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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Kennesaw State men's and women's track and field teams completed action on the second day of the Crimson Tide Invitational on Friday at Sam Bailey Stadium. Friday's events featured the opening final five events of the decathlon, the final three events of the heptathlon and the men's and women's 1500m. The hammer throw, triple jump and the 5000m were pushed to Saturday due to weather.  

 Men's Decathlon (Through 10 Events)

• Quann Shears finished third scoring 6732 points.
• That point total was good for eighth in program history.
• Shears broke the school record in the decathlon javelin throw with a toss of 61.23m (200'10") in a win.
• Shears finished second in the discus with a throw of 36.35m (119'3") and was fourth in the 110m hurdles in 16.11 seconds.  
• Ian Jackson finished sixth with a total of 6177 points.
• Jackson was third in the 110m hurdles (15.68) and in the 1500m (4:54.58).

 
 Women's Heptathlon (Through Seven Events)

• Jessica Watkins finished sixth with a personal-best total of 4907 points.
• Watkins landed a personal-best mark of 5.70m (18'8.50") in the long jump to finish fourth.
• Kyarra Newton (4525 points), Kywana Donahoo (4086 points), Ansley Floyd-Jackson (3686 points) and Destiny Turman (3654 points) finished 10th, 12th, 16th and 17 respectively in their first collegiate heptathlons.

 
 Women's 1500m

• Makenzie Zeh finished seventh with a time of 4:22.09 to establish a new school record.
• Lindsay Billings ran a time of 4:30.93 to finish 13^th.
• Madigan Wallace (4:44.35) and Hope Thornton (4:44.92) finished 35^th and 38th respectively.

 
 Men's 1500m

• Koi Williams finished 27^th in a time of 3:58.73.
• Mekhi Williams was 30^th finishing in a time of 3:59.56
• Freshman Cameron Paulk took home 37^th in a time of 4:07.83.

 
 The Owls will conclude action at the Crimson Tide Invitational on Saturday, June 10.
 
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