WKU TRACK & FIELD - CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT!
Head Coach Erik Jenkins has captured 12 women's
titles and 11 men's titles since he took the coaching reigns in January 2008
Back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Champions (2012-13)
Coach Jenkins has produced 24 All-Americans and
won 14 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Honors
Joseph Chebet (Cross Country) and David Mokone (Indoor) named All-American in 2012-13 seasons
WKU Men's Program completed first Triple Crown (Cross
Country, Indoor, Outdoor) in 2011-2012 academic year
David Mokone 6-time Sun Belt Champion, 3-time Sun Belt Most Outstanding Track Performer
Elvyonn Bailey broke 38-year old 400-meter dash record with 2013 Sun Belt title winning time of 46.70 seconds
Javelin thrower Ignacio Guerra finished 4th
at 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, named First-Team All-American for second straight year
Thrower Monteka Flowers named Second-Team
All-American after finishing 15th in discus at NCAA Championships
Five NCAA Championship Qualifiers in 2012
Women's records set in 2012: Monteka Flowers
(Outdoor Shot put, Outdoor discus), Jade Nimmo (Outdoor Long Jump), Michelle Finn
(Steeplechase), Karleigh Parker (Indoor Pole Vault)
Men's records set in 2012: David Mokone (Indoor
800, Outdoor 800), Marcus Pope (Indoor 60-meter hurdles)
Ignacio Guerra set a new Chilean National Record in the javelin in 2011
Laura Igaune set a new Latvian National Record in the hammer in 2011
Head Coach Erik Jenkins was named 2009 NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year
