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ATLANTA, Ga. – The Kennesaw State track and field teams opened the outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Friday. It was the first time KSU had competed in an outdoor meet as a team in 671 days. The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to health concerns related to COVID-19.
 
School Record

• Tyler Blalock took second in the shot put with a toss of 18.29m (60'0.25") to break his own school record in the event.

 
Event Wins

• Stephen Smith won the pole vault clearing 4.70m (15'5').
• Lindsay Billings won the women's 5k in a outdoor personal-best time of 16:39.58.

 
Men's Top Performances

• Tyler Blalock was runner-up in the hammer throw with a toss of 52.23m (171'4").
• Freshman Caleb Hartley took third in the hammer throw with a mark of 44.78m (146'11") and fourth in the shot put with a toss of 15.73m (51'7.25").
• Freshman David Olusanya leapt 6.67m (21'10.25") to finish third in the long jump.
• Koi Williams ran a personal-best time of 3:56.58 to finish 16^th in the 1500m.
• Paris Williams finished fourth in the 100m in a personal-best time of 10.76 seconds.

 
Women's Top Performances

• Tiondra Grant landed an outdoor personal-best mark of 13.21m (43'4.25) to finish third in the shot put.
• Kaitlyn Corral had a personal-best toss of 38.85m (127'5") to take fourth in the javelin.
• Louise Tocays ran a time of 12.08 seconds finishing second in the 100m.
• Rachel Van Amburgh took sixth in the 1500m with a time of 4:35.45.
• Makenzie Zeh (16:45.47) and Katie Meyer (17:01.54) ran outdoor personal-best times to finish second and third in the 5k.

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
On the team's performance today …
"It was really nice getting outdoor started close to home and having the Owls out on the track again. The night ended with a clean sweep in the women's 5K. It will be a lot of fun to see how the team does when we get after it tomorrow."
 
The Owls will finish up competition at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Saturday, March 20 at 12:00 p.m.
 
Keep up with Owls track and field teams by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNationand @KSUTrackFieldXC or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.
 

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