BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Sophomore Ashley Mayhew and freshman Rebecca Forbes each established new career-best numbers in their final tuneup before next week’s Ohio Valley Conference Track & Field Championships.

Tennessee Tech coach Tony Cox took three student-athletes to the Western Kentucky Invitational in Bowling Green, giving them one final chance to prepare for the OVC meet which will take place Friday and Saturday at Eastern Kentucky University.

Mayhew set a new career mark in the shot put, and also competed in the discus. She scored a toss of 43 feet, 3.25 inches to beat her old mark by one inch and finish sixth. Mayhew placed ninth in the discus with a toss of 112 feet, 3 inches.

Forbes set a new career-best to finish 10th in the discus at 97 feet, 9 inches, beating her previous best by three inches. She also placed fourth in the javelin with a throw of 82 feet, 8 inches.

Senior Ashley Evans was the third Golden Eagle to compete at WKU. She placed sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 13:21.94.