Final Results

LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Kennesaw State men's and women's track and field teams secured second-place finishes at the ASUN Indoor Championships on Saturday.
 
Team Scoring (Points)
Men
Liberty 254
Kennesaw State 164
Lipscomb 65
Central Arkansas 64
North Florida 52
Eastern Kentucky 50
Bellarmine 10
 
Women
Liberty 165.50
Kennesaw State 157.50
Jacksonville 124
Eastern Kentucky 97
Lipscomb 70
Central Arkansas 30
Jacksonville State 9
Bellarmine 4
North Florida 4
 
Men's Heptathlon (Completed)

• Jordan Fick finished third with a career-best 4975 points.
• Fick posted personal-best performances in two events on Saturday.
• Quann Shears (4406 points) took home sixth while Ian Jackson (3553 points) grabbed eighth.

 
School Record Performances

• Sarah Hendrick ran a time of 54.37 seconds to win the gold medal in the 400m.
• Olivia Brown tied the school record with a time 8.34 seconds in a victory in the 60m hurdles.
• Brown became the second athlete in ASUN Indoor Championship history to win this event three times.

 
Men's Medal Winners

• The Owls swept the podium in the shot put.
• Tyler Blalock was victorious with a mark of 19.13m (62'9.25"). Caleb Hartley won the silver medal with a toss of 18.75m (61'6.25"). Courtney Lawrence grabbed the Bronze after a throw of 18.48m (60'7.75").
• Isaiah Ellis ran a personal-best time of 8.10 seconds to grab the silver medal in the 60m hurdles.
• Freshman Justin Campbell landed a leap of 14.54m (47'8.5") to secure third in the triple jump.
• Omar Diaz recorded a season-best time of 21.32 seconds in the 200m to go home with the bronze medal.
• The Owls 4x400m relay team of Cameron Johnson, Omar Diaz, Malik Hussie and Sparticus Griffin ran a time of 3:14.16 to close the meet with a silver medal.

 
Men's Notable Performances

• Anthony Harrison had a toss of 16.20m (53'1.75") and Lamar Gordon added a mark of 15.06m (49'5") taking home seventh and eighth in the shot put.
• Malik Hussie (48.45 seconds) and Sparticus Griffin (48.73 seconds) secured fifth and sixth in the 400m.
• Xavier Paris (6.87 seconds), Omar Diaz (6.88 seconds) and Tyriq Hussie (6.91 seconds) grabbed fifth, sixth and seventh in the 60m.
• Paris ran a career-best time of 21.40 seconds and Malik Hussie added a time of 21.79 seconds to finish fourth and eighth in the 200m
• Cameron Paulk (1:53.89) and Koi Williams (2:01.38) picked up three points for KSU finishing seventh and eighth in the 800m.

 
 
Women's Medal Winners

• Sarah Hendrick won the mile with a time of 4:47.35.
• Jasmine Akins took home the silver medal in the triple jump with a leap of 12.39m (40'7.75").
• Freshman Jania Joseph cleared a personal-best height of 1.69m (5'6.50") to win the bronze medal in the high jump.

 
Women's Notable Performances

• Ashanty Lee had a personal-best leap of 1.55m (5'5.25") and Mollie Speights cleared 1.61m (5'3.25") in the high jump placing fifth and tied for sixth.
• Javon Joyner landed a toss of 13.07m (42'10.75") and Eriana Sanford added a mark of 13.04m (42'9.5") to collect fourth and fifth in the shot put.
• Kywana Donahoo took seventh in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.08 seconds.
• Imani Christian clocked a personal-best time of 56.34 seconds in the 400m to finish fifth.
• Corbin McLean secured seventh in the 60m in a time of 7.75 seconds.
• Natalie Cummings (2:13.25) and Madigan Wallace (2:14.84) picked up three points for the Owls finishing sixth and eighth in the 800m.
• Katie Meyer (9:44.55) and Nyah Hernandez (9:46.89) posted personal-best times in the 3k to finish sixth and eighth.

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
On the men's team's overall performance this weekend …
"Certainly not the finish we wanted but there were some fantastic results along the way. Koi Williams with a school record in the 800m, AJ Johnson with his first-career win in the pole vault with a lower body injury and the men's throws group sweeping the medal stand in the shot put was tremendous. At the end of the day, we need to get healthy and demand a lot more out of ourselves when it matters most."
 
On the women's team's coming up just short today …
"This one hurt and we are all disappointed for sure. We have a fantastic women's team here at KSU and we will only grow from this. I'm so proud of how far this team has come and what a great job these ladies and coaches have done."
 
On some highlights from the women's team this weekend …
"Sarah Hendrick put together one of the best performances I have ever seen over the course of a championship meet. Jasmine Akins is an absolute stud. She is becoming a national level jumper right before our eyes. Lastly, Olivia Brown ran the hurdles and left no doubt in the final."
 
Next Up
Individuals who finish in the top-16 nationally in their specific event or top-12 in relay at the end of the indoor season will head to Birmingham, Ala. to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships March 11-12. The Owls open their outdoor season on March 18-19 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta.

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