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Hokies advance 12 athletes in 7 events to NCAA Championships – Virginia Tech Athletics

Hokies advance 12 athletes in 7 events to NCAA Championships - Virginia Tech Athletics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – On the final day of the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, Hokies track & field punched one final ticket to Hayward Field after an incredible four days of competition.
 
Securing her second straight qualification to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Essence Henderson had clinched her spot after two rounds before unleashing a massive throw in the discus on her third attempt. Henderson heaved the implement 58.83m (193′ 0″) in the last throw of the competition to finish as the No. 1 overall qualifier and shatter her own school record. Henderson’s mark ranks as the No. 6 throw in the NCAA this season as she looks to challenge for the title in Oregon.
 
In Tech’s other two events of Saturday, Chase Kappeler and Hailey Huston Myles both capped excellent seasons for the Hokies. Kappeler’s breakout year ended just short of advancing to Eugene in the 3,000m steeplechase, as Kappeler recovered from an early stumble in the race and fought back through the pack at Indiana’s Billy Hayes Track. In the triple jump, Huston Myles delivered a wind-legal personal best as she leaped 12.74m (41′ 9.75″). The graduate transfer closed out her career having left her mark on both the indoor and outdoor triple jump top lists for the Hokies.
 

With the East Prelims now complete, Tech track & field moves its attention to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, set to run June 8-11 at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. With 12 athletes ready to compete across the Hokies’ nine entries, the national finals look to be a thrill across the board.
 
WOMEN’S ENTRIES
Rachel Baxter (Pole Vault)
Julia Fixsen (Pole Vault)
Essence Henderson (Discus)
Sara Killinen (Hammer)
 
MEN’S ENTRIES
Khalil Bedoui (Hammer)
Chauncey Chambers (Triple Jump)
Ben Fleming (3,000m Steeplechase)
Ben Nibbelink (3,000m Steeplechase)
4x100m Relay (Cole Beck, Kennedy Harrison, Kahleje “KJ” Tillmon, Torrence Walker)
 

Gallery: (5-28-2022) T&F: 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds Day 4

 

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Morgan Lee Wins Two Events; Team Places Third – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Morgan Lee Wins Two Events; Team Places Third - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Morgan Lee won the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters, Maya Verma captured the high jump and two others had second place finishes for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women’s track & field team, which placed third in the Liberty League Championship hosted by Vassar College. The University of Rochester won the team title with 230 points, followed by Ithaca College with 216 and the Engineers with 132.

Lee, a junior, ran the 1500 meters practically uncontested as she won with a time of 4:41.21, which was three minutes in front of the runner-up, Lindsay Scott of Ithaca, who crossed in 4:44.21. Jillian Lees, another Rensselaer junior, earned a fifth place finish with a time of 4:52.58.

In the 5000, Lee won by six minutes with a time of 17:44.36, easily outdistancing Ava Fowler of Ithaca, who finished second with a time of 15:50.74. RPI’s Nia Goddard, who won the 10000 meters on Friday by two minutes, came in third with a time of 17:55.72.

Also on the track, both the 4×100 relay team and the 4×400 squad had top 4 finishes. Elizabeth Evans, Kat Morin, Christine Mallette and Caitlin Smith combined for a 49.35 in the 4×1, while Fadyia Thompson, Evans, Mallette and Jordan Porter were fourth in the 4×4 with a 4:11.48. Individually, Morin was fifth in the 100. 

Verma, a senior, led the field events with her victory in the high jump, reaching 1.63 meters on her first attempt at that height. The runner-up, Eileen Bequette of Rochester, managed a 1.58-meter effort, but could not match Verma in three attempts.

The triple jump featured two Engineers in the top 4 with Emily Vallee placing second at 10.92 meters and Julia Hubbard coming in fourth at 10.59. Rochester’s Alyssa Hoogs won with a leap of 11.27 meters. 

Morgan Daley, who won the hammer on Friday, was second in the discus. She reached 37.35 on her fifth throw but could not out-do the 39.02 of St. Lawrence’s Kimberly Merchant.

And in the heptathlon, Maria Domingo was fifth overall with 3220 points.

A select number of team members will continue to compete in attempts to qualify for the NCAA Championship with the next opportunity coming on May 16 at Swarthmore.

