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Winston-Salem, N.C. – The Kennesaw State women's track team won its first Atlantic Sun Indoor Championship on Friday with a big final day at the ASUN Indoor Championships at the JDL Fast Track.
Team Scoring:
The women's team finished scoring an ASUN Indoor Championship meet record 249 points. KSU won by 102 points over second-place Jacksonville and 175 points over third-place Lipscomb, the largest margin of victory in conference history.
Jordan Gray Named Most Outstanding Performer
Junior
Jordan Gray was named the championships Most Outstanding Performer for the championships after scoring a meet-high 30 points.
Gray scored in five of the six events she competed in.
She won the gold medal in the pentathlon, the silver medal in the long jump and bronze medal in the high jump. She also scored points with a fourth-place finish in the pole vault and fifth-place finish in shot put.
Medal Winners
The Owls would sweep the medal stand in the high jump. Freshman
Julija Tarvide set the school record after clearing 1.75m (5'8.75) to win the gold medal.
Shakedra Robinson and
Jordan Gray both cleared 1.70m (5'7) with Robinson collecting silver and Gray taking the bronze medal.
Jocselyn Powell ran a time of 8.41 seconds to win the gold medal in the 60m hurdles. She was joined on the medal stand by Lauria-Maria Oja who won the silver medal with a time of 8.52 seconds.
Hannah Wood ran a pair of school record breaking times to claim a pair of silver medals in the 60m and 200m races. In the 60m, she ran a time of 7.47 seconds. She would return to the track 55 minutes later and finish second in the 200m with a time of 24.17 just ahead of teammate
Maileka Slayton who swiped the bronze medal with a time of 24.56.
Morgan Campbell jumped the farthest triple jump in school history of 12.53m (41'1.75) to win the silver medal.
Trezha Berryman grabbed the bronze medal behind Campbell with a leap of 12.21m (40'0.75).
Dollitia Thomas came from behind late to win the 400m in 56.51 seconds, while
Jocselyn Powell secured the bronze medal with 56.93.
Nia Seldon finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 15.75m (51'8.25) just ahead of teammate
Greta Pileckaite who had a throw of 15.70m (51'6.25).
Kidan Kidane took home the silver medal in the one-mile run with a time of 4:59.09.
The women's 4x400m relay team of Powell, Thomas,
Crystal Gray and
Diaja Oliver won the race with a with a new school-record time of 3:48.10 thanks to a strong finish by Thomas who surged slightly ahead in the final 100m to seal the victory.
Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Andy Eggerth's Thoughts on the Women Winning the ASUN Championship
"We have worked years toward this goal! I'm so proud of and pleased for our student-athletes. I'm particularly thankful to our core of highly devoted athletes who do whatever is in their power to achieve excellence. They push and push and push so I'm like a proud parent enjoying watching them compete and reap the rewards of their hard work!"
"I have to tip my hat to Coach (Ron) Grigg and his entire crew at Jacksonville. He's one of the premier coaches in the USA exemplified by the fact that they'd never lost an ASUN Championship in the last 11 years. His team always brings it and has pushed our staff and team to the level of excellence we've achieved."
"It's imperative to recognize our athletic department. Our administration has continually invested more into our program, without their support we wouldn't be able to accomplish all that we do; not just in winning championships, but in mentoring and developing young men and women. Our fellow coaches and student-athletes are always super supportive, and of course we couldn't function without all of the various support staffs in the department."
Next Up
If
Jordan Gray remains ranked in the top-16 nationally in the pentathlon at the end of this weekend she will head to College Station,Texas to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 10-11. The Owls open their outdoor season on March 24-25 at the two-day Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State.
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