Final Results 

Charlottesville, Va. – The Kennesaw State men's and women's track teams wrapped up action at the Virginia Challenge on Saturday, April 23 at Hannigan Field.

School Record Performances
Jocselyn Powell ran 59.80 in the 400m hurdles becoming the first Owl ever to run under a minute in that event.

Jordan Gray set the heptathlon point's school record scoring 5240 points to finish as the top collegian in the event.

Gray established new heptathlon school record marks with a time of 14.81 seconds in the 100m hurdles and jump of 5.87m (19'3.25) in the long jump.
 
Personal Best Performances
 Laura-Maria Oja crossed the finish line in the 100m hurdles in 14.16 seconds which is fourth fastest in school history.

Gray, who competed in her first career heptathlon, grabbed the Atlantic Sun lead in the heptathlon by 435 points after scoring 5240 points to finish third overall behind two professionals.   .
Powell's time of 59.80 in the 400m hurdles was good for ninth overall and is the top time in the A-Sun by nearly a second this season. 

Dollitia Thomas moved up to second in the A-Sun with a time of 60.91 in the 400m hurdles. 
 
Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Andy Eggerth's Thoughts on the Virginia Challenge
"I want to Thank Virginia for putting on an outstanding meet. They certainly have one of the best run competitions in the country and our student-athletes always perform well here.
 
It's fairly easy to break records when taking over a new program, but in my sixth year here the records have become much more respectable. To break three more records this weekend is a testament to the great kids we have.
 
Jordan obviously had a great performance in her 1st heptathlon.  Not only was she the winning collegian, surpassing the 5000 point mark for the 1st time in school history, but she also set two records within the heptathlon: the hurdles and long jump. This performance ranks her 33rd in the NCAA.
 
Jocselyn Powell also broke through a significant barrier getting under one minute in the 400m hurdles for the first time in school history.
 
And of course, Morgan Campbell with a huge PR and school record in the triple jump, surpassing the old mark by over a foot!
 
Dayo Akindele showed out on the men's side with a foot and a half personal record in the triple jump surpassing both the 15m barrier and the 50 foot barrier. This puts Dayo as our second best jumper in school history as only a freshman."
 
 Next Up
The Owls will compete at the Drake Relays April 28-30 in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
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