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Germany's Sophie Weissenberg holds a 53-point lead after four events of the heptathlon in Ratingen ©Getty Images

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Harding Women Dominate Field Events to Build 40-Point Lead at GAC Meet – Harding University Athletics

Harding Women Dominate Field Events to Build 40-Point Lead at GAC Meet - Harding University Athletics
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Harding’s women used dominant performances in the heptathlon and three field events to build a 40-point lead after two days at the Great American Conference Track and Field Championships, hosted by Oklahoma Baptist.

Harding has 94 points with Oklahoma Baptist second at 54 and Arkansas Tech third with 34.

Freshman Sofie Reitbauer became the fourth consecutive Harding athlete to win the GAC heptathlon with Lauren Shell second, earning the Lady Bisons 18 points.

Harding scored 15 points in the hammer throw with senior Cara Mason winning the event for the second straight year.

The Lady Bisons continued to pile up the points in the triple jump with junior Jenna Akins and sophomore Mariah Miller placing first and second.

The largest point haul came in the javelin, where Harding had six of the scorers, including senior Anna Kay Clark, who won the event for the second straight year and shattered the GAC meet record.

The final day of competition is tomorrow with events beginning at 10 a.m.

Below is a break down of Harding’s performances in each event. Most of the running events Friday were preliminaries with the finals Saturday.

Heptathlon

Harding points: 18 … freshman Sofie Reitbauer won the event with 4,435 points, and junior Lauren Shell was second with 4,390 points … Reitbauer is the fourth consecutive Harding athlete to win the GAC heptathlon, joining Kaylin Turley (2018), Emily Shell (2019) and Darcy Sanford (2021)

100-meter hurdles (prelims)

Freshman Sofie Reitbauer ran 15.73 and freshman Sydnee Parker ran 17.00 and neither qualified for Saturday’s final

400 meters (prelims)

Senior Anne-Noelle Clerima had the top qualifying time of 56.47 seconds and was one of three Lady Bisons to qualify for the final … senior Kinga Szarzynska qualified fifth with a time of 58.20, and sophomore Alyssa Couey qualified eighth in 59.43 … Harding’s Krisman Eakin and Miah Maples were ninth and 10th respectively and just missed qualification

100 meters (prelims)

Harding did not have a competitor in the 100

800 meters (prelims)

Harding had two athletes qualify in the 800 … senior Kinga Szarzynska qualified fifth in 2:21.73 with senior Celia Stramrood sixth at 2:22.57 … Szarzynska is a two-time GAC champion in the event (2018, 2021)

400 hurdles (prelims)

Senior Anne-Noelle Clerima, Harding’s lone entry in the 400 hurdles, qualified third in 1:03.78 by winning Heat 2 … Harding has never won the 400 hurdles at the GAC meet

200 meters (prelims)

Senior Anne-Noelle Clerima qualified for her third event of the day … Clerima qualified second with a time of 25.04, just .01 seconds off her PR

3,000-meter steeplechase

Harding points: 3 … sophomore Ellie Fantauzzo turned in a PR of 11:44.26 to place sixth and earn Harding three points

Hammer Throw

Harding points: 15 … senior Cara Mason won the hammer throw for the second straight year … her throw of 49.72 meters or 163 feet, 1 inch is the best ever by a Harding athlete at the GAC meet … Mason won by seven inches … Mason’s finishes in the hammer at the GAC meet (5th, 3rd, 1st, 1st) … senior Tessa TeGrootenhuis placed fifth (four points) with a mark of 43.21 meters or 141 feet, 9 inches … she placed sixth in the even in 2021 … junior Tiffany Hildebrandt placed eighth (one point) with a PR of 42.73 meters or 140 feet, 2 inches

Triple Jump

Harding points: 19 … junior Jenna Akins won the event (10 points) with a mark of 11.99 meters or 39 feet, 4 inches on her sixth and final jump … sophomore Mariah Miller placed second (8 points) with an identical mark of 11.99 meters or 39 feet, 4 inches … Akins and Miller topped the next competitor by two centimeters … freshman Grace Carter placed eighth (1 point) with a mark of 10.80 meters or 35 feet, 5.25 inches … Akins won the event for the first time and became the fourth different Harding athlete to win the GAC triple jump, joining Caroline Embry (2016), Emily Shell (2018) and Miller (2021)

