Samford Invite #2 Friday Results  | Bulldog Open Saturday Live Results | Music City Challenge 2021 Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Kennesaw State track and field teams competed at a pair of meets on Friday. 
 
The Owls competed at the Samford Invite #2 while five distance runners competed at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennesssee.
 
School Record Performances

• Sarah Hendrick broke her own school record in the mile with a time of 4:48.33 at the Music City Challenge 2021.
• Lindsay Billings ran a time of 16:47.30 to establish a new school record and finish 11^th in the 5000m at the Music City Challenge 2021.

 
Event Wins at Samford Invite #2

• Omar Diaz sprinted to a win in the 60m with a personal-best time of 6.72 seconds.
• Tyler Blalock won the shot put with a toss of 18.03m (59'2.00").
• Kelvin Campbell secured a victory in the long jump with a mark of 7.18m (23'6.75").
• Karl Joeear leapt 14.52m (47'7.75") in the triple jump to grab a victory.
• Olivia Brown raced to a time of 8.53 seconds to win the 60m hurdles.
• Jasmine Akins landed a personal-best jump of 5.95m (19'6.25") to win the long jump.

 
Men's Top Performances at Samford Invite #2

• Aaron Goodwin posted a time of 6.85 seconds to finish runner-up in the 60m.
• Sparticus Griffin finished in 49.26 seconds to take third in the 400m.
• Tyriq Hussie was fourth in the 200m meter after running a time of 22.12 seconds.
• Anthony Harrison had a throw of 16.68m (54'8.75") and Caleb Hartley added a toss of 15.57m (54'1.75") to finish third and fourth in the shot put respectively.
• David Olusanya recorded a mark of 6.86m (22'6.25") that was good for third in the long jump.
• Blalock took second in the weight throw with a ASUN Conference leading mark of 18.58m (60'11.50").

 
Women's Top Performances at Samford Invite #2

• Rachel Van Amburgh secured fourth in the mile with a time of 4:54.03.
• Britiney Johnson finished runner-up in the 400m in a time of 57.01 seconds.
• Louise Tocays ran a season-best time of 24.80 seconds to finish fourth in the 200m.
• Aweng Mawien tied for second in the high jump clearing 1.60m (5'3").

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
On the team's performance today …
"We had a lot of solid performances today and got back some key people from injury. It was really fun to see the team coming together and competing with a lot of passion. We have another great opportunity tomorrow."
 
Next Up
The Owls will finish competition at the Bulldog Open hosted by Samford on Saturday, February 13.  

Keep up with Owls track and field teams by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNation and @KSUTrackFieldXC, on Instagram @ksuowlstrackxc  or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.
 

 

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