Final Results
Johnson City, TN. – The Kennesaw State men's and women's track teams wrapped up action at the ETSU Track and Field Invitational inside the ETSU/MHSA Athletic Center on Saturday, January 14. The women's team took home second place at the meet, while the men's team grabbed a third place finish. 
 
Personal Best Performances

• Alexandria Andrews finished fourth in the 60m final with a time of 7.65.
• Alicia Rowan cleared 3.50m (11'5.75) in the pole vault.
• Jordan Gray cleared 3.35m (10'11.75) in the pole vault.
• Fabeon Tucker threw 15.40m (50'6.25) in the shot put.
• Greta Pileckaite finished third in the shot put with a toss of 13.30m (43'7.75).
• Daniel McKune (14.25m), Drew Anderson (13.76m) and Darren Onyirimba (13.69m) had career-best indoor throws in the shot put.
• Alexis Hunter-Lonon jumped 5.41m (17'9) in the long jump.
• Keaghan Peppers jumped 4.90m (16'1) in the long jump.   

 Event Wins

• Paris Williams won the men's 60m hurdles in 8.33 seconds.
• Crystal Gray won the women's 400m in 58.23 seconds.
•  Tucker won the shot put with a toss of 15.40m (50'6.25)

Dorsey Shines in Professional Debut
Former Owl All-American Andre Dorsey made his professional debut at the ETSU Track and Field Invitational. Competing unattached won the men;s long jump with a leap of 7.72m (25'4). That jump is seventh longest in the world currently.
 
 Quotable
Director of Track and Field Andy Eggerth
 "Second and thrid place finishes for the women and men, respectively, is not too bad when competing against more than 20 teams.  However, this is well short of our capabilities.  Hopefully this opens the eyes of our men to understand that they are not invincible simply because their predecessors were.   It's difficult with such young teams because so many people have to learn from their own experiences rather than from the advice of those who have been there before.  Perhaps losing is what is needed when being good and being satisfied with good is the enemy of being great.  In my book second place isn't good enough and we will challenge each member of the team to up their game.
 
This was a very productive competition.  We did a lot of problem solving; finding weaknesses and deficiencies so we can focus on improving those aspects that will make us better the fastest.  We certainly had some success with several personal records and event wins and we want to celebrate those successes.  We just cannot be satisfied with them."
 
Next Up

The teams will travel to Boone, North Carolina to compete in the Mountaineer NCAA Indoor Meet at the George Holmes Convocation Center on Jan. 20-21.
 
 Keep up with Owls track and field teams by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNation and @KSUTrackFieldXC or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.
 

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