RICHMOND, Ky. – It will be a busy two days for the Eastern Kentucky University track and field program, as the Colonels head to North Carolina for the Wake Forest Invitational on Thursday and Friday of this week.
33 Colonels will compete, representing the Maroon and White this week across 15 events.
EKU has found notable success in the past in Winston-Salem with
Taha Er Raouy returning in the men's 1,500 meters after running a time of 3:41.24 a season ago. This year, he will be joined by teammates
Bradley Giblin and
Hamish Murray.
On the women's side
Brighter Jepchumba will compete in the 5,000m with
Morgan Kobylinski as Jepchumba looks to continue the impressive freshman campaign that has seen her already earn ASUN Freshman of the Week Honors.
Kristian Imroth will compete in the men's 3,000m steeplechase, his debut in the event in 2026 after finishing 12
th at the NCAA Championships a season ago.
In the field, a plethora of throwers are set to compete, highlighted by Matt See and
Lariah Wooden in the men's and women's shot put, and
Senda Garma,
JJ Love, and
Daroyce Flemons in the women's and men's hammer.
A full breakdown of EKU entries and the event timetable can be found below.
Thursday
| Time |
Event |
Entries |
| 2:00 PM |
Women Hammer Throw |
Haley Angel, Senda Garma, Eliza Hoffman,
Lexi Lawless, Amya Livingston, Ava Phillips,
Kristan Simmons |
| 4:00 PM |
Men Hammer Throw |
Daroyce Flemons, Bill Kissick, JJ Love, Matt See |
| 6:00 PM |
Women 800m |
Irene Rubio-Miralles, Bryce Alan Thornsbury |
| 8:00 PM |
Women 3000m Steeplechase |
Khadija Ennasri, Ann Kiplagat |
| 8:40 PM |
Men 3000m Steeplechase |
Kristian Imroth |
| 10:00 PM |
Men 10000m |
Cosmas Kiprop, Mario Priego |
| 10:35 PM |
Women 5000m (Open) |
Brighter Jepchumba, Morgan Kobylinski |
| 10:55 PM |
Men 5000m (Open) |
Miguel Baidal, Ty Blair, Mohammed Jouhari,
Brian Kimutai, Griffin Staude, German Vega,
Tomas Vega |
Friday
| Time |
Event |
Entries |
| 11:30 AM |
Men Javelin Throw |
Alex Camarca |
| 12:40 PM |
Women 1500m |
Edna Chelulei, Metrine Serem |
| 1:15 PM |
Men 1500m |
Taha Er Raouy, Bradley Giblin, Hamish Murray |
| 1:30 PM |
Women Discus Throw |
Eliza Hoffman, Lexi Lawless, Ava Phillips,
Kristan Simmons |
| 4:00 PM |
Men Discus Throw |
Bill Kissick |
| 6:00 PM |
Women Shot Put |
Eliza Hoffman, Lexi Lawless, Amya Livingston,
Ava Phillips, Kristan Simmons, Lariah Wooden |
| 8:15 PM |
Men Shot Put |
JJ Love, Matt See |