Javelin

Harding points: 33 … Harding had six of the eight scoring athletes … sophomore All-American Anna Kay Clark shattered the previous GAC meet record of 43.74 meters, winning with a toss of 46.66 meters or 153 feet, 1 inch … it was her second consecutive GAC championship … junior Cooper Monn was second (36.01m), sophomore Meghan McElroy was third (35.72m), freshman Sydney Soto was fifth (33.91m), junior Mary Vander Sewell was sixth (32.97m) and junior Lauren Shell was seventh (32.18m)

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Athletic Department to hit the road for three Coaches Caravan events – Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics

Athletic Department to hit the road for three Coaches Caravan events - Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT Athletics Department is hitting the road in the coming weeks and fans are invited to meet and mingle with coaches and administrators as part of its “Coaches Caravan” series.
 
Executive Director of Athletics Jacqueline Nicholson will host events in Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse and alumni, parents and friends are all invited to join the RIT coaching staff and administrators for three nights of fun, refreshments and discussions about all the latest in Tiger Athletics.

“We are excited to get out and see our fans and talk about all the great things going on with the department,” said Nicholson. “We look forward to sharing more about the future of RIT athletics and interacting with the amazing fans we have across Western New York.” 
 
Wednesday, May 18 – Rochester, N.Y. – REGISTER NOW
ROC Brewing Co. (RIT Alumni Owned) – 5:30 P.M.
Featured Coaches: Phil Bartela (S&D), Celeste Brown (WHKY), Jake Coon (MLAX), Bill Garno (MSOC), Amy Reed (WBB); Emcee: Rob Grow (BASE)
 
Tuesday, May 24 – Buffalo, N.Y. – REGISTER NOW
Resurgence Brewing Company (RIT Alumni Owned) – 5:30 P.M.
Featured Coaches: Jason Bovenzi (WRES), Liz Masterson (WSOC), Bob McVean (MBB), Erin Wagner (WLAX), Wayne Wilson (MHKY); Emcee: Rob Grow (BASE)
 
Thursday, June 2 – Syracuse, N.Y. – REGISTER NOW
The Fitz at Oh My Darling – 5:30 P.M.
Featured Coaches: Jim Bodenstedt (ROW), Tom Linhart (TEN), Jim Lodes (WVB), Becky Stryker (SOFT), David Warth (XC/T&F); Emcee: Rob Grow (BASE)
 
For more information, visit the RIT Office of Alumni Relations website.

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Women Send Eight to Finals in Track Events on Day 2 of MEC Championships – Wheeling University Athletics

Women Send Eight to Finals in Track Events on Day 2 of MEC Championships - Wheeling University Athletics


Glenville, W. Va. – After featuring the field athletes heavily on day one, it was the track athletes turn to take the course on day two of the 2022 Mountain East Conference (MEC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Wheeling Women’s Track & Field team had a big showing, sending eight athletes to the finals of their events while the field and multis finished up their championships.

After the multis and field events starting the day, the track qualifiers began at 4:30 PM and the Cardinals got started on a strong note. Isha Sesay posted the top time in the 100-Meter Hurdles Qualifier at 14.76 second and she will be joined by teammate Jenay Soumahro, who finished fifth at 15.45 seconds. When they took the hurdles away, the Cardinals sent their third athlete to the finals as Ka’Niya McGowan finished third with a time of 12.22 seconds.  The distance runners were up next and Caroline Fodor set the pace in the 800-Meter, running a 2:24.72 to lead the field by more than three seconds.  Wheeling qualified the most runners in the Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles with three athletes qualifying.

 Jenay Soumahro, who is the defending MEC Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week, won the Qualifier with a time of 64.63 seconds.  Keala McCurry, who won the MEC Outdoor Pole Vault Championship, also qualified with a time of 70.09 seconds and Bre’ya Clopper made it in the number six spot with a time of 72.12 seconds.  The final track event of the day was  the 200-Meter Dash, and McGowan would qualify for her second finals of the championship event. She finished third in the Qualifier with a time of 25.21 seconds and earn a spot in the finals. Head Coach Patrick Stanton talked about the importance of flooding the finals and these athletes will represent the Cardinals on the final day of competition.

