• There are four Hilltoppers who occupy spots in the top-10 of the MEC's weight throw performance list, led by Haley Norris who is third with a throw of 13.09m at the YSU Icebreaker. She is joined by Kaylee Savage who is eighth in the conference with a mark of 12.09m and Adriana Fazzini who is ninth with a throw of 11.85m. Rounding out the group is Sierra Davis who is tenth with a throw of 11.60m.
• Jason Falvo is in his first season as the head coach at West Liberty and his 15^th season as a collegiate head coach in track & field.