Bulldog Open Final Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Kennesaw State track and field teams concluded the indoor regular season at the Bulldog Open hosted by Samford on Saturday.   
 
Event Wins

• Tyler Blalock was victorious in the shot put with a toss of 18.41m (60'4.75"). He has not lost in the shot put this season.
• Olivia Brown ran a personal-best time of 8.52 seconds to win the 60m hurdles. That mark leads the ASUN.
• Rachel Van Amburgh posted a time of 2:13.79 to win the 800m.
• The men's 4x400m team of Omar Diaz, Keishon Franklin, Sparticus Griffin and Aaron Goodwin secured a victory in a time of 3:16.91.

 
Men's Top Performances

• Caleb Hartley landed a toss of 16.29m (53'5.50") to finish third in the shot put.
• Sultan Simms grabbed second in the long jump clearing 2.05m (6'8.75").
• Stephen Smith secured fourth in the pole vault clearing 4.40m (14'4.25").
• Anthony Harrison had a toss of 16.15m (53'0.00") and Caleb Hartley added a mark of 15.83m (51'11.75") to finish third and fourth in the weight throw respectively.
• Kelvin Campbell jumped a personal-best mark of 15.46m (50'8.75") to grab third in the triple jump. That mark ranks tops in the ASUN this season.

 
Women's Top Performances at Samford Invite #2

• Louise Tocays crossed the line in 7.70 seconds to finish runner-up in the 60m.
• Britiney Johnson recored a time of 2:17.60 and took fourth in the 800m.
• Freshman Natalie Cummings ran a time of 5:29.00 to finish fifth in the mile.
• Destiny Turman landed a personal-best jump of 5.42m (17'9.50") in the long jump to take home fifth place.
• Tiondra Grant had a toss of 13.22m (43'4.50") finishing second in the shot put.
• Kyarra Newton tied for second in the long jump after clearing 1.60m (5'3.0")

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
On the team's performance today …
"We had another great day today in Birmingham. Several new athletes stepped up and did a great job for our team. The last two days of competition set our program up for a great finish to the indoor season. I love this team."
 
Next Up
The Owls will compete at the ASUN Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-27 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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