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WKU posts numerous top-10 finishes at Gene Edmonds Open

Western Kentucky's track & field team racked up 22 top-10 finishes with nine on the women’s side and the remaining 13 by the men Saturday at the Purdue-hosted Gene Edmonds Open in West Lafayette, Ind.

Senior Morgan McIntyre – one of four Lady Toppers to compete in the pole vault – led the way with a third-place finish (12 feet, 6 inches). Getter Lemberg (12-0) took fifth.

In the mid-distance category, Aairiona Hayden-Ransom finished sixth in the 600-meter run (1:42.72).

WKU’s 4x400-meter relay unit of Ariel Terrell, Rebecca Cook, Kira Harmon and Juannae Lewis closed the day with a third-place finish (3:57.