Before the track events got started, the multis finished up there event as Liz Salas competed in the Women’s Heptathlon.  She finished seventh overall with  2868 points and had her best event on day two. She finished second in the group in the Women’s shot put, with a distance of 9.24 meters in the first event of day two. After the multis, the field events finished up with the best performance coming in the Women’s High Jump. Tara Perry finished second in the field, jumping 1.59 meters In her first championship event. Kamille Graham and the throwers closed out the Field competition in the shot put and discus. Graham took home eighth in the discus (30.58 meters) and sixth in the shotput (10.41 meters. Liz Salas was the final competitor for Wheeling, and placed 9th throwing 10.41 meters.

The 2022 MEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships wrap up on Wednesday with the finals of the Track events beginning at 12:30 PM.

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Carter Morton leads Drake Relays decathlon after first day of events – UNI Athletics

Carter Morton leads Drake Relays decathlon after first day of events - UNI Athletics

UNI track and field at the Drake Relays

  • April 26-30, 2022

  • Drake Stadium  |  Des Moines, Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — UNI track and field decathlete Carter Morton is leading the Drake Relays field after the first day. 

Teammates Zack Butcher and Drew Bartels are among the top five, sitting in third and fourth, respectively. 

Morton had the top mark in long jump with a leap of 7.12 meters (23 feet, 4.5 inches). He also won the high jump, clearing 2.04 meters (6-8.25).

The Panthers swept the top three places in long jump with Bartels and Butcher taking second and third, respectively. 

Bartels and Butcher finished 1-2 in the 100-meter dash in 10.99 seconds and 11.05 seconds. Matt Davis and Morton were fourth and fifth. 

Butcher led the field in the 400-meter dash in a time of 48.88 seconds with Bartels and Morton taking third and fourth. 

On the women’s side, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber finished the first day of the heptathlon  in third place. 

Kelly Proesch and Sydney Durbin rounded out the top 10, sitting in seventh and ninth. Amanda Lietz was in 12th place. 

The men’s events will get underway with the 110-meter hurdles at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and the women will open with the long jump at 11 a.m. 

 

FROM WEDNESDAY

Assistant coach Alexina Teubel opened the Panthers’ appearance at the 2022 Drake Relays with a third-place finish in the Grand Blue Mile. 

The event returned to Downtown Des Moines on April 26 for the first time since 2019. Emily Lipari defended her title to finish first in the group of 11 women’s runners, with a finish time of 4:32.30. 

Jen Randall and Alexina Teubel finished in second and third place, with 4:32.68 and 4:34.28 respective finish times.

 

Women’s USATF 1 Mile Road Championship Presented by Toyota Top-10

  1. Emily Lipari, 4:32.30

  2. Jen Randall, 4:32.68

  3. Alexina Teubel, 4:34.28

  4. Allie Wilson, 4:36.75

  5. Alycia Cridebring, 4:40.40

  6. Anna Connor 4:40.85

  7. Emily Richards, 4:44.35

  8. Lauren Berman, 4:46.35

  9. Karisa Nelson, 4:49.97

  10. Katie Follett, 4:58.25

 

UP NEXT

The Panthers will wrap up Thursday with Seb Gearhart and Drake Hanson in the unseeded 800-meter run at 5:08 p.m. 

Paige Holub will compete in the unseeded division of the 1,500-meter run at 5:16 p.m. tomorrow. 

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Roadrunners win three events on Saturday at J. Fred Duckett Twilight – UTSA Athletics

Roadrunners win three events on Saturday at J. Fred Duckett Twilight - UTSA Athletics
HOUSTON — Ingeborg Gruenwald, Sigrid Kleive and Jemuel Miller all were victorious at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight to headline action for the UTSA track & field teams on Saturday at Wendel D. Ley Track.
 
Gruenwald won the women’s long jump, Kleive took top honors in the women’s javelin and Miller soared to victory in the men’s triple jump for the Roadrunners in the one-day meet hosted by Rice.
 
