By: By Hunter McKay
ASUN Release
KENNESAW, Ga.
– Two athletes on the Kennesaw State men's track and field teams have been named to the ASUN Indoor Academic All-Conference team the conference announced Tuesday.
Daniel McKune and
Hunter Arnold were named to the team on the men's side.
"These individuals are choice student-athletes of the ASUN Conference," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country
Andy Eggerth said. "In addition to the time and effort required to be All-Conference performers athletically, they are also elite performers in the classroom. It's great for them to receive this honor and I'm really proud of them, but being well rounded is a reward in itself as these student-athletes are the cream of the crop to be hired for the best positions with the best organizations."
McKune has a 3.71 GPA majoring in sports management. At the ASUN Championships, The junior finished second in the weight throw (15.73m, 51'7.25) and third in the shot put with a toss of 14.87m (48'9.5) which was the third-farthest throw in the conference this season. His best weight throw of the year came at the BU Scarlet and White with a throw of 16.00m (52'6) which was good for the second-farthest in the conference this season. This is the second time in McKune's career that he has earned a spot on the ASUN Indoor Academic All-Conference team.
Arnold holds a 3.33 GPA in sports management. He won the pole vault at the ASUN Championships after clearing 4.91m (16'1.25). He competed in the pole vault five times during the indoor season and collected five Top 8 finishes. The Kennesaw, Ga. native would set the school record after clearing 4.95m (16'2.75) at the Harvard Crimson Elite. That vault was the highest in the conference this season.
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