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Jacksonville, Fla. – The Kennesaw State women's track team completed action at the Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Championships Saturday, May 14 at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida.
Team Scoring:
The women's team finished second overall, scoring 212 points in the two-day meet. The Owls finished 97 points behind Jacksonville, which won the title for the 11th straight season. KSU was 84 points ahead of Lipscomb, which finished third overall. The Owls collected five wins on the final day of the meet and six total for the championship.
Combined Events/Heptathlon
- Jordan Gray finished first overall (4988 points), Shakedra Robinson finished third overall (4835 points) and Lakeyda Zackary finished seventh overall (3821 points) after the conclusion of the heptathlon.
- Gray earned a win in the long jump and added a pair top-five finishes in the javelin throw and a PR in the 800m of 2:28.96.
- Robinson finished second in the javelin throw and closed the heptathlon by winning the 800m in 2:26.96 to pickup 731 points and clinch third place overall.
Medal Winners (Non Combined Events)
- Shermaine Pinkard finished third and collected a bronze medal in the discus with a toss of 45.02m (147-8).
- The Owls 4x100m relay team of Laura-Maria Oja, Jocselyn Powell, Maileka Slayton, and Diaja Oliver finished second in 45.75 seconds to take home the silver medal.
- Morgan Campbell jumped the second farthest triple jump in school history of 12.46m (40-10.50) to win the silver medal.
- The 4x100m relay team of Jocselyn Powell, Maileka Slayton, Dollitia Thomas, and Laura-Maria Oja ran 45.75 seconds which was good enough for second place overall.
- Maileka Slayton ran a time of 55.54 to win the 400m-dash while freshman Latoya Hunt came flying from middle of the pack on the back straight away to finish second in a time of 56.28.
- Jocselyn Powell set the school and ASUN championship meet record in the 400m hurdles to win the gold medal in a time of 50.82 seconds.
- After a few hours of rest after the heptathlon, Jordan Gray came back and won the high jump after clearing 1.73m (5'8). Shakedra Robinson posted a jump of 1.69m (5'6.50) to take home the bronze medal.
- Marija Bogavac won by over 35 feet and crushed the previous ASUN meet record by over four meters in the javelin throw with a throw of 49.42m (162-2).
Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Andy Eggerth's Thoughts on the Final Day of the ASUN Championship
"After the indoor championship, I told the women that championships aren't won at the meet, they are won through our decisions everyday...nutrition, sleep, focus and work ethic in practice. What was earned clearly unfolded this weekend. Many of our women had phenomenal performances. Others were primed and ready to go performing well in some events but just not quite timing up technique in others. And unfortunately some were injured and others just didn't handle business day in and day out. I'm so proud of those who worked their tails off all season and there are few things more pleasing for a coach to see than their successes at the championship."
Next Up
Athletes that are in the top 48 in the East Region in an event will get the opportunity to compete in the preliminary rounds for the NCAA Championships. The preliminary rounds are May 26-28 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida for the NCAA East Region.
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