Final Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Kennesaw track and field teams finished the regular season at the UNF Invite at Hodges Stadium on Friday.
 
School Records

• The 4x100m relay team of Jordan Hewing, Omar Diaz, Aaron Goodwin and Tyriq Hussie set the school record in a time of 39.97 seconds to finish third.
• The men's 4x400m relay team of Sparticus Griffin, Malik Hussie, Tyriq Hussie and Omar Diaz ran a time of 3:10.18 to finish third and also set a new school record.

 
Men's Top Performances

• Reece Burton finished second in the javelin throw with a toss of 56.24m (184'6").
• Tyler Blalock had a career-best toss of 55.31m (181' 5") to finish eighth in the hammer throw.
• Paris Williams ran 13.91 seconds in the 100m hurdle prelims and posted a time of 13.99 seconds to finish sixth in the finals.
• Sparticus Griffin took home eighth in the 400m in a personal-best time of 47.01 seconds.

 
Women's Top Performances

• Jasmine Akins had a career-best leap of 12.48m (40'11.5") in the triple jump to secure sixth.
• Rachel Van Amburgh ran 2:09.27 and finished 11^th in the 800m.
• Jayla Mobley posted a career-best time of 54.65 seconds to take 10^th in the 400m.

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
On his team's performance at the UNF Invite…
 "Thankful is the word that comes to mind from this weekend. Thankful to continue to have a group of kids and staff that are relentless in their effort from veterans continuing to push and freshmen that seem to be coming into their own. We have a team here and I am incredibly proud to be the director of this program."
 
Next Up
The Owls will travel back to Jacksonville, Florida to compete in the ASUN Outdoor Championship on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15.
 
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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