Gruenwald led a 1-2 UTSA finish in the long jump, leaping 6.36 meters (20-10.5) to register her fourth triumph in the event this calendar year. The second-team indoor All-American logged her top jump of the competition on her second trip down the runway to finish ahead of sophomore teammate Oreoluwa Adamson, who measured 5.93m (19-5.5) for runner-up positioning. 
 
Meanwhile, Kleive tossed the javelin to a distance of 41.52m (136-2) for a comfortable win ahead of Houston Baptist’s Kiley Kjellstrom’s second-place toss of 33.47m (109-9). It marked the second win of the outdoor campaign for the Norwegian, who also struck gold with a season-best 44.29m (145-4) measurement at the UTSA Invitational in March.
 
Miller also cruised to victory on Saturday evening in his specialty event. The freshman from Barbados broke the sand at a distance of 15.57m (51-1) on his sixth and final attempt of the competition, an improvement from a 15.35m (50-4.5) effort on his second try, a mark that gave the Conference USA Indoor champion and first-team indoor All-American the lead for good ahead of Texas Southern’s Chadrick Williams (14.63m/48-0). 
 
Abby Balli bettered her personal-best time in the 1,500m with a runner-up clocking of 4:32.88 in the night session of track events. Racing near her hometown of Pasadena, the two-time C-USA mile medalist posted a PB for the third consecutive race in a little more than a week, as she finished second in 4:33.26 at the Beach Invitational last Saturday one day after clocking a then-career-best time of 4:35.24 at the Mt. SAC Relays in California.
 
UTSA displayed its depth in the horizontal jumps, as Christiaan Le Roux leaped to a personal-best mark of 7.49m (24-7) to finish third in the men’s long jump, while Miller took fifth with a leap of 7.28m (23-10.75), his top mark outdoors this year.
 
Back on the track, true freshman Jose Garcia sped to a fourth-place time of 10.65 in the men’s 100m, while Creshaun Cresser circled the oval in a time of 56.82, only one-hundredth of a second off her PB set last month at the UTSA Invitational, to cross fourth in the women’s 400m. Mackenzie Grimes was fourth in the women’s 400m hurdles in 1:01.22 and Brooke Lomax logged a career best while finishing seventh in the 800m in 2:12.20, an improvement from her 2:12.84 posted at the 2021 C-USA Outdoor.
 
In other field-event action, Acacia Astwood placed fifth in the women’s hammer with a throw of 48.36m (158-8), Paul Bouey was sixth in both the men’s shot put (16.32m/53-6.5) and discus (50.17m/164-7) and Zoe Shanklin earned sixth in the women’s shot put with a mark of 14.39m (47-2.5).
 
The Roadrunners will be back in action next Saturday, April 30, when they travel to College Station for the Alumni Muster in their final tune-up for the C-USA Outdoor Championships, which they will host on May 12-15 at Park West Athletics Complex.
 
UTSA Results
 
Men
 
100 Meters
4. Jose Garcia 10.65
27. Antony Ma 11.26
 
200 Meters
24. Zachary Perkins 22.37
26. Noah Rhodes 22.47
31. Elijah Frizell 22.65
 
400 Meters
13. Logan Masters 48.96
14. Noah Rhodes 49.24
17. Jack Turner 49.79
27. Elijah Frizell 50.80
 
1,500 Meters
21. JD Corona 3:59.05
 
5,000 Meters
18. Jake Smith 15:25.81
38. Joshua Gonzalez 16:28.02
 
400-Meter Hurdles
18. Gabriel Green 58.11
 
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
15. Idol Ramon 9:58.99
16. Adan Hernandez 10:04.55
17. Landon Blankenship 10:07.25
22. Gabe Hernandez 10:26.81
 
Long Jump
3. Christiaan Le Roux 7.49m (24-7)
5. Jemuel Miller 7.28m (23-10.75)
13. Joel McFarlane 6.86m (22-6.25)
– Justin Wright FOUL
 
Triple Jump
1. Jemuel Miller 15.57m (51-1)
 
Shot Put
6. Paul Bouey 16.32m (53-6.5)
7. Angel Robles 16.05m (52-8)
19 Jack Turner 13.11m (43-0.25)
 
Discus
6. Paul Bouey 50.17m (164-7)
20. Jack Turner 39.35m (129-1)
26. Justin Wright 26.75m (87-9)
 
Hammer Throw
12. Angel Robles 42.20m (138-5)
 
Women
 
200 Meters
16. Geraldy Barron 25.26
26. Ibiso David-West 25.77
30. Creshaun Cresser 25.98
51. Kaylyn Landry 27.66
 
400 Meters
4. Creshaun Cresser 56.82
7. Ibiso David-West 57.30
14. Geraldy Barron 58.32
24. Kaylyn Landry 1:00.32
 
800 Meters
7. Brooke Lomax 2:12.20
26. Maddy Blair 2:23.80
 
1,500 Meters
2. Abby Balli 4:32.88
 
5,000 Meters
15. Brooke Veltman 19:12.76
16. Lily Morrill 19:13.43
 
400-Meter Hurdles
4. Mackenzie Grimes 1:01.22
12. Joy Baxter 1:04.67
13. Maren Wilms 1:05.59
 
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
17. Savana Alt 12:23.13
18. Sidney Bravo 12:29.39
 
Long Jump
1. Ingeborg Gruenwald 6.36m (20-10.5)
2. Oreoluwa Adamson 5.93m (19-5.5)
9. Sigrid Kleive 5.73m (18-9.75)
12. Maren Wilms 5.62m (18-5.25)
 
Shot Put
6. Zoe Shanklin 14.39m (47-2.5)
 
Hammer Throw
5. Acacia Astwood 48.36m (158-8)
 
Javelin
1. Sigrid Kleive 41.52m (136-2)
 
-UTSA- 
 
 

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Owls Set Three School Records and Win Two Events at Pair of Meets – Kennesaw State University Athletics

Owls Set Three School Records and Win Two Events at Pair of Meets - Kennesaw State University Athletics


By: By Hunter McKay

Crimson Tide Invitational Final Results | Georgia Tech Invitational Final Results

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 

The Kennesaw track and field teams finished competition at the Crimson Tide Invitational and the Georgia Tech Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.) on Saturday.
 
School Records

 
Event Winners

  • Sarah Hendrick won the 800m at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 2:03.67.

  • Jasmine Akins won the long jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 6.26m (20’6.5″).

 
Top Performances (Crimson Tide Invitational)

  • Caleb Hartley landed a personal-best toss of 51.02m (167’5″) finishing second in the open portion of the men’s discus.

  • Corbin McLean (13.45 seconds), Olivia Brown (13.71 seconds) and Kywana Donahoo (14.44 seconds) took second, fifth and eighth in the women’s 100m hurdles.

  • Jayla Mobley posted a time of 55.78 seconds to secure seventh in the women’s 400m.

  • Reece Burton landed a throw of 60.42m (198’3″) to finish eighth in the men’s javelin.

  • Louise Tocays posted a wind-aided time of 11.70 seconds and grabbed fourth in the women’s 100m.

  • Tocays ran a time of 23.61 seconds to finish second in the women’s 200m.

  • Sultan Simms cleared 2.11m (6’11”) to finish fourth in the men’s long jump.

  • AJ Johnson got over the bar at a personal-best height of 5.15m (16’10.75″) to finish fourth in the men’s pole vault.

  • Courtney Lawrence took home eighth in the men’s shot put with a mark of 18.14m (59’6.25″).

  • Malik Hussie (21.30 seconds) and Aaron Goodwin (21.37 seconds) secured eighth and 10th in the men’s 200m.

 
 
KSU Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel on the Weekend
“Another great opportunity for our program this weekend in Tuscaloosa and Atlanta. These young people took full advantage. Congrats to Kali, Anthony, Gavin, Sarah and all the men on both relays for establishing new school records. We also had some solid performances from Corbin McLean, Louise Tocays, Sultan Simms and many more. It’s always nice to mix it up with the big names in track and field and that’s exactly what we did this weekend. Now it’s time to fine tune and get ready for championship season.”
 
NEXT UP
The Owls will travel to Athens, Ga. to compete in the Torrin Lawrence Memorial on April 29-30.
 
Keep up with Owls track and field teams by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNation and @KSUTrackFieldXC, on Instagram @ksuowlstrackxc  or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.